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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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Annotations from the Archive: Webster County Collections

… Collections February 25, 2022 The installation of the Crossroads exhibit, from the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main … exhibit that I’m sure our guests will enjoy. Alongside the Crossroads exhibit though is a smaller local exhibition of … in letters to her Red Cloud acquaintances, she wrote about events like those depicted in the exhibit—business openings …
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"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Weekend Tour Package

… with our newly launched "A Walk In Her Footsteps" weekend tour! The National Willa Cather Center proudly offers a wide … once remarked, “When I go about among little Nebraska towns (and the little towns, not the big cities, are the people), the thing I miss …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… is identifying processes that we can adopt to make our work loads easier to manage, as well as developing more … cooking. If I can swing a book or two outside of my reading load for work, so much the better. …
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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

… Annual Spring Conference March 10, 2011 The 56th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference Coming April 29-30 Red Cloud, Nebraska, March 1, 2011 — The 2011 Willa Cather … may be purchased separately. For more information, visit www.WillaCather.org or phone toll-free 1-866-731-7304. …
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Social Networking 1890

… Networking 1890: Nebraska Opera Houses in their Heyday” Red Cloud, Nebraska, April 19, 2011 — The exhibit, “Social … Houses in their Heyday,” will be featured during the 2011 Willa Cather Spring Conference themed “Willa Cather and Her … exhibit or the 56th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference, visit www.WillaCather.org or phone toll-free 1-866-731-7304. …
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Music on the Prairie

… welcome to explore the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and learn about recent restoration efforts. The 608-acre … Place-Based Identity: A creative-nonfiction workshop focused on connections between self and place With … Artist-in-residency June 2-5, 2011 The 4th annual Prairie Writers’ Workshop will provide participants with the rare …
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Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie

… National Pollinator Week on the Prairie June 15, 2022 Visit the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie  "We come and go, but the land … a great place to bring a picnic !] Willa Cather returned to Red Cloud frequently to visit family and friends and to “get …
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"A Lost Lady" Published in Brazil in Portuguese

… novel. We recently interviewed Tamboni on his interest in Willa Cather’s writing, his choice of A Lost Lady for their … If we consider the British independent scene, we are inspired by houses like Charco Press, Dostoyevsky Wannabe and … Country” here in Red Cloud?) any time soon? I’d love to visit Cather Country, and I hope it doesn’t take too long to …
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