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Historic Sites
… an American author. Willa Cather Childhood Home Built in 1879, this house was five years old when the Cather family … 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 …
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Willa Cather Biography
… in American fiction—with Melville, James, Wharton, Hemingway, Faulkner, Cather, Ellison, Bellow, Morrison.” Yes, though Cather deserves to precede Hemingway on this list. Concluding her fine study of Willa … Cather. On April 24, 1947, Cather died from cancer. A private funeral was held in New York, and a memorial service …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870 — Silas … homestead claims near a site that would soon become the town of Red Cloud, Nebraska. 1871 — In Silas Garber’s … Register of Historic Places and open year-round for guided tours. Winter 1883 to 1884 — Willa Cather attends a …
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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 … the Eugene Lang College of New School in Greenwich Village, teaching classes in memoir, cultural criticism, and race and … Seminar invites proposals for papers on diverse themes, works, and people evoked by Cather’s early twentieth century …
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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 … short a time. From David Helvern’s letter to the editor, 1875: I think [an aid organization] in every township or road …
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Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!
… Out! December 15, 2021 This autumn, as we have continued work on several of our historic sites here in Red Cloud, we had the … beautiful windows, both inside or outside the church! We talk about the windows often and their history as memorials …
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Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection
… to the Willa Cather Foundation over several years. In 1987, acclaimed actress Julie Harris accepted the invitation of … 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
… takes shape, I’m already starting to think of ways we could update the visitor experience. Speaking of Covid, the Willa …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… Northeast (1980) AUTHOR: Michel Gervaud p. 19 TITLE: "Ah, God! the Swift Feet of the Runners" (Poem) AUTHOR: Ronald … p. 31 TITLE: American Scholars: Cather, Mencken, and Godfrey St. Peter AUTHOR: Robert K. Miller, University of … Characterization AUTHOR: Margaret Doane p. 60 TITLE: The Goddess Within: Artistic and Spiritual Awakening in …
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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 …
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