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Historic Sites

… to Willa Cather's life and writing. “Every time I talked about Cather in Webster County,” Mildred Bennett said in an … author. Willa Cather Childhood Home Built in 1879, this house was five years old when the Cather family moved in. … Song of the Lark. The home was acquired by the Willa Cather Foundation in 1960 and opened to visitors in 1967. Many of …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

Willa Cather Biography

… increased in the years since. The multi-volume Willa Cather Scholarly Edition (thirteen volumes of its projected fifteen … periodical that reaches a broad audience beyond academy, is published three times a year by the National Willa … It would be followed in 1918 with the more personal  My Ántonia  where the narrative proper begins with the very …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024

Willa Cather Timeline

… paternal grandparents, William and Caroline Cather. The house, called Willow Shade, is located in an area near Back … Gere, Cather visits Brownville, Nebraska. A feature story about Brownville titled "The Old River Metropolis" was … House. (It would not reopen until after the Willa Cather Foundation begins its restoration efforts beginning in 1991 …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023

18th International Willa Cather Seminar

Image International Seminar Wednesday, Jun 21, 2023 | 12am - Friday, Jun 23, 2023 | 12am The New School 65 W 11th Street New York , NY 10011 United States "Bright and Beautiful and Alive": Willa Cather's New York Intersections We hope you will make plans …
Posted: 06/05/2019
Last Updated: 06/22/2023

Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding

… conclude restoration work on the Farmers and Merchants Bank building, we now undertake the work of reinterpreting the … The bank has always been a part of our guided town tour, but the renovated spaces will soon allow our guests to … family still lived in the stockade. The school began June 3rd, 1871. She was paid $12.00 a month. …
Posted: 12/16/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!

… made. Though she postpones making selections, in a June 13 letter, Cather mentions to Mrs. Sherwood that she’s … roof on the church. It seems then, as now, the old church building was being improved and repaired! But we know from … Hospital administration by arriving for an unannounced tour. We can only conjecture about when memorial windows …
Posted: 12/15/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection

… thirty original oil paintings by John Blake Bergers (1931-2011), a professional artist who dedicated his life to … Harris joined four hundred other Cather enthusiasts for bus tours of Webster County literary sites, visits to St. … an Omaha benefit performance “for the Cather Foundation building fund,” Bennett wrote. The performance would have to …
Posted: 10/20/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… for meeting visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job … programs and resources because it gave me a chance to learn new things. I learned some basic video production … to engaging activities, unparalleled access to our collections, and lively social time. What are your favorite …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/07/2023

Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents … Editor: Miriam Mountford  Progress Report p. 1  Search for Walking Plows p. 1  Scholarships p. 1  Willa Cather … Marker Dedication p. 1  National Award p. 1  Catherland Tours p. 2  Restoration Projects-Cather House, the Depot p. …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/16/2023

Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration

… basement rooms to refinish and fully utilize the space for future museum exhibits. The bank’s lobby will once again be … to its early grandeur thanks to generous donations to our Campaign for the Future . If you, too, would like to support the …
Posted: 08/16/2021
Last Updated: 07/19/2022

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