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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources
… company Animal Engine created a new production called Henrietta Solway , based on Willa Cather's short story … images of Cather, words to the original music written for Henrietta Solway , and period advertisements. Students might …
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Whispers of Home
… a solo show featuring the abstract collage and mixed media works of Nebraska artist Susan Hart. Previously, Hart's … free and open to the public. Programming at the National Willa Cather Center's Red Cloud Opera House Gallery is made … throughout the state. Recently, she has been involved in teaching and making art with her four grandchildren. Hart is …
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Serena's Album
… to live in Shenandoah, Iowa. They had a son, Fayette, born about 1891, and a daughter, Genevieve, born about 1894. J. … United States Congressman from Ohio, and Speaker of the House. Mr. Keifer, Jr. had served as his father’s secretary … Omaha area and later in Glenwood, Iowa, where together they operated an abstracts and deeds office. He names Herbert …
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Scott Kirby's Main Street Souvenirs
… of Kirby’s program will feature Red Cloud and the National Willa Cather Center, photos and stories of the town, and the … has made 25 recordings, and has composed over 150 original works for piano and other instruments. In 2004, Kirby’s … his time between composing, painting, performing, and teaching. Listen to Scott Kirby Play …
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Finding Aids
… and archival collections, housed in Cather's hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, containing memorabilia, artifacts, … journals, and rare book collections, as well as items belonging to Willa Cather like letters, clothing, jewelry, … to explore individual objects in the collection! For a broad view of the collections, finding aids are available for …
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Opening Plenary Session: Ann Lundberg
… Image Ann Lundberg In A World Above the World: Willa Cather at Mesa Verde in 1915 Spring Conference … nineteenth century and early twentieth century, and how it works to define national identity. She's presented and … Casa Grande in Arizona, "The Ruin of Expectations." Her teaching resume includes both environmental literature and …
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Annotations from the Archive: April Twilights
… from the Archive: April Twilights April 8, 2025 Though Willa Cather is known worldwide as a novelist, her first … the time April Twilights was published in 1903, Cather was teaching high school in Pittsburgh. Though she had initially … hold a number of poetry typescripts, including unpublished works like “The Easter Rabbit” and “I Cannot Say, Forget.” …
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Unseen & Underfoot: The Hidden Diversity of the Plains
… Helicotylenchus, the "spiral" nematode, collected at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie A special science exhibition … band. Dr. Mullin is a Massachusetts native who loves teaching about plant pathology, mycology, and nematology. … a Master's of Applied Science at UNL in 2020. He currently works for the Platte Basin Timelapse project in the School …
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49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Dustin Mater
… by his mother and grandmother. When he was 2 years old, Mater says he drew a picture of a train and conductor … pop art due to the juxtapositions, contrasting tones and bold colors. “A lot of my work has chrome and neon colors,” … from November 5-December 14, 2021 • There is also an index to the other eleven 49 Minutes of Fame artist profiles …
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The Field, The Fire: an exhibition by Travis Hencey
… in those years. Simultaneously familiar and fresh, these works featured aged paper and book components in new … exhibition to be held in conjunction with the 69th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference. The conference, Cather and … to his studies at Chadron State College in 2014 to explore teaching and to refocus on visual arts. Travis is currently …
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