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Support
… Support Support the NWCC Located in Cather’s childhood … the house, sparing it from demolition. Her intention is to donate it to a nonprofit within a year. The Willa Cather Foundation is continuing to work alongside stakeholders in …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 10/01/2024
Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead
… for Larger Rural Topics Rural life improvements (REA, mail, phones) Rural life struggles (farm finance, drought & …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 09/20/2024
IMLS Grant Awarded for $250,000
… will also incorporate interpretive strategies such as: Textual support for spoken tour narratives Low-vision friendly text and graphics Right-height interpretive rails, panels, …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 09/04/2024
Paint Analysis at Our Historic Sites
… and identifiable layers are then matched with the Munsell System of Color . This definitive—and surprisingly … power. Each layer observed is color matched to the Munsell System of Color using natural north light. Only opaque, … translucency and reflectance,” David noted. The Munsell System of Color is a scientific system in which colors have …
Posted: 08/06/2024
Last Updated: 08/30/2024
"Books Old and New"
… Image The NWCC Bookstore features every book written by Willa Cather or about Willa Cather—and a wide selection of other … Cather edited twelve issues of the fledgling magazine while living in Pittsburgh. When she was hired as the magazine's …
Posted: 08/09/2024
Last Updated: 08/09/2024
Seeking New Board Members
… preservation, arts and cultural organizations, or media are also encouraged to apply. Why Serve and What’s …
Posted: 08/06/2024
Last Updated: 08/08/2024
Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist
… knowledge of the prairie and our conservation of it,” said Tracy Tucker, director of collections and curation. “Our ongoing …
Posted: 08/06/2024
Last Updated: 08/06/2024
Historic Sites
… House is a beautiful example of the vernacular Italianate style, an uncommon building style in Red Cloud. “Except when the father was at home, the …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024
Red Cloud Opera House
… Image Red Cloud Opera House "When I go about among little Nebraska towns, the thing I miss most is … full performance schedule and is home to the Willa Cather Foundation offices, art gallery and bookstore. Willa Cather … a full range of facilities for visitors, scholars, and staff members, the interior includes gallery and exhibition …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/07/2024
Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud
… operated as a museum by the National Willa Cather Center, known then as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial. This … of place-making and the history of Red Cloud’s founding, as well as the early days of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial. … to those who are solely interested in Cather. Exhibit themes are explored with the inclusion of people of color, …
Posted: 07/18/2023
Last Updated: 04/02/2024