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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
… He married Gretchen Klonus before serving as a U. S. Army Medic in the 42nd (Rainbow) Division. According to his … He continued: “The Holocaust offended every principle my father taught me. It emerged as a life passion for him, … They provide a fascinating and incredible serviceman's account from America’s military presence in Germany at the …
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"Books Old and New"
… by Willa Cather or about Willa Cather—and a wide selection of other books, too. Image Some children's books in the Willa Cather Childhood Home Image Willa Cather in Pittsburgh "Books Old … the earth over again, we turn instinctively to our very old friends, those that have been tested and tried." Books Old …
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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
… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … her fine study of Willa Cather's fiction After the World Broke in Two , the late Merrill Maguire Skaggs … letters are held in archives throughout the country and the world and, until recently direct quotation from them—as …
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“Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle” Celebrates 100 Years
… Front cover of the September 5, 1923 issue of the Nation “Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle” Celebrates 100 Years … 1921 that she “ must get to work at once on an article on 'Nebraska' the Nation has asked me to do for their … embarked on a Midwest speaking tour which included stops in Nebraska. In Omaha she admonished Nebraska’s decision to …
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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
… 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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