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… as they pertain to shift schedules Assist with preparing mailings and other office duties when requested Saturday … as they pertain to shift schedules Assist with preparing mailings and other office duties when requested Perform … and equipment including computer, copier, MS office, Gmail, property management system, and other …
Posted: 09/07/2023
Last Updated: 10/01/2024

Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… to the elements and ensure an improved environment for collections. The exterior was repainted in the familiar … Conservation Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The project was supported by the State of Nebraska – Department of Economic … of visitor amenities, and an endowment for preservation and collections care. Former First Lady of the United States, …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 05/21/2024

Historic Sites

… Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront of of the preservation movement, restoring and caring for … sites dedicated to an American author. Willa Cather Childhood Home Built in 1879, this house was five years old … in 1897, is the building Cather returned to when visiting friends and family in Red Cloud. In 2021-2022, the National …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

School Field Trips

… will be able to: Visit all of the sites on the guided town tour , including the Willa Cather Childhood Home, Burlington … all half-day activities. Travel to a selection of country tour stops as weather and transportation permit. Walk the …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/07/2024

The Foster Family

… home on Red Cloud's Elm Street; she sometimes worked out of town as a nurse-companion. John worked as a laborer, a … By all accounts, the family was beloved among Red Cloud's townspeople. Early photos show that black and white children … as a civil rights leader. In 1910, he and his band began touring with the Omaha Chamber of Commerce as they traveled …
Posted: 02/25/2024
Last Updated: 02/27/2024

Willa Cather Biography

… Edition (thirteen volumes of its projected fifteen in print) has established true texts for her works and, through … best place, Red Cloud, Nebraska, such as in her novels of prairie pioneering,  O Pioneers!  and  My Á ntonia , but … other places found there too: the desert southwest of  The Song of the Lark ,  The Professor's House , and  Death Comes …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024

Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway

… the National Willa Cather Center and participate in guided town tours of six additional historic properties related to … The Center’s mobile app also offers a 30-minute narrated tour of the Willa Cather Childhood Home. While the initial …
Posted: 09/26/2022
Last Updated: 11/29/2023

Willa Cather Timeline

… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870  — … Cather visits Red Cloud. 1901  — Cather takes a job teaching high school students in Pittsburgh and moves into … Lady , Cather vows not to allow any more adaptations of her works. She later stipulates this in her will. 1935  — In the …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023

Book Club Resources

… Book Club Resources The National Willa Cather Center can provide … your book club. Please contact  Rachel Olsen, Director of Education and Engagement   at rolsen@willacather.org to …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/03/2023

Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

… the National Willa Cather Center and participate in guided town tours of six additional historic properties related to … The Center’s mobile app also offers a 30-minute narrated tour of the Willa Cather Childhood Home. About the Willa …
Posted: 07/21/2022
Last Updated: 09/06/2023

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