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Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House
… Second Home once provided Cather with a nurturing and encouraging atmosphere in which to work, while Red Cloud and … described this house as the Ferguesson family home in her final short story, "The Best Years." Over the years, the … called Black Hawk for the town in Cather's novel, My Ántonia . The room has its own ADA- accessible entrance and …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/01/2024
From Our Collection: Andrews Opera Co.
… Image From Our Collection: Andrews Opera Co. August 1, 2014 One can't overstate the importance of the Red Cloud Opera House to a young Willa Cather. In a 1929 letter to friend … house was dark for most of the year, but that made its events only the more exciting." Currently on view now in the …
Posted: 09/09/2014
Last Updated: 09/11/2014
Historic Sites
… to Willa Cather's life and writing. “Every time I talked about Cather in Webster County,” Mildred Bennett said in an … with Cather's life. Today, our organization owns and operates the nation's largest collection of … author. Willa Cather Childhood Home Built in 1879, this house was five years old when the Cather family moved in. …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024
The Passing Show
… Image Pleasures and Disruptions: Reading Cather Collectively Spring Conference Saturday, Jun 8, 2024 … and Associate Professor of English and Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Wyoming. Her writing on 19th … Writers , a more inclusive update to their Four Stories volume, is forthcoming from Penguin Classics in 2025. She is …
Posted: 05/09/2024
Last Updated: 05/14/2024
69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
… Image Image Willa Cather reads to her brother Jack and sister Elsie. Cather … pleased by hearing the comments of her own readers. From an early age, she established her “library,” with her books … areas: Representations of readers and reading in Cather’s novels and short stories. How readers navigate challenging …
Posted: 09/21/2023
Last Updated: 05/13/2024
Cather Sesquicentennial
… and Carving a Place in History , with Littleton Alston and Ashley Olson, FREE, 8:00 p.m. • Jaffrey Meetinghouse, 15 Laban … life and literature in this special presentation by Ashley Olsen, executive director of the National Willa …
Posted: 05/24/2023
Last Updated: 05/10/2024
Join Our Team
… Red Cloud Hotel, LLC, Board of Managers Status: Full-Time About Hotel Garber: Hotel Garber is a boutique hotel under … accommodations. In addition to 27 guest rooms, it will house a loft apartment, a spacious lounge and dining area, … procedures as part of the Hotel Garber Policy Manual and Operating Criteria. The GM will ideally reside in Red Cloud …
Posted: 09/07/2023
Last Updated: 04/25/2024
The Willa Cather Foundation
… and groups of all backgrounds, worldviews, and identities. Learning: We continuously learn and teach. Professionalism: We adhere to core … family, as well as other period pieces; Allocation of scholarships to high school students and graduate students …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/08/2024
School Field Trips
… School Field Trips Explore Cather's Childhood Home & More The National Willa Cather … additional customized activities as arranged between teachers and National Willa Cather Center education staff. Not sure how to get started planning your …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/07/2024
Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol
… Image Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Image Willa Cather statue representing Nebraska at National Statuary … said in an interview, “I had searched for books telling about the beauty of the country I loved, its romance, and …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 04/03/2024