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Annotations from the Archive: Thornton Oakley
… Thornton Oakley March 27, 2022 Any researcher can tell you about an “accident of the archives.” A misfiled photo or … to our collection separately, though both originated with Willa Cather’s niece, Helen Cather Southwick. Both had come to us …
Posted: 03/16/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection
… Estate Item Joins the Collection October 20, 2021 The Willa Cather Foundation Art Collection boasts nearly thirty … writing and connected it to her own life. “When she writes about her childhood, you can’t help but think about yours . …
Posted: 10/20/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Herbaria of Webster County
… belonged and invent names of our own for them." When Willa Cather described her prairie childhood in "The Education You … are sent me." In fact, some suggestions from Swezey about classification of wildflowers of the Great Plains did …
Posted: 06/17/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Career Opportunity for Heritage Tourism Development Director
… including the Red Cloud Community Foundation Fund, the Willa Cather Foundation, the area Chamber of Commerce, the City of … North Webster Street, Red Cloud, NE 68970 by May 4, 2015. About Us Red Cloud is a community of just over 1,000 …
Posted: 03/26/2015
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
NWCC Launches NEH-Funded Digital Projects
… NEH-Funded Digital Projects February 16, 2021 The National Willa Cather Center is pleased to announce two new digital … one. "The education team here at the NWCC felt strongly about using the time during our closure to move the …
Posted: 02/16/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
School Field Trips
… Image School Field Trips Engage With History, Literature, & … in a variety of historic site tours or explore the museum galleries and participate in an educator led activity. …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/05/2023
The Passing Show: “Ending the ‘First Cycle’: Cather’s Changing Frontier”
… Conference Saturday, Jun 3, 2023 | 1 - 2:30pm National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 … of the American Frontier? What can she tell us about our experiences today? Speakers: Molly Rozum …
Posted: 04/24/2023
Last Updated: 04/29/2023
"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Weekend Tour Package
… beautiful cities in Europe where I used to love to go.” – Willa Cather, 1945 Spend three inspiring days exploring Willa … treasures of Red Cloud. ❧ Cather once remarked, “When I go about among little Nebraska towns (and the little towns, not …
Posted: 09/18/2019
Last Updated: 03/21/2023
Celebrate Prairie Spring!
… Spring to the prairie with tours and readings at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie in the afternoon, and a screening of … Martindale, our gallery artist, will be on hand to talk about her exhibition Celebrating Sandhill Cranes! at a …
Posted: 02/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2023
Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… and culture programming that is hard to come by in rural Nebraska, and I think Cather herself would appreciate our …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/07/2023