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Annotations from the Archive: On Writing Themes
… out until the sun dips, finally, below the western-most prairie hills and the blue hour deepens to black. During … and returned to school. In just such a moment, Willa Cather’s earliest known letter was written at the end of … can have value if only you continue to reflect, improve, learn, discover, and grow. How did you spend your summer …
Posted: 08/16/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a part-time tour … visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job evolution …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/07/2023
What We're Grateful For: Staff Reflections
… Image What We're Grateful For: Staff Reflections November 22, 2022 Some of our National … 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 … Red Cloud and part of the talented team at the Willa Cather Foundation. I love being part of an organization that brings …
Posted: 11/21/2022
Last Updated: 12/22/2022
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, … & Curation as part of an internal restructuring. Learn more about Tracy and her new role—and what this means for the organization and for our Collections and Archives! You have many diverse interests, talents, and work …
Posted: 10/24/2022
Last Updated: 11/22/2022
Planning Underway for Hotel Garber
… the historic Potter-Wright building next door to the Willa Cather Foundation’s Farmers and Merchants Bank, the hotel … and historic sites, the town, the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and other scenic places Cather loved. The design … both charitable donations and equity investments. To learn more or to help support the project, please contact …
Posted: 09/23/2020
Last Updated: 09/23/2022
Artist Karen Vierneisel: “I must find my own way and trust my own eye.”
… of Willa Cather is showing at the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery through June 30 and will be featured in our 66th … in “Coming, Aphrodite!” Then I had to figure out how to place the figure in my painting of the boarding house room …
Posted: 05/19/2021
Last Updated: 07/07/2021
Autumn Offerings for Educators
… energized to create new and increased ways to deliver our resources to our constituents—and for which we have received … them. "I want visitors to feel the impact of what they learn here, even if they can't actually be here," Rachel … this website) Updates of mini-lessons and activities on our Educational Resources page To students and educators we …
Posted: 08/17/2020
Last Updated: 08/25/2020
Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson
… School and teaches environmental law while Susan has retired from a career in education law. Both avid Willa Cather … in Willa Cather’s novels. They recently spent time in Red Cloud where they enjoyed their several day stay at Villa … sunset on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. You recently visited Red Cloud. What brought you here and how did you …
Posted: 12/05/2019
Last Updated: 12/30/2019
Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud
… Image Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud October 25, 2019 In early October 2019, … engaged in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered … and visited the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. They also experienced our “ Country Tour ” on board a vintage trolley …
Posted: 10/23/2019
Last Updated: 11/21/2019
2019 Artist-in-Residence, Richard Dickson, On What Inspires His Rural Photography
… photographer, has been in residence with the National Willa Cather Center since early July to photograph the landscapes … matched the scenes I saw and recorded perfectly. So I learned about Cather and sought out her other works, … and imagine what it was like in those days. The land, the prairie, the vegetation and isolated homesteads, and the …
Posted: 07/30/2019
Last Updated: 08/01/2019