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Cather Sesquicentennial
… The National Endowment for the Humanities Big Read of My Ántonia : September 1, 2024-June 30, 2025 — Programs and … p.m. ET • Readings by actors Mary Stuart Masterson and Jeremy Davison, with musical performances by Hailey McAvoy …
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Annotations from the Archives: Armistice Day
… Image Nebraska Roll of Honor for Grosvenor P. Cather Annotations from the Archives: Armistice Day November … of thousands of young men and women in military conflicts. Willa Cather would have known November 11 as Armistice Day, … vowed to wear a poppy from that day on. At the urging of others, she bought poppies and sold them, so others might …
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"Willa Cather and the Counterculture" - Registration Closed
… of its historic and arts offerings, while learning about Cather’s time in New Mexico. We’ll discuss and share from … who had his own vision of the counterculture lifestyle. “Willa Cather and the Counterculture” explores Cather’s … David Harrell. In Vol. 33 of the Willa Cather Newsletter & Review. pp. 4-8. …
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Finding Aids
… Cather, Wallace and Blanche Cather Ray, Grosvenor P. and Myrtle Bartlett Cather, and the Burlington & Missouri River … Incoming, Grosvenor P. Cather Browning Bros., Myrtle Bartlett, State of Nebraska, Grand Island College … Thomas Bailey Crowding Memories 1920 Christmas greetings to my dearest father, Elsie Margaret Alexander, Hartley Burr …
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Annotations from the Archives: The End of an Era for the Chief
… we received the last edition of the Red Cloud Chief , a newspaper that had a 150-year history. It was Webster County's first newspaper, and it outlasted several other papers that came … by. Image Red Cloud Chief Business Directory, 1874 When newspapers began to be scanned for preservation and …
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Paint Analysis at Our Historic Sites
… paint palette and a restored porch: August 2024 Image Tracy Tucker, director of collections and curation, was … article were matched from the determined Munsell colors by Tracy Tucker. About David Arbogast Arbogast Paint Analysis …
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Willa Cather Memorial Prairie
… as the water is the sea. The red of the grass made all the great prairie the colour of wine-stains, or of certain … eastern and western meadowlarks, eastern and western king birds, upland plovers, wild turkeys, bobolinks and other New … the Chicken Dance Trail. We are also partners in the Great Plains Ecotourism Coalition. The Cather Prairie also boasts …
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NEH Preservation Assistance Grant Award
… our staff to be able to access top shelves and transport items safely, while an art rack was added for additional … Cather or were inspired by her writing; museum and archival items related to Webster County’s history as Cather and her … who served as prototypes for Cather’s characters. Have an item of interest? Contact Tracy Tucker, director of …
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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources
… Detective" Educators can put these resources to use in myriad ways. Bellringers utilitizing archival resources are … text. This cartoon , though published thirty years before My Ántonia , draws inspiration from a popular motif that … does a threshing machine work?" The page below, related to My Ántonia, is an example of an FAQ Sheet exercise. Not only …
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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist
… Image Nick Powers, Visitor Services Coordinator and Nebraska Master Naturalist Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist Take a Guided Prairie Tour August … and expert guide, Nick Powers, recently completed the Nebraska Master Naturalist Program , a week-long course of …
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