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Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!

… examine the windows at Grace Episcopal Church. During his visits, he evaluated their condition, performed some minor … the windows often and their history as memorials to the Willa Cather’s family and friends in the church. We know the … suggests that these specifications were important to the Cathers. In letters to Douglass Cather, Sherwood explains …
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"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Weekend Tour Package

… “I am not exaggerating . . . I would rather go home to Red Cloud than to any of the beautiful cities in Europe where I used to love to go.”  – Willa Cather, 1945 Spend three inspiring days exploring … home to the windswept prairie that memorializes her, visitors of all ages and backgrounds are guaranteed to …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… Olsen January 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a part-time tour guide before becoming our first … In addition to supervising a team of programming and visitor services staff, Rachel organizes the Teacher …
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William Norris Buffett Gifts Millions for Creation of Hotel Garber

… Buffett sprinkled many Cather quotes throughout his book Grubbed Stumps, Fixed Fence, Pa To Town: Our Nebraska Farm 1871-2010 …
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56th Annual Spring Conference

… of popular music, movies, and books, to her writings about actresses and opera stars, Cather regularly engaged with the trendy, the … when Rin-Tin-Tin XI performs in the Red Cloud Opera House. On Saturday April 30, the Mont Alto Orchestra will …
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Social Networking 1890

… Houses in their Heyday,” will be featured during the 2011 Willa Cather Spring Conference themed “Willa Cather and Her … York The exhibit, organized by Jay Yost, a Red Cloud native living in New York, who is President Emeritus of the Willa …
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Music on the Prairie

… Image Music on the Prairie May 16, 2011 When Willa Cather received the advice to write about the part of … Foundation will provide two special opportunities for visitors to explore the land that Cather so vividly … efforts. The 608-acre prairie, located 5 miles south of Red Cloud, is unique in that it has never seen the blade of …
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Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie

… virtual prairie tour any time with our education director, Tracy Tucker, who shares her beautiful images and informative …
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"A Lost Lady" Published in Brazil in Portuguese

… We recently interviewed Tamboni on his interest in Willa Cather’s writing, his choice of A Lost Lady for their first … at the same time we work with local artists to give these books something fresh and unique. The independent publishing … in this country, so it’s not like we have a muff in our closets. And because languages tend to be economical, when you …
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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi

… $50,000 that was issued as a challenge prior to this year’s Willa Cather Spring Conference. The goal was simple: match … Sites. A bibliophile and librarian, Nancy Picchi first visited Red Cloud with her sister in 1988. They made the long trip …
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