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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
… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections … Cite as: [item #], Betty Kort Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa …
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Through Darkness to Light
… worked together in harmony for freedom and justice. Willa Cather depicted parts of this journey in her novel Sapphira … Slave Girl (1940), basing the story of Nancy's escape on Cather family stories from Virginia. Through Darkness to … Programming at the National Willa Cather Center's Red Cloud Opera House Gallery is made possible with the support of the …
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Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains
… Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026 | 1 - 2pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … found refuge on their journey north to freedom. Willa Cather's final novel Sapphira and the Slave Girl (1940) … Programming at the National Willa Cather Center's Red Cloud Opera House Gallery is made possible with the support of the …
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Support the Willa Cather Birthplace Fund
… Image Willa Cather's birthplace, a rural farmhouse in the Shenandoah … uses for the site, including educational programs, literary events, and community gatherings that honor Willa Cather’s … contribute to the community at large.” The Willa Cather Foundation is proud to be working collaboratively with Willa …
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Willa Cather's Virginia Childhood: A Birthday Celebration
… to preserving Cather’s birthplace which receives generous support from the Marion Park Lewis Foundation. Andrew Jewell , a highly respected Willa Cather …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home … Reopens A National Historic Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here to learn about …
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Willa Cather Biography
… 2023 too, it has sponsored celebratory Cather 150 events held all over the country—Los Angeles, New York, … southwest of The Song of the Lark , The Professor's House , and Death Comes for the Archbishop ; the tiny … to and from the depot south of town. The Red Cloud Opera House , now restored and the offices and performance …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870 — Silas Garber, former captain in … her paternal grandparents, William and Caroline Cather. The house, called Willow Shade, is located in an area near Back … brother Roscoe Cather is born. 1879 — Railroad begins operating in Red Cloud. 1880 — Willa Cather’s second oldest …
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Willa Cather: Life & Literature
… Image Willa Cather, 9, taken in Virginia before moving to Nebraska Image Special presentation by Ashley Olson Special … special presentation by Ashley Olson, executive director of Nebraska’s National Willa Cather Center. In her discussion … years in Frederick County, Virginia, and formative years in Nebraska influenced the novels Sapphira and the Slave Girl …
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