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Serena's Album
… family came to Nebraska between 1880 and 1885; her father farmed near Bostwick in Nuckolls County. After attending … her album. Serena White lived her entire life in the area, never marrying. She died in 1924. Cather scholar Kari … settlement known as “Elora” — Mrs. Keifer gives it as her home — was essentially a post office in search of a town, …
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The World War II Experience of Clarence O. Williams
… of Clarence O. Williams The story behind the play, Not Too Far Distant October 15, 2024 Playwright Becky Boesen gleaned … Division. According to his son Thomas, “for reasons he never shared, he took a camera with him, and produced the … carefully catalogued and documented album after returning home, ultimately settling in Lincoln, Nebraska.” He …
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"Books Old and New"
… Image Some children's books in the Willa Cather Childhood Home Image Willa Cather in Pittsburgh "Books Old and New" … Books Old and New. Helen Delay "My book and heart shall never part." —New England Primer [The editor of this … us who have read over and over the books we possess and are far from circulating libraries often drop out of the way of …
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The Potter Family
… from New York to Nebraska to live with and work for area farmers. Charles R. Potter (1840–1931) was born in the … R. Potter, was 21 when they were married, having left his home in Owego, N.Y. the year before to come to Illinois where he had relatives. He and his father never agreed very well, so he left home and came west, as …
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Willa Cather Biography
… he published her stories ("The Sculpter's Funeral," "Paul's Case"), but after she arrived there her contributions to the … Harbison. New York: Penguin, 1999. Hicks, Granville. "The Case Against Willa Cather." 1933. Willa Cather and Her …
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“Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle” Celebrates 100 Years
… on Vermont in the Nation ,— the only interesting one so far in that dull and deadly series , the only one that … pastry shops of Prague or Vienna. The American lard pie never corrupted the Czech…” Her essay ends: "The population … grew from girlhood to maturity in Nebraska. Although her home is now in that mecca for the literary artisan, New …
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The Art Connection
… Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Art Gallery Friday, Feb 5, 2021 | 12am - Wednesday, Apr 14, 2021 … | 12am The Red Cloud Opera House is pleased to welcome The Art Connection show, created by a group of artists located …
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Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing
… and designer Rachelle Hruska MacPherson’s grandparents’ home in Ceresco, Nebraska as well as on the Hruska Family Farm, in Ulysses, Nebraska. Recently, we asked Rachelle more … Plains, and Red Cloud, that you share with people who’ve never been here before? The more I travel, the more I come …
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