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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… The site closed on August 15, 2022 to facilitate the first comprehensive restoration in more than fifty years. A modest one-and-a-half story frame house, the Willa …
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Historic Sites
… Historic Sites Since our organization's founding as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront … 1965. Efforts to save the depot were extensive, requiring relocation and a full restoration—the result of the railroad's … in 1891. The brick façade was added sometime after the Cathers joined the church in 1922. Today, Grace Episcopal …
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Willa Cather Biography
… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is Nebraska's foremost … a succession of other places found there too: the desert southwest of The Song of the Lark , The Professor's House …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… miles by team and wagon to the precinct of Catherton. They settle at the homestead of William and Caroline Cather. … oration in the Red Cloud Opera House. One of only three members in her class, Cather is the only student not … need, sends $50 to Annie Sadilek Pavelka to be used for a gift. Annie uses the money to pay for taxes on her farm …
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18th International Willa Cather Seminar
… Image International Seminar Wednesday, Jun 21, 2023 | 12am - Friday, Jun 23, … We hope you will make plans to attend the 18th Willa Cather International Seminar in the neighborhood where Cather lived …
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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 …
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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 …
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Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding
… only the original papers, but digitized newspaper and photo archives, our mobile app, and more. As we work to gather … for our project, please contact Tracy Tucker, Director of Collections and Curation, at ttucker@willacather.org . We … in our collection too! You can earmark a donation for collections when you donate on our website. From Veda Ludlow …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… Image Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen January 15, 2023 Rachel … and engagement and, in this capacity, she will lead educational programing, site tour initiatives, and public … she is not getting to know visitors or working on educator resources, Rachel enjoys volunteering and spending time with …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… Contributions p. 1 Visitors and Volunteers p. 1 Education and Archives p. 1 Museum Associations p. 2 … A Review from 1913 AUTHOR: Richard King p. 3 TITLE: Books and Magazines AUTHOR: Bertha Torrence p. 4 … R. Bennett gives Willa Cather presentation to Utile Dulci Club in Atkinson, Nebraska p. 21 Mildred R. Bennett speaks …
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