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… to Willa Cather's life and writing. “Every time I talked about Cather in Webster County,” Mildred Bennett said in an interview. “I would tell the … author. Willa Cather Childhood Home Built in 1879, this house was five years old when the Cather family moved in. …
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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 Restoring Cather's Treasured Places & Sustaining Our …
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Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal
… Image Grant Reynard's 1948 letter to Mildred Bennett Image Grant Reynard's "Mike's Blacksmith … Stack" Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal August 14, 2022 The archives are built upon the art and the … many acquaintances, friends, and relatives, inquiring about their willingness to speak about the author. The …
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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
… Image Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather Special Events Thursday, Dec 7, … the cost includes shipping. Interested in additional books about Willa Cather? Check out these titles, all available at our bookstore: The World of Willa Cather by Mildred Bennett The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative …
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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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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
… Following are excerpts of that process gleaned from past newsletters. [Scroll down to read what was entered into the … medal from the National Institute of Arts and Letters.” 50 Volunteers, 34 Extra Postal Workers, 11 Nebraska Towns, a … eventually became the scholarly journal, Willa Cather Review ) and issues of the informational News from Cather …
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A Visit with Sarah Arneson
… later won a medal in an Austrian shooting competition. “My parents worked and saved so that I could go to college … “Songs my Mother Taught Me” — Czech immigrants as in My Ántonia and Mr. Schimerda was a violinist in the Prague … Thank you! We look forward to your homecoming and to your gift of classic opera on the Red Cloud Opera House stage in …
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