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IMLS Grant Awarded for $250,000
… in 2020 Image The interior of the historic station has many artifacts related to the rail industry IMLS Grant Awarded … for exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, professional development, community … debate and dialogue, audience-focused studies, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. In …
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Paint Analysis at Our Historic Sites
… paint palette and a restored porch: August 2024 Image Tracy Tucker, director of collections and curation, was … article were matched from the determined Munsell colors by Tracy Tucker. About David Arbogast Arbogast Paint Analysis …
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"Books Old and New"
… Image Some children's books in the Willa Cather Childhood Home Image Willa Cather in Pittsburgh "Books Old and New" … Books Old and New. Helen Delay "My book and heart shall never part." —New England Primer [The editor of this … us who have read over and over the books we possess and are far from circulating libraries often drop out of the way of …
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Seeking New Board Members
… Seeking New Board Members Join Our Board of Governors! August 6, 2024 Are you interested in serving on the Board of Governors of the Willa Cather Foundation? For the fiscal year of board service beginning … members of the Board. Applications are due by September 5. About the Willa Cather Foundation The Willa Cather …
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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist
… Image Our guided Prairie Tour will have new enhancements thanks to … Parks or the University of Nebraska. Nick has been with the Willa Cather Foundation since January 2022 and is currently … settlers, and why it is necessary that we preserve it. Book a Prairie Tour! …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol
… Image Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Image Willa Cather statue … Willa Cather, an author who explored both the meaning and place of gender roles, now represents Nebraska at our … —Watch a recording of the ceremony and scroll down for a gallery of images and more information— The Congressional …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Dedication & Ribbon-Cutting
… Image The Willa Cather Childhood Home in her restored glory (April 2024) … Home Rededication and Ribbon Cutting! Willa Cather Foundation leadership, project partners and supporters, … Olsen, Director of Education & Engagement View the image gallery below—and download designs of our souvenir program, …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens A National Historic … Cather Center in 2017, stated, “Through Willa Cather’s writing, we have a better understanding of one of the most …
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Historic Sites
… audience how important it was to restore and preserve these places. . . . and nothing happened.” Mildred Bennett and a … dedicated to an American author. Willa Cather Childhood Home Built in 1879, this house was five years old when the … in detail in her 1915 novel The Song of the Lark. The home was acquired by the Willa Cather Foundation in 1960 and …
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Own A Piece of History: Willa Cather Sculpture
… by sculptor Littleton Alston June 7, 2023 The Willa Cather Foundation is pleased to announce an opportunity to own a … 1920s, artifacts from the National Willa Cather Center’s museum collection were also incorporated into the design. … a piece in the National Statuary Hall Collection. Read more about—and view—the June 7, 2023 unveiling ceremony at the …
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