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Historic Sites
… restored exterior finishes, but will also offer accessible tours for those with mobility limitations. “When she went … removing redundant facilities from major lines. To save the building from destruction, it was moved from its original … Catholic church in Red Cloud. The church was built in 1883 and used until 1903. The design is modest and simple, with …
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Willa Cather Biography
… as a regional writer for decades after her passing in 1947, critics and commentators have increasingly identified … and this was a decision that transformed her career. Building upon her solid foundation as an energetic … letters. A Lost Lady, published in 1923, is something of tour de force example of the sort of fiction Cather called …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… Annie uses the money to pay for taxes on her farm instead. Lucy Gayheart is serialized in Women’s Home Companion and …
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18th International Willa Cather Seminar
… most of her professional writing life in New York (1906-1947), first in Greenwich Village and later, after she had … 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
… 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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Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!
… is Cather’s letter to Carrie Miner Sherwood, sent on June 7, 1928. Written just three months after her father’s death, … 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
… Estate Item Joins the Collection October 20, 2021 The Willa Cather Foundation Art Collection boasts nearly thirty … Harris joined four hundred other Cather enthusiasts for bus tours of Webster County literary sites, visits to St. … Grace Episcopal churches, and the Willa Cather Childhood Home in Red Cloud. Harris was a lover of literature and a …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… 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 … go? Something I’m excited to tackle is re-envisioning our tours and educational services once all of our Cather sites …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents … Wide Interest in Willa Cather p. 3 10th Anniversary of Foundation p. 3 Future Event with John G. Neihardt p. 4 … Day of Issue p. 1 Willa Cather Centennial Festival--Events at UNL and Red Cloud p. 2 Notice of Mrs. Roscoe …
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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 … also involved the replication of two slender sandstone tourelles that once flanked the tower upward to the cornice … Cather Foundation, 413 N. Webster Street, Red Cloud, NE 68970. To learn about naming and recognition opportunities …
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