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National Willa Cather Center Celebrates National Poetry Month

… Image National Willa Cather Center Celebrates National Poetry Month March … widely recognized that writing poetry represented some of Willa Cather’s earliest literary endeavors. Even after … Cather’s poetry provides clues that help us to define her biography. While socially isolating, Cather fans should …
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Educator & Student Opportunities this Spring

… the country. Students reading My Ántonia or learning about Nebraska history will benefit from visiting places featured …
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Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators

… unique small town on the prairie and meet Willa Cather, Nebraska’s foremost citizen and author of O Pioneers! , My … Archbishop   ❧ Willa Cather once said, “I always return to Nebraska.” ❧ Visit one of Nebraska’s premier historic attractions in a cultural oasis …
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Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought

… to preserve key elements of Willa Cather’s early years in Nebraska began in the 1940s and she had many dedicated … and planted her roots deeply in the soil of Webster County, Nebraska.” * With a longstanding interest in the world of … from My Life in Public Television (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2012), 186. …
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I Love Public Schools Day Discount for Teachers

… efforts to bring Willa Cather’s works to classrooms across Nebraska and beyond. Nebraska Loves Public Schools supports public education …
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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… Image Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud October 25, 2019 In early October 2019, … , had a tour of our Special Collections & Archives, and visited the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. They also … Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud! Our town and country tours, Willa Cather Memorial Prairie visit, and unique …
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Call for Applications: Research Grants for Willa Cather Scholarship

… October 2, 2019 The Cather Project of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) English Department, in cooperation … financial support for scholars to travel to and reside in Nebraska for one to four weeks to conduct research on Willa … to conduct research at the NWCC and to experience Cather’s Nebraska hometown during their residence. Red Cloud is 2 ½ …
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Request for Proposals: Willa Cather Book Illustration

… in 1955, the NWCC has been headquartered in Red Cloud, Nebraska. Design Criteria : This project will result in a … aolson@willacather.org 413 North Webster Street, Red Cloud, Nebraska 68970 | (402) 746-2653 For more information: …
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Webster County Sixth Grader MaKenna Karr Celebrates Antonette Willa Skupa Turner

… September 25, 2019 Some kids growing up in Webster County, Nebraska, may not know who Antonette Turner is, and they may … County where an author like Willa Cather wrote and made Nebraska famous.” …
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Now Booking School and Group Tours For the Fall

… Fall July 31, 2019 Summer is in full-swing here in rural Nebraska, but it is not too early to start booking fall …
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