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Historic Sites

… Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront of of the preservation movement, restoring and caring for … sites dedicated to an American author. Willa Cather Childhood Home Built in 1879, this house was five years old … in 1897, is the building Cather returned to when visiting friends and family in Red Cloud. In 2021-2022, the National …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Sinclair Lewis. "The United States knows Nebraska because of Willa Cather's books." Image George Marsden, for … other places found there too: the desert southwest of  The Song of the Lark ,  The Professor's House , and  Death Comes for the …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… 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 … Gere, Cather visits Brownville, Nebraska. A feature story about Brownville titled "The Old River Metropolis" was …
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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: Red Cloud's Founding

… for our project, please contact Tracy Tucker, Director of Collections and Curation, at ttucker@willacather.org . We would love to have your support as we work to preserve these stories and the objects … in our collection too! You can earmark a donation for collections when you donate on our website. From Veda Ludlow …
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Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!

… of the story is just as fascinating! Emil Frei came to this country from his native Zoeschlingsweiler, in Bavaria. He … pace to accommodate the influx of immigrants to this country, as well as being renovated and updated, as in the … 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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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… Image Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen January 15, 2023 Rachel … hired as a part-time tour guide before becoming our first education coordinator in 2019. In the fall of 2022, she was promoted to director of education and engagement and, in this capacity, she will …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents Table of … 1961 p. 1  Notes on the Financial Report p. 1  Service by Volunteers p. 1  Restoration Attracts National Attention p. …
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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration

… Red Cloud’s offices before being purchased in 1959 by the Willa Cather Foundation. Following efforts to convert the building … like to support the rehabilitation of the bank, please donate online or mail your gift to the Willa Cather …
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