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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist

… every day is Ask-An-Archivist Day. Below, our archivist, Tracy Sanford Tucker, answers the questions she gets most often. How do …
Posted: 10/15/2025
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

Hotel Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy

… Tourism Development began studying the feasibility of a new hotel in Red Cloud nine years ago. An economic … Much like the character she inspired, Lyra Garber was well known for her charm and hospitality. The Garbers often hosted … elevator to provide visitors with access to a new permanent exhibit,  Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud . The …
Posted: 04/09/2025
Last Updated: 04/09/2025

49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Marlena Myles

… of how people can be good stewards of the land. “Now people can understand, too, that we can restore, fix and … at the National Willa Cather Center’s Red Cloud Opera House exhibit from November 5 to December 14. The vector … Native person who’s holding on to our traditions in new ways,” Myles says. “I just wanted to create books that …
Posted: 12/18/2022
Last Updated: 11/29/2024

The World War II Experience of Clarence O. Williams

… Nebraska classrooms; from letters, to lectures, to this gallery. He is now “over the Rainbow.” His joy in this … is very swift. How any one could sit in such a peaceful place and plan such wars, I can’t figure out… Image …
Posted: 10/15/2024
Last Updated: 10/22/2024

69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Spring Conference Thursday, Jun 6 - Saturday, Jun 8, 2024 | All day Register Online Now ACCESS THE WEB APP DOWNLOAD THE … Genuine Pleasure:" Willa Cather Readers Theater , will take place on Saturday, June 8th. Attendees are also encouraged … Willa Cather , on view at the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery, and Travis Hencey's new exhibit, The Field, The …
Posted: 09/21/2023
Last Updated: 06/06/2024

Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center

… to the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center are now sold out. If you would like to be put on a waiting list … nation." Following the dedication, we will also unveil our new exhibit, American Bittersweet: The Life and Writing of Willa …
Posted: 02/07/2017
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

An Interview with Ashley Olson, Executive Director of the Willa Cather Foundation

… Image An Interview with Ashley Olson, Executive Director of the Willa Cather Foundation December 16, 2022 Ashley Olson has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation …
Posted: 12/16/2022
Last Updated: 03/07/2023

Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents Table of … 1961 p. 1  Notes on the Financial Report p. 1  Service by Volunteers p. 1  Restoration Attracts National Attention p. …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/16/2023

Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center

… its descendants to fulfill the original mission to make known the significance of one of not just Nebraska’s, not … while conducting research quietly and comfortably in our new study center. And finally, our visitors from across the … most treasured personal possessions through our new museum exhibit.” Willa Cather Foundation Board President, Lynette …
Posted: 08/21/2017
Last Updated: 07/11/2022

2019 Artist-in-Residence, Richard Dickson, On What Inspires His Rural Photography

… taken this summer will be featured in his forthcoming exhibit, Beauty in the Ordinary , at the Red Cloud Opera … you to Red Cloud this summer? A few years ago I visited New Mexico, attracted by the sights and the setting of the … metal “junk” here (although it seems more appreciated now than before)? Does it make it even more appealing to …
Posted: 07/30/2019
Last Updated: 08/01/2019

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