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Cather Book Club: Sapphira and the Slave Girl
… On April 21 the Willa Cather Book Club will meet to discuss Sapphira and the Slave Girl . There are two meeting times available; 4:00 p.m. at …
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Finding Aids
… conference notes WCPM Ashtray Playing Cards Keys NSHS Documents Correspondence 1987 board …
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Through Darkness to Light
… example of what would happen to others who might choose to run. Under the cover of darkness, “fugitives” traveled …
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Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains
… with art and history! Nebraska historian Bill Hayes discusses the issue of slavery in the U.S. during the 1850s and … Gallery is made possible with the support of the Baldwin Foundation, Nebraska Arts Council, and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. About the Speaker Bill Hayes grew up in the historic town of …
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Support the Willa Cather Birthplace Fund
… Image Willa Cather's birthplace, a rural farmhouse in the Shenandoah … Birthplace Fund Funds needed for preservation efforts As American author Willa Cather’s 150th was celebrated in 2023, … who, toward the end of her life, struggled to write the story of her home state. Sapphira and the Slave Girl …
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Willa Cather's Virginia Childhood: A Birthday Celebration
… Presentation at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley Special Events Saturday, Dec 7, 2024 | 2 - 3:30pm ET Museum of the … at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. For further information on the event and the nonprofit Willa Cather’s …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa … Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here to learn about historic site tour … of educational programming and exhibits, development of visitor amenities, and an endowment for preservation and …
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Willa Cather Biography
… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … a prominent writer herself, and the three made a well-known visit with A. E. Housman, then a poet Cather much admired. … met his family and Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, who was visiting the McClures. Among his prominent authors were …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… claims near a site that would soon become the town of Red Cloud, Nebraska. 1871 — In Silas Garber’s dugout, Webster … Red Cloud, the town’s third train depot, built in 1897 and visited by Cather on return trips, is now on the National …
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Willa Cather: Life & Literature
… Image Ashley Olson, Executive Director, National Willa Cather Center Image Willa Cather, 9, taken in Virginia … history of Willa Cather, Olsen will detail how the writer’s early years in Frederick County, Virginia, and formative years in Nebraska influenced the novels Sapphira and the Slave Girl and My Ántonia . …
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