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Serena's Album

… two more would be born in the next several years. The tiny settlement known as “Elora” — Mrs. Keifer gives it as … as Cather does. Her preferred journey is to Amboy, a tiny Webster County settlement just east of Red Cloud …
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Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest … Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska.  Subjects: short stories Cather genealogy Willa Cather personal effects … in the collection include notes from oral histories collected by Bennett and John March, transcripts of Cather …
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Marian Fey

… Image Marian Fey Omaha, Nebraska Marian Fey has been serving children and families through nonprofit and education work … time as Board President. 'I developed an appreciation for Willa Cather's literature when connecting places I've been, …
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Annotations From the Archives: Red Cloud's Christmas Traditions

… Traditions December 10, 2025 In Webster County during Willa Cather’s childhood, Christmas traditions differed from … programs that featured songs and recitations by the children. The Webster County Argus reported that the 1890 … they were often tied onto the tree's branches! We know that Willa Cather enjoyed Christmas and thought often of her …
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Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead

… the cave; Ántonia and I went up the stairs first, and the children waited. We were standing outside talking, when they … Pavelka was the inspiration for Ántonia Shimerda, arguably Willa Cather's most famous character and the namesake for … site/object/person important to the life and writing of Willa Cather? We hope this two-fold interpretive strategy …
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Abbie Loomis looks to protect Cather sites that offer profound understanding of the immigrant experience

… Abbie Loomis was thirteen years old when she discovered Willa Cather. Her mother was a voracious reader, and My … Ántonia that she revisits every few years.  “Once I found Willa Cather, and as I got older, I realized wow, she wrote … for her 1918 novel, My Ántonia. “You can see it now, the children flying out of the cellar, and that’s just such a …
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Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home

… and son of Charles Hugh Miner and Alfretta “Retta” Ayre, Willa Cather’s first cousin. It was Hugh's sisters, Carrie … family legacy, which is why she has decided to include the Willa Cather Foundation in her estate plan. “After seeing … history is something Jaydene has prioritized with her own children. In 2016, she traveled to Red Cloud with her …
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Annotations from the Archive: Back to School

… Sherer’s class in Red Cloud, and she may have begun writing themes under the watchful eyes of more educated family …
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Guided Seven Building Town Tour

… Guided Seven Building Town Tour Driving Tour Guests should … Students: (K - 12) - $10.00  Children: (5 & under) – Free Book a Tour Willa Cather Childhood Home 245 N Cedar Street The Cather …
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Annotations From the Archives: Red Cloud's Photographers

… with no silver remaining on the glass at all. Archivist Tracy Tucker has made some careful experiments on more intensive … consider donating them to a repository. Archivist Tracy Sanford Tucker would be happy to talk with you about your …
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