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71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… America 250." This event invites readers, scholars, and artists to explore the enduring relevance of Willa Cather ’s … American Culture exhibit; priority seating for conference events; a signed copy of Rebecca Romney’s Jane Austen's … Gallery Artist Talk with Susan Hart 5:30 PM Donor & Sponsor Reception with Rebecca Romney 7:00 PM Invited Speaker …
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Cather Legacy Society

… Cather Legacy Society A Planned Gift With Lasting Impact Image Mary Vaughan: Why She Joined the Cather Legacy Society   A comprehensive estate plan takes into account the people, places, and causes you care about. Joining the Cather Legacy Society is an excellent way …
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Cather Sesquicentennial

… Image Cather Sesquicentennial Celebrating 150 Years We are commemorating acclaimed novelist Willa Cather’s 150th year with a host of special events … and 2024. December 7, 2023 marked the 150th anniversary of Willa Cather's birth. The year also marked the 100th …
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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 … of Ours . Live viewing parties were held at the Nebraska History Museum in Lincoln and at the National Willa Cather …
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Reading Willa Cather at the Jaffrey Public Library

… , My Ántonia , One of Ours , The Professor’s House , Death Comes for the Archbishop ) set a new standard in American literature. This …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa … in more than fifty years.  A modest one-and-a-half story frame house, the Willa Cather Childhood Home was … historic sites and landscapes related to any other American writer. While Cather moved away from Nebraska in …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway Set to Reopen in December of 2023   Make a Gift to Benefit Ongoing Preservation Efforts! Donate Now The …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870  — Silas Garber, former captain in the United States Army, and four other men file homestead claims near a site … in an area near Back Creek, Virginia. Also joining the Cathers at Willow Shade is Willa’s maternal grandmother …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration … the site opened to visitors in 1967 and was later gifted to the Nebraska State Historical Society in 1978. The transformative restoration set to begin soon will ensure the 140+-year-old home is …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Interest p. 2  1964 Spring Conference p. 3  Relatives and Death of Elsie Cather p. 3  Growth of Scholarship Fund and … Chautauqua" p. 2  "Sunday at Crete" p. 2  TITLE: On Death Comes for the Archbishop  AUTHOR: Beverly Bohlke, University of …
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