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Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie

… Pollinator Week on the Prairie June 15, 2022 Visit the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie  "We come and go, but the land is … the other people and the other places I had been writing about. I loved the country where I had been a kid, where …
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Meet our 2022 Summer Humanities Interns!

… Humanities Interns! June 15, 2022 This summer, the National Willa Cather Center, with support from the Nebraska Cather … museum trunks designed to help educators teach students about Willa Cather. The new educational resources our …
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Ken Burns Announces Creation of National Willa Cather Center

… Image Ken Burns Announces Creation of National Willa Cather Center March 18, 2014 The Willa Cather Foundation has … sharing their passion on social media. We hope they will donate as well as spread the word." Gallagher added that the …
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Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center

… TO CREATE NATIONAL WILLA CATHER CENTER Red Cloud, Nebraska—The Willa Cather Foundation announced today its … will be located in Cather’s childhood home of Red Cloud, Nebraska, will provide almost 20,000 square feet of space … grant offered by the Peter Kiewit Foundation of Omaha, Nebraska, the Willa Cather Foundation must raise $144,000 by …
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National Willa Cather Center is Open: Plan Your Visit!

… to renowned writer, Willa Cather. Located in Cather’s childhood hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska,  the Center provides almost … research in the Willa Cather Foundation's extensive archive Tour Cather's childhood home and six additional historic …
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Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center

… mission to make known the significance of one of not just Nebraska’s, not just America’s, but one of the world’s great … reuse of the historic Moon Block building in Red Cloud, Nebraska. The project was made possible with the completion …
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Nationwide Ántonia Scholarship Opportunity

… Image Nationwide Ántonia Scholarship Opportunity August 21, 2017 The Willa Cather Foundation is pleased to announce … Pavelka, prototype for Ántonia Shimerda in Cather’s novel My Ántonia and Mary Rosicky in Cather’s short story …
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National Willa Cather Center Receives Accolades

… emerging tourist attraction. Our NWCC was awarded the 2017 Nebraska Preservation Award from the Nebraska State Historical Society and was named the 2017 Outstanding Tourism Attraction by the Nebraska Tourism Commission. The Nebraska Preservation …
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Big Plans for the Publication Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018

… Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018 December 20, 2017 The Willa Cather Foundation is gearing up for a year-long celebration … at ttucker@willacather.org, or by phone at (402) 746-2653. About the novel: Willa Cather’s My Ántonia (1918) is one of …
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Willa Cather Foundation Receives Governor's Arts Award

… Governor’s Arts Award for Organizational Achievement at the Nebraska Arts Council’s celebratory event on May 8th. The biennial Governor's Arts Awards is Nebraska's premier event in recognizing individuals and organizations that shape Nebraska’s artistic landscape. The impact of the arts, and …
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