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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist

… boxes and folders, and ensuring a proper storage environment and general safety. I spend a lot of time in …
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The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber

… lodging establishment. Fundraising Goals The project is a key priority for the National Willa Cather Center’s Campaign …
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Botanical Print Workshop

… Cloud! During the workshop, the artist and National Willa Cather Center staff will lead group participants in plant selection at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, before we gather in the Creative Hub to learn the …
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Annotations from the Archive: Back to School

… out until the sun dips, finally, below the western-most prairie hills and the blue hour deepens to black. During … and returned to school. In just such a moment, Willa Cather’s earliest known letter was written at the end of … who had moved to California with her husband and daughter. Cather bemoans her return to school, and with both her …
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School Field Trips

… Field Trips Explore Cather's Childhood Home & More The National Willa Cather Center offers customizable experiences for … During a half-day field trip, students will be able to: Visit all of the sites on the guided town tour , including …
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“On the Bright Edges”: Landscape and Longing

… Image The prairie landscape inspired Cather's Nebraska novels and helped to forge many of her characters. A Willa Cather Readers Theater & Reception International Seminar …
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Spring Conference

… an annual Spring Conference in Red Cloud, Nebraska, where Cather scholars, general readers, and those interested in the arts gather to celebrate Cather's legacy and Nebraska's cultural heritage. Held the … to tour Cather's Red Cloud, hike the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, enjoy a live performance in the Red Cloud Opera …
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Unseen & Underfoot: The Hidden Diversity of the Plains

… the "spiral" nematode, collected at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie A special science exhibition in the West Atrium Art … which they were collected. Featured sites include the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and Willa Cather's Childhood Home in …
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Author Series & Book Signing: Karen Russell

… her new novel, The Antidote . Set in Uz, a fictional Nebraska town, in the aftermath of Black Sunday, The … immediately following her talk. You won't want to miss this free and in-person event!  The Antidote is available for … Purchase a Patron Package Image Funding was provided by Humanities Nebraska and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. The …
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Virtual Author Series: Jim Locklear

… talk about his book, In the Country of the Kaw , a personal account of the natural and cultural wonders of the watershed …
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