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National Willa Cather Center Scholarship

… in which the Red Cloud Opera House is located. FINANCIAL DATA One $1000 scholarship will be awarded annually. …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… American stories, Cather wrote from a perspective and in a style that had not been previously represented in …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Dedication & Ribbon-Cutting

… Image The Willa Cather Childhood Home in her restored glory (April 2024) … Home Rededication and Ribbon Cutting! Willa Cather Foundation leadership, project partners and supporters, … Farmers and Merchants Bank (and the  Making A Place: A Long History of Red Cloud exhibit), and the construction site of …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa … interpretation; a climate control system and a new roof and foundation. Enclosure of the attic space and extensive … of the most remarkable and compelling periods in American history.” She referred to the sites and collections in Red …
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Premiere of Willa Cather: Breaking the Mold

… Conference Thursday, Jun 6, 2024 | 7 - 8pm CT National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster St. Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … at Fordham University, recipient of the Helena Rubinstein Foundation fellowship, the Distinguished University Teaching …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … readings that there existed a growing body of evidence to support such a claim: Sharon O'Brien's influential … best place, Red Cloud, Nebraska, such as in her novels of prairie pioneering,  O Pioneers!  and  My Á ntonia , but …
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Annotations from the Archive: The Willa Cather Childhood Home

… Image The Willa Cather Childhood Home as construction work nears completion … assembled an excellent team to examine the long history of the home, which was built in 1879 and has … of the house shows, at magnification, the original brick foundation, much of which was lost during 20th century …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway Set to Reopen in … to Benefit Ongoing Preservation Efforts! Donate Now The Willa Cather Childhood Home is a national treasure, one of … a dollar-for-dollar match in non-federal donations. Among others, we’re also grateful to the John K. & Lynne D. Boyer …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… 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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Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration … took ownership of the Willa Cather Childhood Home from History Nebraska in 2019 and is committed to preserving and … cedar shingle roof, gutters, and downspouts Repair of the foundation and reconstruction of window wells Retention of …
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