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Artist Reception for Shane Booth and Book Talk with Alan Wilkinson
… of one of the region's greatest writers, Mari Sandoz. His blog from that time formed the basis of the book, The Red …
Posted: 06/06/2016
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Garan Coons, Native American Entertainer
… in the art of Fancy Feather dancing and traditional Prairie Chicken dancing, both of which help bring history … ...Coons will first perform at 10:00 a.m. at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. Please join us tonight at the Opera … Foundation. Sponsored by: Claire M. Hubbard Foundation Support was also provided by Humanities Nebraska and the …
Posted: 12/13/2019
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Thanksgiving Traditions
… —from the essay, "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle," by Willa Cather [ The Nation , September 5, 1923] Thanksgiving, as … Red Cloud — Auld Family Collection, TX-46-001, Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa …
Posted: 11/20/2019
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations From the Archive: John Mallory Bates
… recent addition to our archival collections at the National Willa Cather Center, Cather writes to “Mr. Perrin,” whose family … Cather Center in Red Cloud. The Willa Cather Newsletter and Review. Vol. 45, Summer 2001 . The Blue Book of Nebraska …
Posted: 01/27/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!
… to reach out to Emil Frei & Associates in St. Louis, and welcome Nicholas Frei—the great-great grandson of the … windows, both inside or outside the church! We talk about the windows often and their history as memorials to … letter, Cather mentions to Mrs. Sherwood that she’s pleased about the new roof on the church. It seems then, as now, the …
Posted: 12/15/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… Olsen January 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/07/2023
Ántonia Scholarship
… 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 scholarships for …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/19/2023
Norma Ross Walter Scholarship
… is to provide financial assistance to female graduates of Nebraska high schools who plan to enroll as English majors … School 2010: Julia Vaughan, Fremont High School 2011: Jaime DeTour, Hastings High School 2012: Emily Simmons, Valentine …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/19/2023
Leslie & Helen R. Wilson Memorial Scholarship
… 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 scholarships for …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/19/2023
Museum Collections Associate Wanted!
… Status: Full-Time, Non-exempt Who we are: The National Willa Cather Center exists to promote and encourage increased … and three professional references to: The Willa Cather Foundation Attn: Human Resources 413 North Webster Street …
Posted: 12/05/2022
Last Updated: 12/28/2022