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Annotations From the Archive: Soldiers' Letters
Image Annotations From the Archive: Soldiers' Letters October 30, 2022 We conclude a year of reflection on Willa Cather's 1922 novel One of Ours by highlighting the letters that she received in response to her Pulitzer Prize-winning work. After Grosvenor …
Posted: 09/16/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: 1937 Coronation Program Emerges
Image Image Annotations from the Archive: 1937 Coronation Program Emerges September 27, 2022 Not all Nebraska historical collections contain royal memorabilia, but several in south-central Nebraska can claim a personal connection. The death of Her Late …
Posted: 09/27/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding
Image Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding December 16, 2022 As we conclude restoration work on the Farmers and Merchants Bank building, we now undertake the work of reinterpreting the space to tell more of Red Cloud’s—and the National Willa …
Posted: 12/16/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Benefit
… of Red Cloud was active as early as 1875, collecting goods and money to help the less fortunate in town. Fannie …
Posted: 02/01/2023
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Our Organizational History
Image Image Image Annotations from the Archive: Our Organizational History March 6, 2023 In the summer of 1957, Mildred Bennett and the founding members of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial felt that their work in Red Cloud was well underway, and they …
Posted: 03/06/2023
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Hundreds Attend National Willa Cather Center Groundbreaking
Image Hundreds Attend National Willa Cather Center Groundbreaking July 1, 2015 As they placed their shovels in the dirt on June 5, leadership of the Willa Cather Foundation and acclaimed historian and guest Richard Norton Smith celebrated an important …
Posted: 02/01/2015
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Career Opportunity for Heritage Tourism Development Director
Career Opportunity for Heritage Tourism Development Director March 26, 2015 The community of Red Cloud, including the Red Cloud Community Foundation Fund, the Willa Cather Foundation, the area Chamber of Commerce, the City of Red Cloud and others have …
Posted: 03/26/2015
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Save the Date: 16th International Cather Seminar, June 11-17, 2017
Image Save the Date: 16th International Cather Seminar, June 11-17, 2017 March 8, 2016 Mark your calendars for the next International Cather Seminar, scheduled for June 11-17, 2017, at Pittsburgh's Duquesne University. During Cather's ten years in …
Posted: 03/08/2016
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Prairie Exploration Backpacks Now Available
Image Prairie Exploration Backpacks Now Available February 15, 2019 To make your visit to the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie a memorable experience, you can now borrow a fully outfitted backpack from the National Willa Cather Center . Our sixteen backpacks …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Erica J. Ryan Lecture Sets the Tone for Conference
Image Erica J. Ryan Lecture Sets the Tone for Conference May 20, 2020 Erica J. Ryan, Associate Professor at Rider University, will join us virtually as a part of this year's Spring Conference, delivering a lecture that is sure to be a critical piece of …
Posted: 05/20/2020
Last Updated: 05/23/2023