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Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie
… Image Image Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie June 15, 2022 Visit the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie "We come and go, but the land is … the other people and the other places I had been writing about. I loved the country where I had been a kid, where …
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Meet our 2022 Summer Humanities Interns!
… Interns! June 15, 2022 This summer, the National Willa Cather Center, with support from the Nebraska Cather Collaborative, has hired three humanities interns to assist with tours and guest services, as well as to create a new set of …
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NEH Awards $50,000 Covid Relief Grant for Digitizing Collections
… and reopen sites, facilities, and programs. The Willa Cather Foundation received $50,000 toward the ongoing tour … us to: Create and develop phase two of the National Willa Cather Center’s self-guided and app-supported tours, featuring our historic sites and special collection …
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2021 Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year: Angela Duca
… of the Year: Angela Duca March 8, 2022 The National Willa Cather Center is delighted to announce that Angela Duca has … as a tour guide, and now as a volunteer," National Willa Cather Center executive director Ashley Olson said. "We're … alongside founder Mildred Bennett, devised the first guided tours of Red Cloud and Catherland and was first editor of …
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Meet Our 2021 Summer Interns
… archives. The Humanities Internship at the National Willa Cather Center is funded through a collaboration between the University of Nebraska and the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. What prompted you to … special projects behind the scenes. I am trained to give tours, and interacting with guests and helping them utilize …
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Experience Willa Cather's World in New Ways
… Image Experience Willa Cather's World in New Ways October 21, 2020 Autumn is one of the best times of year to visit Red Cloud. Sunrises linger over the brick façades of … experience with historic and cultural attributes, unique lodging and dining, and a spectacular prairie landscape far …
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Career Opportunity for a Program Associate
… for a Program Associate November 4, 2020 The Willa Cather Foundation seeks an outgoing and enthusiastic … promoting arts and educational events at the National Willa Cather Center and Red Cloud Opera House. The Program … committee to coordinate performances, exhibits, guided tours, and conferences, as well as associated virtual and …
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Leroy Maruhn - Our Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year
… mother and works as a tour guide at the National Willa Cather Center. Jen Schriner de Jager, on our facilities … he tills gardens around town. Here at the National Willa Cather Center, Leroy has helped with all kinds of tasks: … alongside founder Mildred Bennett, devised the first guided tours of Red Cloud and Catherland and was first editor of …
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Autumn Offerings for Educators
… them. "I want visitors to feel the impact of what they learn here, even if they can't actually be here," Rachel … to enhance your class’s experience reading Willa Cather or learning about Nebraska history." This year, our touring … important scholarship programs each year: Several student scholarships , with different requirements and deadlines, …
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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud
… Image Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud October 25, 2019 In early October 2019, … engaged in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered … and visited the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. They also experienced our “ Country Tour ” on board a vintage trolley …
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