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Historic Sites
… Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront of of the preservation movement, restoring and caring for … sites dedicated to an American author. Willa Cather Childhood Home Built in 1879, this house was five years old … in 1897, is the building Cather returned to when visiting friends and family in Red Cloud. In 2021-2022, the National …
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Volunteer
… Image The Willa Cather Foundation was started in 1955 by Mildred R. Bennett and a small group of dedicated volunteers … of the ways you can become involved: Red Cloud Opera House Volunteers Do you enjoy arts programming? Join our … for all new volunteers. To become a volunteer or learn more about volunteer opportunities with the Willa Cather …
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Our Campaign for the Future
… Image Mrs. Laura Bush, Honorary National Chair Our Campaign for the Future … stay longer to enjoy the museum and all that Cather loved about Webster County. Fundraising has reached 87% of the … efforts led by the National Willa Cather Center's founder, Mildred Bennett. Design, fabrication, and installation of …
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Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal
… dusty back side of it remembered the little Bohemian maid (“Hired girls we called them”) who had befriended her in her early …
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Annotations from the Archive: The Willa Cather Childhood Home
… of planning, research, and parallel work on both the house itself and the collections that have been housed within … many resources from our archive to search for clues about how the house was constructed, updated, and used over … home in the 1880s Inside, we returned to first principles: Mildred Bennett's notes about the home's interior, based on …
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Benjamin Taylor Book Launch and Reading
… Willa Cather Center. Hear an excerpt from Taylor's new book, followed by what is sure to be an engaging talk back … and Kelsey Squire to discuss their recently published books and particular areas of Cather expertise. We hope to … 150th birthday! A registration and Chasing Bright Medusas book bundle option is also available for this event, and the …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… Cloud. Also accompanying the family are Rachel Boak, the hired girl Marjorie (Margie) Anderson, and Willa’s cousins … and vivisection. At the Opera House, she and the Miner girls perform Beauty and the Beast to "benefit the poor." … of Michigan. Marjorie (Margie) Anderson, the Cather’s hired girl from Virginia, dies and is buried in the Cather …
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Annotations from the Archives: American Archives Month
… letters, financial or political documents, photos, manuscripts, or publications of many types. The archives at the … the much-needed restoration of the Childhood Home. Mildred Bennett's record of Cather family memories, her … the Childhood Home as we made some tough decisions about its future. In addition, the drafting and design phase …
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50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp
… Image 50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp The process—and celebration—of a commemorative … Princeton. In 1944 she received the gold medal from the National Institute of Arts and Letters.” 50 Volunteers, 34 …
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A Visit with Sarah Arneson
… recalled. “I was cast in an opera at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and fell in love with it.” After college, … I thought it was nothing special. I was surrounded by good voices. I had classmates with lovely voices. My mother's family all seemed to have excellent …
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