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71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Image Willa Cather at Bowdoin College Memory, Myth, and Meaning: Cather … Jun 4 - Saturday, Jun 6, 2026 | All day CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 … York Times , The Atlantic , Forbes , Variety , The Paris Review , and more. With a passion for discussing the …
Posted: 08/20/2025
Last Updated: 03/30/2026

Cather Legacy Society

… Cather Legacy Society A Planned Gift With Lasting Impact Image Mary Vaughan: Why She Joined … Legacy Society Brochure   Bequesting a portion of your assets to the Foundation Why a Bequest?  This simple method of …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 08/19/2025

Cather Sesquicentennial

… the 100th anniversary of her Pulitzer Prize for  One of Ours , as well as publication centenaries of  A Lost Lady … matching funds provided by the  Willa Cather Foundation’s  Campaign for the Future .  Book clubs and teachers around the country are …
Posted: 05/24/2023
Last Updated: 12/31/2024

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 … Willa Cather, an author who explored both the meaning and place of gender roles, now represents Nebraska at our … —Watch a recording of the ceremony and scroll down for a gallery of images and more information— The Congressional …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 06/24/2024

Reading Willa Cather at the Jaffrey Public Library

… join us for a sesquicentennial celebration of Willa Cather, one of the most singular and treasured American … , The Professor’s House , Death Comes for the Archbishop ) set a new standard in American literature. This presentation … a fireproof vault for safe keeping of town records.” Her gift was part of a pattern of philanthropists funding public …
Posted: 06/05/2024
Last Updated: 06/05/2024

Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens A National Historic … Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn about historic site tour … through 1904. Many of Cather’s books depict life in Red Cloud and Webster County during the author’s formative …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 05/21/2024

Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway

… of 2023   Make a Gift to Benefit Ongoing Preservation Efforts! Donate Now The Willa Cather Childhood Home is a … as a cultural attraction for the learning and enjoyment of future generations. The restored home will create a more … is a key component of the National Willa Cather Center’s Campaign for the Future , which has raised over $8 million …
Posted: 09/26/2022
Last Updated: 11/29/2023

Willa Cather Timeline

… 1870  — Silas Garber, former captain in the United States Army, and four other men file homestead claims near a site … not proclaimed as being bound for lofty things by the local newspaper. Only sixteen years old, Cather enrolls at the … by Knopf. 1936  — Knopf publishes Cather’s only book of essays,  Not Under Forty . In the book’s introduction, …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023

Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration … took ownership of the Willa Cather Childhood Home from History Nebraska in 2019 and is committed to preserving and … cedar shingle roof, gutters, and downspouts Repair of the foundation and reconstruction of window wells Retention of …
Posted: 07/21/2022
Last Updated: 09/06/2023

Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of … and "About Jim and Elsie"  Reprints of Cather's Early Works p. 2  TITLE: A Note on The White Bear Stories  AUTHOR: … Mellanee Kvasnicka p. 4  TITLE: Book Review: Approaches to Teaching Cather's My Ántonia, S. Rowsowski Editor p. 4  …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/16/2023

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