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Willa Cather Timeline

… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870  — Silas Garber, former captain in the United States Army, and four … in part on events in the lives of Silas Garber and his wife Lyra Garber, receives serial publication in  Century  at …
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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 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 …
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Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding

… will soon allow our guests to explore topics related to Lyra and Silas Garber, their lives and legacy in Red Cloud, and the broader …
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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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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… staff since 2017, when she was hired as a part-time tour guide before becoming our first education coordinator … for meeting visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job … our organization responded to the pandemic by embracing virtual programs and resources because it gave me a chance …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of … Cather's Early Works p. 2  TITLE: A Note on The White Bear Stories  AUTHOR: Mildred R. Bennett p. 4  … 45 Cather as "Singing Novelist", Looking Toward a Scholarly Collected Poems p. 46 Call for Papers: Food, Drink, and …
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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration

… and restore the original interior features Retrofit the building with new electrical and mechanical equipment prior … was completed by Carson Stone & Supply of Omaha using 3D scanning technology to replicate the intricate engraving … also involved the replication of two slender sandstone tourelles that once flanked the tower upward to the cornice …
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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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