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Annotations from the Archive: Thanksgiving Traditions

… the essay, "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle," by Willa Cather [ The Nation , September 5, 1923] Thanksgiving, as … things with which we are most familiar that we know least about. Familiarity seems to dull the edge of our curiosity. … teeming with buffalo, deer, antelope, wild geese, ducks, prairie chickens and quail. During the late summer a flock …
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"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Weekend Tour Package

… beautiful cities in Europe where I used to love to go.”  – Willa Cather, 1945 Spend three inspiring days exploring … Cather's world and Red Cloud with our newly launched "A Walk In Her Footsteps" weekend tour! The National Willa … the sites and sounds that changed American literature. Take a detour from the scramble of urbanity and absorb the …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… takes shape, I’m already starting to think of ways we could update the visitor experience. Speaking of Covid, the Willa …
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William Norris Buffett Gifts Millions for Creation of Hotel Garber

… from across the country who visit the National Willa Cather Center will soon have access to enhanced amenities. … and his family for their astonishing generosity,” she said. About Hotel Garber Hotel Garber will be a 27-room boutique … enjoy the museum, the historic sites, the town, the Cather Prairie, and other scenic places Cather loved. In the first …
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What We're Grateful For: Staff Reflections

… Reflections November 22, 2022 Some of our National Willa Cather Center staff reflect upon what they're grateful for … greeted by children at the grocery store or when I hear about how much fun a friend had at an opera house show, I am … among people who celebrate the beauty of nature and the prairie. I feel I am learning about the pioneer spirit, and …
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Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest

… Image Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest September 27, 2022 There … Kyle. The news came from Dr. Kyle’s son, Alex Kyle, who shared that he had escorted his father to Nebraska in 2019 for … visiting south-central Nebraska, the Kyles ventured to Red Cloud to see the National Willa Cather Center, participate …
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Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker

… of the Collections & Archives here — and what is your ideal donation, and what is something you wouldn’t be interested … From the time an item comes through the doors as a donation to the time it’s available for viewing on our … at all, and I don’t think we’d share many interests. In general, I don’t think she would want “her things” on …
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Photography by Jorn Olsen on Exhibit at the Red Cloud Opera House

… moving cattle, and tourist destinations such as the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and the Starke Round Barn. Jorn Olsen is well known … 34-inch fold-out panoramic scenes. For more information about the exhibition or the public reception, please call …
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A.P. Andrews to Lead Writing Workshop

… Writing Workshop June 29, 2015 When famed novelist Willa Cather received the advice to write about the part of the world she knew best, she turned for inspiration to the Nebraska prairie that impacted her youth. The eighth in an annual …
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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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