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William Norris Buffett Gifts Millions for Creation of Hotel Garber
… his book Grubbed Stumps, Fixed Fence, Pa To Town: Our Nebraska Farm 1871-2010 . The publication is a beautifully … Silas Garber, a founder of Red Cloud, the third Governor of Nebraska, and prototype for Captain Forrester in Willa …
Posted: 04/20/2022
Last Updated: 02/03/2023
Ántonia Scholarship
… Ántonia Scholarship Due February 28 About the Scholarship / Eligibility The purpose of the … Annie Sadilek Pavelka, prototype for Ántonia Shimerda in Cather's novel My Ántonia and Mary Rosicky in Cather's … the next generation of Cather readers and scholars, the Willa Cather Foundation annually awards a number of …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/19/2023
Norma Ross Walter Scholarship
… Norma Ross Walter Scholarship Due January 31 About the Scholarship / Eligibility The purpose of the Norma … War and a career newspaper editor in California. A lover of Cather and frequent visitor to Red Cloud, she was also a … the next generation of Cather readers and scholars, the Willa Cather Foundation annually awards a number of …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/19/2023
Leslie & Helen R. Wilson Memorial Scholarship
… R. Wilson Memorial Scholarship Due April 20 - Annually About the Scholarship / Eligibility The purpose of the … Scholarship Application Student Scholarships To further Cather’s legacy and to support the next generation of Cather readers and scholars, the Willa Cather Foundation annually awards a number of …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/19/2023
Our New Archives Intern: Chris Wolak
… Cougars , since 2016. We recently asked her to share more about her project and interests. My current project at the archive has two parts. First, to transcribe Cather’s address book and a ledger in which she kept track … larger organization. I immediately thought of the National Willa Cather Center. I have been curious about what Tracy’s …
Posted: 10/24/2022
Last Updated: 01/15/2023
Jarrod McCartney
… Red Cloud Heritage Tourism Development Jarrod McCartney was hired as the Heritage Tourism Development Director in 2015 … and Tennessee Titans. He spends his spare time coaching girls' youth soccer and basketball as well as making “best …
Posted: 01/06/2023
Last Updated: 01/06/2023
What We're Grateful For: Staff Reflections
… Staff Reflections November 22, 2022 Some of our National Willa Cather Center staff reflect upon what they're grateful for … greeted by children at the grocery store or when I hear about how much fun a friend had at an opera house show, I am …
Posted: 11/21/2022
Last Updated: 12/22/2022
49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Dustin Mater
… Image Image Image 49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Dustin Mater … culture. Mater’s work has been displayed in various galleries throughout the country, including the Smithsonian …
Posted: 12/18/2022
Last Updated: 12/22/2022
49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Marlena Myles
… later this year in collaboration with the Moving Museum of Virtual Art, an app-based museum project. Myles says the … Language” at the National Willa Cather Center’s Red Cloud Opera House exhibit from November 5 to December 14. The vector …
Posted: 12/18/2022
Last Updated: 12/22/2022
Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest
… the Kyles ventured to Red Cloud to see the National Willa Cather Center, participate in a guided tour, and explore the … to celebrating literature and its way of educating people about early life on the Great Plains.” With his bequest, Dr. …
Posted: 09/27/2022
Last Updated: 12/20/2022