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Exhibit Tour

… Image Exhibit Tour Understand Cather's Time This is a …
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Cather After Dark: Mourning, Medicine, and Murder

… and disturbing moments in Cather's fiction? Are you curious about 19th century funeral practices and medical …  Red Cloud residents past true crime experiences? Join us for a night of exploring the dark history that animates … part in this unique and mildly unsettling night of fun! Contact visitor services coordinator Nick Powers at …
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Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… literature and culture merge with the pleasures of a quiet country town and its prairie surroundings. To visit  Red … sites and sounds that changed American literature. Take a detour from the scramble of urbanity and absorb the rolling … a Town Tour of our historic sites, a Prairie Tour, and a Country Tour of the surrounding landscapes and places that …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn about historic site tour options. After an extensive … home will be preserved as a cultural attraction for the learning and the enjoyment of future generations. “This … help the National Willa Cather Center provide classroom resources for teachers, preserve historic sites associated …
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Special Guests: Paul Giamatti and Clara Wong

… , made a low key visit to Red Cloud and the National Willa Cather Center last week. Wong and Giamatti, who joined … Streams, enjoyed tours of the Cather historic sites, the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie , and a quiet stay in the … the adaption of David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of  John Adams . …
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Celebrating 150 Years of Willa Cather

… us for an evening of readings to celebrate 150 years of Willa Cather, one of the most significant and treasured American … to creating healthy communities through the art of writing. Since its inception in the fall of 2021, the Ames …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … While the reading and understanding of Cather's twelve novels and various other works are the primary attraction, … an explosion, a pest" (Politics 7), listened to these stories and stockpiled the details, not knowing the use she …
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Celebrate the Achievements of Willa Cather and her 150th Birthday

… Image Willa Cather, c. 1912 Image Talk by Dr. Robert Thacker, President, Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors Special Events … emerged in the 1920s a dominant voice was found in the writing of Willa Cather (1873-1947); her frequent …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870  — Silas … lost, will later use this event in one of her most famous novels,  My Antonia . 1882  — Red Cloud becomes a division … many immigrants in the region and listening to their stories. 1884  — Willa Cather and her family move into town. …
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Selected Shorts: Ken Burns Presents Willa Cather’s America

… Space, New York City • In Person & Livestreamed Special Events Wednesday, Sep 27, 2023 | 7 - 8:30pm Peter Jay Sharp … acclaimed novels  One of Ours ,  O Pioneers! ,  The Song of the Lark , and  My Ántonia . This special evening of short …
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