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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 …
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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 … 7, 2023, at 11:00 a.m ET. A special thanks to Willa Cather Foundation member Peg O’Dea Lippert, for conceiving the idea …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Dedication & Ribbon-Cutting
… Image The Willa Cather Childhood Home in her restored glory (April 2024) Image Dedication & … Program | June 8, 2024 Willa Cather Childhood Home Dedication & Ribbon-Cutting A festive celebration on … breezy afternoon on June 8 for our Willa Cather Childhood Home Rededication and Ribbon Cutting! Willa Cather …
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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 States This Event is Part of the Willa Cather Spring Conference – Register Here Full Conference Schedule “Willa Cather has long been one of my favorite authors, so I …
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Willa Cather Biography
… Sinclair Lewis. "The United States knows Nebraska because of Willa Cather's books." Image George Marsden, for … Willa Cather: A Literary Life had each appeared in 1987; about that time too the era’s leading Cather critic, the … that transformed her career. Building upon her solid foundation as an energetic journalist in Lincoln and …
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Annotations from the Archive: The Willa Cather Childhood Home
… Image The Willa Cather Childhood Home as construction work nears … furnishings, circa 1890 Annotations from the Archive: The Willa Cather Childhood Home December 5, 2023 The reopening of the Willa Cather Childhood Home this month is the culmination of …
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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
… move into town. Red Cloud’s population at the time is 2,500. Charles Cather opens an office selling farm loans and … of the Panic of 1893. Blind Boone, a well-known African American pianist, performs at the Red Cloud Opera House. … it is only a coincidence that passages in his book The Great Gatsby closely resemble a passage in Cather’s A Lost …
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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 … crown jewel of the Willa Cather Historic Sites and the best location to glean a more complete understanding of the daily …
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