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Hotel Garber Ribbon-Cutting

… Events Friday, Apr 4, 2025 | 3 - 8pm CT Red Cloud Opera House 413 N Webster St, Red Cloud, NE, 68970, US Red Cloud , … for the week after the ribbon-cutting, and more details about these events will be announced soon. Schedule for … Cloud Heritage Tourism Development, and the Willa Cather Foundation. Learn More Hotel Garber Website …
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Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead

… A new permanent exhibit "We turned to leave the cave; Ántonia and I went up the stairs first, and the children … cave into the sunlight. It made me dizzy for a moment." - My Ántonia Image Located in rural Webster County, near … Sponsor Benefits   Invitation to the welcome reception. Commemorative exhibit bookmark.   Set of notecards featuring …
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Membership

… Membership Members Make It Happen Willa Cather Foundation members enjoy many benefits including, a … discounts on registrations and tickets to select events, lodging at the  Cather Second Home,  as well as invitations … Additionally, if you'll kindly let us know about your visit to the National Willa Cather Center in advance, we'll …
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For Writers

… which she created the communities in half of her novels. About the Residency Past Cohorts The Willa Cather Foundation is a not-for-profit organization created in 1955 …
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Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up

… roughly 1915–1945. However, measures like these weren’t new to the people of the Great Plains. Settlers to the … sometimes given names of friends or siblings, as though stories were being created or acted out based on the scenes. … Pavelka, the Webster County woman who was immortalized as Ántonia Shimerda in Cather’s novel My Ántonia , was locally …
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Virtual Author Series: Jim Locklear

… Prepare for spring with author Jim Locklear! Jim will join us to talk about his book, In the Country of the Kaw , a personal … program are not necessarily the views of the Willa Cather Foundation. About Jim Locklear Jim Locklear is a botanist …
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Virtual Author Series: Joy Castro

… kicks off with Joy Castro, who will give a reading and discussion about her most recent novel, One Brilliant Flame . A common … program are not necessarily the views of the Willa Cather Foundation.   About Joy Castro Joy Castro is the …
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Antonette Willa Skupa Turner Scholarship

… Antonette Willa Skupa Turner Scholarship Due February 28 About the Scholarship / Eligibility The purpose of the … majors in accredited colleges or universities. Applicants must be high school seniors who are prospective first year … generation of Cather readers and scholars, the Willa Cather Foundation annually awards a number of scholarships for …
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Leslie & Helen R. Wilson Memorial Scholarship

… R. Wilson Memorial Scholarship Due April 20 - Annually About the Scholarship / Eligibility The purpose of the … an agricultural or secondary education pursuit. Applicants must be a resident of Webster County and have attended a … generation of Cather readers and scholars, the Willa Cather Foundation annually awards a number of scholarships for …
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Norma Ross Walter Scholarship

… Norma Ross Walter Scholarship Due January 31 About the Scholarship / Eligibility The purpose of the Norma … majors in accredited colleges or universities. Applicants must be female high school seniors who are prospective first … generation of Cather readers and scholars, the Willa Cather Foundation annually awards a number of scholarships for …
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