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Willa Cather Timeline

… home of the bride’s mother, Rachel Boak, in Virginia. 1873  — Charles Cather’s brother George and his wife Frances A. … Register of Historic Places and open year-round for guided tours. Winter 1883 to 1884  — Willa Cather attends a … Cather’s brother James Cather is born. Silas Garber begins building the Farmers and Merchants Bank in downtown Red …
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18th International Willa Cather Seminar

… Image International Seminar Wednesday, Jun 21, 2023 | 12am - Friday, Jun 23, 2023 | 12am The New School 65 W … and professional life. Seminar check-in is at the Lang Café building, located at 65 W. 11th, first floor. A full … Award from the W.A. Percy Foundation. An Abbreviated Tour of Cather's Greenwich Village Take an hourlong stroll …
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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

… 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. …
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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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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen January 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation … staff since 2017, when she was hired as a part-time tour guide before becoming our first education coordinator … aspect of your new role? Does that include community building in and around Red Cloud and, if so, what are you …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… are listed with the corresponding issue in PDF format. Summer 1957 to Current 1.1  Summer 1957  FIRST ISSUE  … 2.1  Spring 1958  Editor: Mildred R. Bennett  Officers and Board … Coverage p. 3  Portrait Bust of Cather p. 4  Mailing of Newsletter p. 4  … of Grace  AUTHOR: John J. Murphy p. 13  John J. Murphy Volume at Cather Book Shop p. 15  WCPM announces 1985 trip …
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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration

… two elegant vaults that were manufactured by Hall’s Safe & Lock Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. Although the Farmers’ and … of community activity. It housed J. L. Miller’s harness shop in the garden level, became home to other community …
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Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center

… The Center will occupy Red Cloud’s historic “Moon Block” building following a restoration of the 1886 structure.  … the Willa Cather Foundation must raise $144,000 by June 30th. Donors can send contributions to the Willa Cather … added that the Foundation is also enjoying an increase in tourism as visitors discover all the Midwest has to …
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Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center

… at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center June 3, 2017 On June 3rd, nearly 300 guests gathered in our Red … restoration and adaptive reuse of the historic Moon Block building in Red Cloud, Nebraska. The project was made … of scholars, students, and readers young and old.” Public tours led by members of the Willa Cather Foundation Board of …
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