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Annotations from the Archive: Thanksgiving Traditions

… —from the essay, "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle," by Willa Cather [ The Nation , September 5, 1923] Thanksgiving, as … Thanksgiving seems to have been especially meaningful to Willa Cather. She often visited family in Red Cloud at that …
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Annotations from the Archive: Webster County Collections

… of materials pulled from the collections of the National Willa Cather Center and the Webster County Historical Museum. Our … were central to our understanding of early Red Cloud and Willa Cather’s adolescence here, as well as her use of …
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Celebrating Juneteenth

… Celebrating Juneteenth June 18, 2021 In 2019, the National Willa Cather Center and many from the Cather community convened for the 17th International Willa Cather Seminar at Shenandoah University in Winchester, …
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Prairie Exploration Backpacks Now Available

… Backpacks Now Available February 15, 2019 To make your visit to the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie a memorable experience, you … landscape. This is a perfect opportunity for you to have an immersive experience in Nebraska’s natural realm. Stop by …
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Career Opportunity for Heritage Tourism Development Director

… including the Red Cloud Community Foundation Fund, the Willa Cather Foundation, the area Chamber of Commerce, the City of … This position will report to the Executive Director of the Willa Cather Foundation and be employed by the Willa Cather …
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Celebrating Sandhill Cranes: An Exhibition by Jude Martindale

… 7! We'll welcome Spring to the prairie with tours at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie in the afternoon, Jude's artist … Nebraska, and the Red Cloud Opera House at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. While her …
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Visions Seen in the Air: An Invitational Exhibit

… in Red Cloud will be a celebration of 150 years of Willa Cather’s life and work. As part of that celebration, we will … in their own faces,—and this would always be his.” ~ Willa Cather, A Lost Lady The exhibit’s title, Visions Seen …
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School Field Trips

… Trips Engage With History, Literature, & Art The National Willa Cather Center welcomes school groups throughout the year … about reserving a field trip, please email: rolsen@willacather.org at least two weeks before the date requested. …
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The Passing Show: “Ending the ‘First Cycle’: Cather’s Changing Frontier”

… Conference Saturday, Jun 3, 2023 | 1 - 2:30pm National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 … our Spring Conference topic, "Ending the 'First Cycle': Cather's Changing Frontier."  Moderated by Dr. James Jaap of …
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Dr. Molly Rozum — "The Necessary Vision and the Necessary Skill"

… Spring Conference Thursday, Jun 1, 2023 | 7 - 8pm National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 … will present "The Necessary Vision and the Necessary Skill: Willa Cather, Grasslands Space, and the Cultural Aspirations …
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