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National Willa Cather Center Scholarship

… National Willa Cather Center Scholarship Due May 1 ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP / ELIGIBILITY The purpose of the National Willa Cather Center Scholarship is to provide financial … Cather’s writing made an impression, or detail the value of living in a rural community in which the Red Cloud Opera …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… Image Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Image Willa Cather statue representing Nebraska at National Statuary … She was a self-made woman who spent most of her adult life living and working in New York City. Among other narratives, …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Dedication & Ribbon-Cutting

… WCF; Tracy Tucker, Director of Collections & Curation; Rachel Olsen, Director of Education & Engagement View the image …
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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

… and Co-editor of The Complete Letters of Willa Cather. Rachel Olsen is the Director of Education & Engagement at the …
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Willa Cather Biography

… as a regional writer for decades after her passing in 1947, critics and commentators have increasingly identified … and this was a decision that transformed her career. Building upon her solid foundation as an energetic … letters.  A Lost Lady, published in 1923, is something of tour de force example of the sort of fiction Cather called …
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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 … took ownership of the Willa Cather Childhood Home from History Nebraska in 2019 and is committed to preserving and … new fire and intrusion alarm systems, roof replacement, foundation repair, recreation of the original fence, and …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870  — Silas Garber, former captain in the United … whom almost nothing was lost, will later use this event in one of her most famous novels,  My Antonia . 1882  — Red … Register of Historic Places and open year-round for guided tours. Winter 1883 to 1884  — Willa Cather attends a one-room …
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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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