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Willa Cather Timeline
… Gere, Cather visits Brownville, Nebraska. A feature story about Brownville titled "The Old River Metropolis" was … graduates from the University of Nebraska and joins the staff of the Courier . While still working for the … House. (It would not reopen until after the Willa Cather Foundation begins its restoration efforts beginning in 1991 …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023
50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp
… Image 50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp The process—and celebration—of a commemorative … Princeton. In 1944 she received the gold medal from the National Institute of Arts and Letters.” 50 Volunteers, 34 …
Posted: 09/06/2023
Last Updated: 09/07/2023
A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society
… to mind for them is a performance of the opera, The Bohemian Girl , that was staged to help celebrate the re-opening of …
Posted: 07/13/2016
Last Updated: 03/06/2023
Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… and engagement and, in this capacity, she will lead educational programing, site tour initiatives, and public … she is not getting to know visitors or working on educator resources, Rachel enjoys volunteering and spending time with … for meeting visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/07/2023
Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… p. 2 Interest in Cather p. 2 Willa Cather Merit Badge Girl Scouts p. 3 President's Activities p. 3 Financial … the Racial Other AUTHOR: Janis P. Stout p. 29 TITLE: "The Bohemian Girl": An Interview with Ariel Bybee and James … of "Blind Boone" and "Blind Tom" p. 30 Scene from "The Bohemian Girl" p. 33 Photograph of Nellie Andrews— …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/16/2023
Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest
… Park in Richmond, Virginia, and later joined the staff of Historic Hanover Tavern and taught at … believed motivated his father to remember the Willa Cather Foundation in his estate plan, Alex Kyle said, “My dad was … to celebrating literature and its way of educating people about early life on the Great Plains.” With his bequest, Dr. …
Posted: 09/27/2022
Last Updated: 12/20/2022
Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker
… 2022 Although Tracy Tucker has been with the Willa Cather Foundation for a decade as Director of Education, she was … & Curation as part of an internal restructuring. Learn more about Tracy and her new role—and what this means for the … that I’m only able to do this with the help of some great staff members and volunteers! Apart from your job …
Posted: 10/24/2022
Last Updated: 11/22/2022
56th Annual Spring Conference
… of popular music, movies, and books, to her writings about actresses and opera stars, Cather regularly engaged … festive programming based on the conference theme,” said Foundation Board of Governors member and Conference … of the most exciting features of a spring conference. The staff and the Board of Governors, assisted by Red Cloud …
Posted: 12/29/2014
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner
… and Education Specialist Rachel Olsen. This event came about from Karr’s summer 4-H project, the idea to share a … she said. As part of its mission, the Willa Cather Foundation helps support K-12 educational initiatives by … about our Educational Resources or contact our education staff for information on curriculum, scholarships, research, …
Posted: 10/22/2019
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection Returns to Red Cloud
… Cloud February 28, 2019 On February 28, 2019, Willa Cather Foundation staff members accepted a special delivery as History … cousin, Kyd Clutter. Additional archival items include about two hundred letters written by Cather to friends and …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 07/11/2022