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Historic Sites

… of the Moon Block was completed in 2017, when former First Lady Laura Bush presided over the grand opening of the … for Captain and Marian Forrester in Cather’s 1923 novel, A Lost Lady . Within a few short years of opening, the Farmers and …
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Willa Cather Biography

… other places found there too: the desert southwest of  The Song of the Lark ,  The Professor's House , and  Death Comes for the … she would write of another artist, Thea Kronborg, in  The Song of the Lark  (150)—the Willa Cather who was about forty …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… uncle and aunt of Willa Cather) stake a homestead on the Divide, a broad stretch of land between the Little Blue and … short story to be published in a national magazine, “On the Divide,” appears in  Overland Monthly . Annie Sadilek …
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18th International Willa Cather Seminar

… located at 65 W. 11th, first floor. A full schedule of events is available below. Highlights will include: Margo … first floor. Please check in before attending any seminar events! Download the seminar schedule   Invited Speakers …
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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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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

… Olsen January 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a … in Women’s Studies and was a full-time faculty member and writing center director at Oklahoma City Community College …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents Table of Contents This Table of Contents for the Willa Cather Review was compiled by Virgil and Dolores Albertini. A tool … the Table of Contents provides easy access to specific articles and special features of each issue of … 1.2  Fall 1957  Editor: Miriam Mountford  Staff Activities p. 1  …
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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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