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Celebrating Sandhill Cranes: An Exhibition by Jude Martindale

… special First Friday April 7! We'll welcome Spring to the prairie with tours at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie in the afternoon, Jude's artist … and the Red Cloud Opera House at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. While her background …
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"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Weekend Tour Package

… cities in Europe where I used to love to go.”  – Willa Cather, 1945 Spend three inspiring days exploring Willa … From her quaint childhood home to the windswept prairie that memorializes her, visitors of all ages and … treasures of Red Cloud. ❧ Cather once remarked, “When I go about among little Nebraska towns (and the little towns, not …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… English teacher, Rachel enjoys developing activities and content designed to preserve Cather’s rich literary history. … visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job evolution … an Opera House show or to look at contemporary art in our gallery or visit the prairie, I hope they understand that …
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William Norris Buffett Gifts Millions for Creation of Hotel Garber

… at a charming boutique hotel, thanks in large part to the support of William Norris Buffett. Buffett’s Inavale Foundation gifted $2.6 million to the Willa Cather … Foundation last year. A large portion of the gift is to support the redevelopment of a downtown building into Hotel …
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Anna McCracken Educator Scholarship

… Image Anna McCracken Educator Scholarship To advance our educational mission, the Willa Cather Foundation created the Educator Scholarship in 2015. Through the Ana McCracken Educator Scholarship Fund, this program allows educators to …
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What We're Grateful For: Staff Reflections

… a stellar team of committed and hard-working colleagues. — Catherine Pond , Marketing Coordinator …
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Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest

… Image Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest September 27, 2022 There … Kyle. The news came from Dr. Kyle’s son, Alex Kyle, who shared that he had escorted his father to Nebraska in 2019 for … visiting south-central Nebraska, the Kyles ventured to Red Cloud to see the National Willa Cather Center, participate …
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Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker

… Image Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker October 30, 2022 Although Tracy Tucker has been with the Willa Cather Foundation for a …
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Planning Underway for Hotel Garber

… the historic Potter-Wright building next door to the Willa Cather Foundation’s Farmers and Merchants Bank, the hotel … of Red Cloud and the prototype for Captain Forrester in Cather’s A Lost Lady . The hotel will increase the supply of … and historic sites, the town, the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and other scenic places Cather loved. The design …
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Ways of Reading: On the Road with Tim Youd's 100 Novels Project

… Image Ways of Reading: On the Road with Tim Youd's 100 Novels Project July 25, 2022 Artist Tim Youd spent much of … of the Los Angeles-based Artillery magazine, visited the Cather literary sites and prairie landscapes where Youd … would take Youd all over the world. Now, almost a decade later, I’m in Red Cloud, Nebraska, to watch Youd (pronounced …
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