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Big Plans for the Publication Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018

… Image Big Plans for the Publication Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018 December 20, 2017 The Willa Cather Foundation … closely with Vintage Books as they release a special 100th anniversary edition of the novel, featuring the W.T. …
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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi

… $50,000 that was issued as a challenge prior to this year’s Willa Cather Spring Conference. The goal was simple: match the … “I feel so fortunate that Mildred Bennett shared her dreams about what the Cather Foundation should and could become …
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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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Safeguarding the Windows at Grace Episcopal Church

… or click on images in the sidebar to enlarge. When the Willa Cather Foundation was gifted the Grace Episcopal Church by … the first of December. While more remains to be discovered about the original fundraising and manufacture of the other …
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Student Scholarships Awarded

… Student Scholarships Awarded June 20, 2022 The National Willa Cather … Willa Skupa Turner, and the Leslie A. and Helen R. Wilson scholarships. Scholars not in attendance at our 67th annual … pursuing secondary education or agricultural degrees. Scholarships awarded through the Willa Cather Foundation …
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Student and Educator Scholarships Awarded

… Student and Educator Scholarships Awarded July 20, 2021 Student Scholarship … Willa Skupa Turner, and the Leslie A. and Helen R. Wilson scholarships. Each young scholar recorded a video reading of … pursuing secondary education or agricultural degrees. Scholarships awarded through the Willa Cather Foundation …
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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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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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Career Opportunity for a Finance & Administration Coordinator

… a Finance & Administration Coordinator November 4, 2020 The Willa Cather Foundation seeks an organized and detail-oriented … entire team in fulfillment of the organization’s mission. About the WCF:   The Willa Cather Foundation is a 501(c)(3) …
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Couple Donates Beloved Allan Tubach Painting

… Painting December 16, 2020 A recent gift of the painting Willa’s Windows , by noted Nebraska artist Allan Tubach, … in 2005. “I was at Allan’s house, and he knew I liked Willa Cather, and I said, 'Gee, I just have to have that … and being in the setting for several of her classic novels about prairie life. My favorites are My Ántonia and The Song …
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