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Abbie Loomis looks to protect Cather sites that offer profound understanding of the immigrant experience
… to make history come alive for people.” This work of the Foundation is of vital importance to Loomis, who allocated a … project, and then joined the Cather Legacy Society to support future maintenance at the site through a planned … Legacy Society , or if you have named the Willa Cather Foundation as a beneficiary in your estate plans, please …
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Hotel Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy
… Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy April 9, 2025 RED CLOUD, NE—The National Willa Cather Center celebrated the long-awaited soft opening …
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Cather Sesquicentennial
… also marked the 100th anniversary of her Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours , as well as publication centenaries of A … matching funds provided by the Willa Cather Foundation’s Campaign for the Future . Book clubs and teachers around the country are …
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Annotations from the Archives: From a Trainman's Library
… 2, 2024 Red Cloud's historic Burlington Depot, in service for more than sixty years before it was decommissioned by … in 2020-2021 through the National Willa Cather Center's Campaign for the Future. It is listed on the National Register of Historic …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… tours on December 7, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s 150th birthday. The site closed on August 15, 2022 to … Cather house is vividly described in Cather's novel, The Song of the Lark , and short stories, “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway
… Home Restoration Underway Set to Reopen in December of 2023 Make a Gift to Benefit Ongoing Preservation Efforts! … years. The Cather house is vividly described in The Song of the Lark , “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best Years.” The National …
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Pavelka Farmstead
… My Ántonia . Pavelka worked as a hired girl, helping to support her family after they immigrated from Bohemia and … Review , published three times a year by the Willa Cather Foundation, and an article about the Pavelka Farmstead — …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration July 21, 2022 The Willa Cather Childhood … years. The Cather house is vividly described in The Song of the Lark , “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best Years.” The National …
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Potter Block Rehabilitation Reaches Fundraising Milestones
… stays. When developed and conjoined to the National Willa Cather Center’s Farmers and Merchants Bank next door, the … will highlight connections to Red Cloud’s history and Willa Cather’s life and writing. The project is a key priority for … enjoy the museum, the historic sites, the town, the Cather Prairie, and other scenic places Cather loved. In the first …
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Potter Block Ceremonial Groundbreaking
… N. Webster Street, Red Cloud) on Friday, October 7, 2022, for a ceremonial groundbreaking. The event celebrated the … is a key priority for the National Willa Cather Center’s Campaign for the Future and Red Cloud’s Heritage Tourism Development Office, …
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