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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 …
Posted: 10/15/2024
Last Updated: 10/22/2024

"Books Old and New"

… Home Image Willa Cather in Pittsburgh "Books Old and New" From The Home Monthly August 9, 2024   Today is … than meat and flour."  —Willa Cather, "Old Books and New," The Home Monthly , May 1897 Here is a complete reprint … those that have been tested and tried." Books Old and New. Helen Delay "My book and heart shall never part." —New …
Posted: 08/09/2024
Last Updated: 08/09/2024

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 …
Posted: 08/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/27/2024

Willa Cather Biography

… of Willa Cather's books." Image George Marsden, for Rinehart-Marsden Studios, Omaha, 1921. Photographic portrait of … Cather. Photographic portrait of Willa Cather, 1921. Rinehart-Marsden Studios. Today Willa Cather is one of the most … volumes— The World and The Parish  (two volumes) and T he Kingdom of Art —is indicative of the tremendous drive the …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024

“Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle” Celebrates 100 Years 

… Image Front cover of the September 5, 1923 issue of the Nation “Nebraska: The End of the First … plains, under its clear skies, in contact with the hardy pioneers who subdued its frontiers. And her voice, at once …
Posted: 09/05/2023
Last Updated: 09/06/2023

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 …
Posted: 01/06/2021
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing

… Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing March 27, 2022 As part of their … Center. “We’re grateful to the Lingua Franca team for supporting our mission through this unique partnership.” "It … prose, while conjuring the mystic beauty of Nebraska’s prairies with hand-stitched embroidery and handmade …
Posted: 03/24/2022
Last Updated: 07/11/2022

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