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Willa Cather Timeline
… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870 — Silas … of the Panic of 1893. Blind Boone, a well-known African American pianist, performs at the Red Cloud Opera House. … McClure’s as Alexander’s Masquerade . Cather tours the Southwest for the first time while visiting her brother …
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18th International Willa Cather Seminar
… Image International Seminar Wednesday, Jun 21, 2023 | 12am - Friday, Jun 23, … We hope you will make plans to attend the 18th Willa Cather International Seminar in the neighborhood where Cather lived …
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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
… January 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a … visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job evolution … or to look at contemporary art in our gallery or visit the prairie, I hope they understand that our organization is …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents … p. 1 Staff p. 1 Museum News and Donors p. 1 Interesting Visitors p. 2 Nebraska Activities and Publications p. 2 … p. 1 Letter from the President p. 1 Cather Second Home Lodging p. 54 Willa Cather: Canyon, Rock & Mesa Country …
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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration
… offices before being purchased in 1959 by the Willa Cather Foundation. Following efforts to convert the building for … to our Campaign for the Future . If you, too, would like to support the rehabilitation of the bank, please donate online or mail your gift to the Willa Cather …
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Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center
… Image Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center March 25, … seminars, as well as arts and humanities events are held by the Foundation year-round in Red Cloud …
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Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center
… at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center June 3, 2017 On June 3rd, nearly 300 guests gathered in our Red … restoration and adaptive reuse of the historic Moon Block building in Red Cloud, Nebraska. The project was made … of scholars, students, and readers young and old.” Public tours led by members of the Willa Cather Foundation Board of …
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