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Reading Cather at 150: A Virtual Study Series with Benjamin Taylor
… #4: Death Comes for the Archbishop As part of National Willa Cather Center's efforts to commemorate acclaimed novelist … Death Comes for the Archbishop , the novel featuring the story set in 1851 of Father Jean Marie Latour traveling to …
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MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner
… Image MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner October 25, 2019 “You have a little Willa Cather right here in Bladen,” Antonette Turner told a crowd … to share a love of Willa Cather and local Webster County history, and a new and growing friendship between the sixth …
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Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder Joins Cather Legacy Society
… compelled Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder to become a member of the Willa Cather Foundation – and ultimately to join the Cather … This is what scholars should do with knowledge. Part of my response was also due to Red Cloud itself and the … the fellowship and sparked interest that bring Ryder to events like the Spring Conference. “It’s an impetus for …
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Serena's Album
… family came to Nebraska between 1880 and 1885; her father farmed near Bostwick in Nuckolls County. After attending … her album. Serena White lived her entire life in the area, never marrying. She died in 1924. Cather scholar Kari … settlement known as “Elora” — Mrs. Keifer gives it as her home — was essentially a post office in search of a town, …
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Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud
… Image Cather's Thanksgiving postcard to her niece, 1909 … Red Cloud was.” If you've ever thought of coming home (or visiting) Red Cloud over the holidays, Cather's dear old house is available for guest lodging . Historic but entirely unfussy, the Cather Second …
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Unseen & Underfoot: The Hidden Diversity of the Plains
… Helicotylenchus, the "spiral" nematode, collected at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie A special science exhibition in the West Atrium Art Gallery Monday, Mar 17 - Saturday, May 17, 2025 | All day …
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"Books Old and New"
… Image The NWCC Bookstore features every book written by Willa Cather or about Willa Cather—and a wide selection of other … over-burdened with dry historical names and dates, for a story full of action and resounding with the ring of swords, …
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Organization History
… Image Organization History Advancing Her Legacy The Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was founded in 1955 by a group … after Cather’s death, Bennett became fascinated by people, events, and historic sites in and around Red Cloud and … work; the St. Juliana Catholic Church , of the novel My Ántonia the Grace Episcopal Church , which houses a …
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Annotations from the Archive: Thanksgiving Traditions
… —from the essay, "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle," by Willa Cather [ The Nation , September 5, 1923] Thanksgiving, as … Red Cloud — Auld Family Collection, TX-46-001, Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa …
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