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Crossroads: Change in Rural America
… Main Street, Crossroads offers an in-depth look at rural American lives and invites viewers to reflect and engage … we look at "Our Changing Main Street," and we'll host the Great Plains Mini Film Festival , which will screen two … have relied on rural crossroads for generations. These places where people gather to exchange goods, services and …
Posted: 12/02/2021
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 … at that time.” NOTE on ARCHIVES and IMAGE : This whimsical postcard was sent by Willa Cather to her niece Mary Virginia …
Posted: 11/20/2019
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
An Interview with Ashley Olson, Executive Director of the Willa Cather Foundation
… to ensure we can achieve the board’s ambitious goals to reach a larger audience. I've dreamt for a long time about … strive to grow and expand our resources, programs, and outreach. We’re coming up on a big year in 2023; can you share …
Posted: 12/16/2022
Last Updated: 03/07/2023
Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… Officers and Board of Governors p. 1 Aims p. 1 Progress Report and Building Fund News p. 1 Publications p. 2 … Programs p. 2 World Wide Interest in Cather p. 3 Annual Conference p. 4 Acknowledgements p. 4 … Contributors to this Issue p. 36 Volume 56, No. 2 Spring 2013 Issue Editor: Ann Romines Managing Editor: Thomas …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/16/2023
49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Arigon Starr
… from historical and modern lenses. “I think that’s at the core of being an artist,” Starr says. “There’s this flame …
Posted: 12/18/2022
Last Updated: 12/22/2022
Laura Bush Announces the Willa Cather Campaign for the Future
… Future January 14, 2020 Today, we announce the Willa Cather Foundation's Campaign for the Future , a multi-million … said Ashley Olson, Executive Director. “We have had strong support from longtime friends and foundations and now hope … in nonfederal funds. Gifts of all sizes are welcome. To donate, send your contribution, clearly labeled Campaign for …
Posted: 11/22/2022
Last Updated: 11/22/2022
Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center
… to offer. Founded in 1955, The Willa Cather Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated … of historically significant sites dedicated to a single American author. The Willa Cather Foundation also owns and … Cather, in addition to a broad selection of titles on the Great Plains and its history, and related topics. Browse our …
Posted: 01/04/2015
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
"A Lost Lady" Published in Brazil in Portuguese
… we just believe that good literature should be able to reach people, regardless of labels, and we try to be a tool … to invite everyone in the United States and everyone who is reached by this interview to follow our work. They can visit …
Posted: 07/01/2019
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Couple Donates Beloved Allan Tubach Painting
… of Red Cloud, I think of it as quaint, small, with pastoral plains and friendly people,” Sandee said. Larry recalled an … about prairie life. My favorites are My Ántonia and The Song of the Lark .” A few years ago, Ruth Keene, a member of …
Posted: 12/16/2020
Last Updated: 04/26/2021
Free Events happening at the 62nd Annual Spring Conference
… 62nd annual Spring Conference June 1 – 3. "Picturing the American West: The Railroad and Popular Imagination," is a … Sesquicentennial celebration and will highlight our 150 years of shared Nebraska history and culture. This year’s … speaker on public memory. Most recently, Glass authored 50 Great American Places (Simon & Schuster, 2016), a guide to …
Posted: 05/24/2017
Last Updated: 07/25/2017