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Serena's Album
… 1872 in Nebraska, the eldest daughter of Alvin Marsh, a dry goods merchant, and his wife Mary. The family included twin … Stitts was the wife of Thomas Stitts, a Bostwick dry goods merchant who had been appointed postmaster in 1895. … of Robert and Cornelia Martin. Her father ran a dry goods store in Red Cloud in the late 1880s; her mother was …
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The World War II Experience of Clarence O. Williams
… Nebraska classrooms; from letters, to lectures, to this gallery. He is now “over the Rainbow.” His joy in this … is very swift. How any one could sit in such a peaceful place and plan such wars, I can’t figure out… Image …
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"Books Old and New"
… Image The NWCC Bookstore features every book written by Willa Cather or about Willa Cather—and a wide selection of … in the Willa Cather Childhood Home Image Willa Cather in Pittsburgh "Books Old and New" From The Home Monthly August … shone well before she was famous for her novels and short stories. [For more about Cather's editorship at The Home …
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The Potter Family
… Potter The Potter Family Five Potter brothers came to Red Cloud to settle the county. John Quincy Potter (1835–1923) came to Red Cloud in 1873 and along with his brother Jacob, began operating the Red Cloud … home in Iowa on August 31st in 1875 and were 5 weeks on the road. We had three covered wagons - two large lumber wagons …
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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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“Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle” Celebrates 100 Years
… Nebraska where one used to be able to go into a bakery and buy better pastry than is to be had anywhere except in the … generation which tries to cheat its aesthetic sense by buying things instead of making anything. She deplores a …
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The Art Connection
… the good things in the past and her connection with the farm land. Gwen Lewis was born in Red Cloud, Nebraska, and … on the family farm in central Nebraska, and her roots have never strayed very far. Close family and community ties have … in pastels, but her most recent work features layers of homemade paper and acrylic to create mixed media …
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Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing
… Image Image Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing March 27, 2022 As … outside the publishing world has as much enthusiasm for our great authors as we do,” added Suzanne Herz, publisher of … collection would be a perfect fit. What is it about the Great Plains, and Red Cloud, that you share with people …
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