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Historic Sites

… Historic Sites Since our organization's founding as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront of of … a diverse schedule that includes theater, music, lectures, gallery exhibits, and much more. The Opera House was donated …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is Nebraska's … Lewis. "The United States knows Nebraska because of Willa Cather's books." Image George Marsden, for … seven children raised by Charles and Mary Virginia Cather. Cathers had been in the area since the 1700s, and Back …
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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

… experience and Cather’s representations of it Arts, performance, and music in New York Ecocritical approaches to … Your Proposal" below and completing the provided Google Form. Decisions about acceptance to the conference will be …
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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

… years. In 1987, acclaimed actress Julie Harris accepted the invitation of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial to appear at …
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Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding

… Image Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding December 16, 2022 As we conclude restoration work on the … the house but still close to the creek. . . . The last night of [brick] firing was a gala event. Chicken was rolled …
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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 … for the Foundation as a tour guide. I also have a college teaching background, and my time in classrooms was valuable … starting a big celebration year for several of Cather's works and her 150th birthday. Can you share more about our …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents … 1961 p. 1  Notes on the Financial Report p. 1  Service by Volunteers p. 1  Restoration Attracts National Attention p. … Mellanee Kvasnicka p. 4  TITLE: Book Review: Approaches to Teaching Cather's My Ántonia, S. Rowsowski Editor p. 4  …
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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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