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Country Tour

… twenty historic sites related to the life and writing of Willa Cather. You may schedule a guided tour of these sites by contacting the Willa Cather Foundation, or you may purchase a detailed … homesteads and the prairies and river where the Cather children played and explored. Roads are not always passable …
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Serena's Album

… was made by a precocious 14-year-old signing herself “Wm. Cather M.D.” This entry by Serena’s classmate Willa Cather … theorizes that Serena came to Red Cloud to continue her studies with J. F. Curran, the very popular Superior High … photographer, of German parentage. He appears in an 1899 volume entitled Biographies and Portraits of the Progressive …
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Finding Aids

… Boris Hambourg, ? Heinemann, William, 1863-1920 Hess, Julia Myra Hibben, Jenny Davidson Hibben, John Grier Hills, Laura … Mildred Bennett Collection documents the organizational and scholarly work of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial’s … Wedding Anniversary from Willa Cather December 1923   My Ántonia BK-50-306 Willa Cather  1918 1st printing Elsie …
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Marian Fey

… been serving children and families through nonprofit and education work for more than twenty years. Before her role … also served two terms on the Omaha Public Schools Board of Education, including time as Board President. 'I developed …
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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

… changes as we get older.” Loomis holds degrees in Education from Northern Illinois University, but it was …
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Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home

… Image Image Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home March 6, … and son of Charles Hugh Miner and Alfretta “Retta” Ayre, Willa Cather’s first cousin. It was Hugh's sisters, Carrie … which is why she has decided to include the Willa Cather Foundation in her estate plan. “After seeing how the history …
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Annotations from the Archive: Back to School

… reveries and returned to school. In just such a moment, Willa Cather’s earliest known letter was written at the end of … of the author: a fifteen year old girl, caught between the worlds of adults and children, her own earnest and curious …
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Guided Seven Building Town Tour

… Guided Seven Building Town Tour Driving Tour Guests should have their own … and plan to follow a tour guide from site to site. Tours last approximately 2 hours. Adults: $25.00 Students: … - $10.00  Children: (5 & under) – Free Book a Tour Willa Cather Childhood Home 245 N Cedar Street The Cather family …
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