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Emily Caroline Cather's Trunk

… Emily Caroline Cather's Trunk An Artifact in Need of Conservation Image During preparation for the … story, as it represents their migration. Like the character she inspired in  My Ántonia , Emily Caroline Smith … fictionalized as Emmaline Burden, is an important character in  My Ántonia  as the grandmother of the novel's …
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Conservation of Willa Cather's Attic Bedroom Wallpaper

… Attic Bedroom Wallpaper Flowers in her "Rose Bower" March 4, 2024 SUPPORT THIS PROJECT As part of the 2019 collections … bedroom description, and a papering experience, into The Song of the Lark (1915) when describing the young Thea Kronborg’s …
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Childhood Home Tour

… 30 minutes.  Book a Tour Located at the corner of 3rd Ave. and Cedar St., the Willa Cather Childhood Home is the … since it's initial opening, tens of thousands of visitors have explore every room of the house, and over time it became …
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Guided Seven Building Town Tour

… (5 & under) – Free Book a Tour Willa Cather Childhood Home 245 N Cedar Street The Cather family lived in this home from … 1884-1904. Willa Cather describes it in great detail in The Song of the Lark and “Old Mrs. Harris.” Willa Cather’s room was upstairs …
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Annotations from the Archives: A Lost Lady Debuts

… the first of her works to be made into a movie, and a 1934 film of the same name was to be the last in Cather's … you can get a very high price for the film rights of "The Song of the Lark" I'll consent to the sale," she wrote to her editor …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home

… bedroom, which closely resembles Thea Kronborg's in  The Song of the Lark . Willa is believed to have wallpapered this room … restoration and rehabilitation and was rededicated in 2024. BOOK A GUIDED TOUR 7-Building Tour 3-Building Tour …
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Guided Three Building Downtown Tour

… Image Guided Three Building Downtown Tour Driving or Walking Tour This guided tour option includes the restored Willa Cather Childhood Home, the Farmers and Merchants Bank, and … and plan to follow a tour guide from site to site. Tours last approximately 60 minutes. Book This Tour Adults: …
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Hommage: Willa Cather

… of the celebration of their birth centenaries. The authors chosen in 2023 were: Willa Cather (1873–1947) Federico … influences, historical or geographical context of their chosen author. 262 works of high artistic quality were …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens A National Historic Landmark December 5, 2023 … the Shenandoah Valley of her early childhood. Events took place across the country throughout 2023-2024 to honor and …
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Historic Sites

… tours for those with mobility limitations. “When she went away from it for good, she would leave something that she … church in 1922. Today, Grace Episcopal Church is used for private services. A homily is delivered here annually in … Catholic Church was dedicated in 1907, St. Juliana became a private residence until it was donated to the National Willa …
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