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Historic Sites

… the arrival of traveling productions such as The Bohemian Girl  and The Mikado .  The Red Cloud Opera House hosts …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather … on December 7, 1873, the eldest of an eventual seven children raised by Charles and Mary Virginia Cather. Cathers had been in the area since the 1700s, and Back …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024

Willa Cather Timeline

… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870  — Silas … lost, will later use this event in one of her most famous novels,  My Antonia . 1882  — Red Cloud becomes a division … Siebert Cather.” 20 Dec 2006. O’Brien, Sharon. Chronology.  Early Novels and Stories : The Troll Garden, O Pioneers! the …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023

18th International Willa Cather Seminar

… , NY 10011 United States "Bright and Beautiful and Alive": Willa Cather's New York Intersections We hope you will make plans … Kendall Elizabeth Kendall  is a nonfiction writer and the author of  Balanchine and the Lost Muse  and  Where She …
Posted: 06/05/2019
Last Updated: 06/22/2023

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 …
Posted: 12/15/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection

… writing and connected it to her own life. “When she writes about her childhood, you can’t help but think about yours . When she writes about her brothers and … Cather Foundation and the works of Willa Cather, and we welcome any materials related to her 1987 appearance in Red …
Posted: 10/20/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

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. …
Posted: 12/16/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

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 …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/07/2023

Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents … (Four Play Reviews from the Pittsburgh Leader) p. 1  "An American Citizen" p. 1  "Nethersole's Carmen" p. 2  "John … Slote  The Willa Cather Stamp to be Issued p. 1  TITLE: Storyteller for Children  AUTHOR: Bernice Slote p. 1  TITLE: …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/16/2023

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 …
Posted: 08/16/2021
Last Updated: 07/19/2022

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