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Leslie & Helen R. Wilson Memorial Scholarship
… four-year course of study in an agricultural or secondary education pursuit. Applicants must be a resident of Webster … died in 1988. Both she and Leslie were strong advocates for education, he also having taught, as well as working for the … School 2024: Libby Macklin, Blue Hill High School Student Scholarships To further Cather’s legacy and to support the …
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Norma Ross Walter Scholarship
… is to provide financial assistance to female graduates of Nebraska high schools who plan to enroll as English majors … School 2010: Julia Vaughan, Fremont High School 2011: Jaime DeTour, Hastings High School 2012: Emily Simmons, Valentine …
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Ántonia Scholarship
… Ántonia Scholarship Due February 28 About the Scholarship / … Pavelka, prototype for Ántonia Shimerda in Cather's novel My Ántonia and Mary Rosicky in Cather's short story … High School 2022: Chloe Berger, Wilson Hill Academy 2023: Campbell Collins, Collins Homeschool 2024: Eleanor …
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IMLS Grant Awarded for $250,000
… and dialogue, audience-focused studies, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. In total, the …
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NEH Preservation Assistance Grant Award
… New Equipment for Our Archives August 6, 2024 The National Willa Cather Center’s Collections and Archives in Red Cloud, … by the American Institute for Conservation and the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation helped to guide …
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Seeking New Board Members
… Members at the Dedication and Ribbon-Cutting of the Willa Cather Childhood Home in 2024 Seeking New Board Members Join … in serving on the Board of Governors of the Willa Cather Foundation? For the fiscal year of board service beginning …
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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist
… Nick Powers, Visitor Services Coordinator and Nebraska Master Naturalist Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist Take a Guided Prairie Tour August 6, 2024 … expert guide, Nick Powers, recently completed the Nebraska Master Naturalist Program , a week-long course of classes …
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Historic Sites
… dedicated to an American author. Willa Cather Childhood Home Built in 1879, this house was five years old when the … to sixteen. The house is described in detail in the short stories “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best Years,” and … Cather’s attic bedroom retains the wallpaper she selected while she worked in Dr. Henry Cook's drugstore. In …
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About
… About About Willa Cather Today Willa Cather is one of the most important … Long Biography Timeline Bibliography The Willa Cather Foundation is a not-for-profit organization created in 1955 …
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Rachel Olsen
… Director of Education & Engagement Rachel Olsen joined the Willa Cather Foundation as a tour guide in October 2017 and has since …
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