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Reading Cather at 150: A Virtual Study Series with Benjamin Taylor
… Taylor Image "Death Comes for the Archbishop" Image "Chasing Bright Medusas" Special Events Discussion #4: Death Comes for the …
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MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner
… and Education Specialist Rachel Olsen. This event came about from Karr’s summer 4-H project, the idea to share a … she said. As part of its mission, the Willa Cather Foundation helps support K-12 educational initiatives by … about our Educational Resources or contact our education staff for information on curriculum, scholarships, research, …
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Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder Joins Cather Legacy Society
… Image Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder Joins Cather Legacy Society May 24, 2017 Reflecting back on her … compelled Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder to become a member of the Willa Cather Foundation – and ultimately to join the Cather … half of the 20 th Century. Her stories are the American story. Embedded in her work is a portrait of who we are and …
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Unseen & Underfoot: The Hidden Diversity of the Plains
… the "spiral" nematode, collected at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie A special science exhibition in the West Atrium Art … which they were collected. Featured sites include the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and Willa Cather's Childhood Home in …
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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 … in the Willa Cather Childhood Home Image Willa Cather in Pittsburgh "Books Old and New" From The Home Monthly August … shone well before she was famous for her novels and short stories. [For more about Cather's editorship at The Home …
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Organization History
… of her short stories. For the first twenty-five years of operations, the Foundation amassed a large museum collection … the novel My Ántonia the Grace Episcopal Church , which houses a pair of stained-glass windows donated by Cather in … later assumed responsibility for day-to-day management and operation of the Willa Cather State Historic Sites in 1994 …
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Annotations from the Archive: Thanksgiving Traditions
… the essay, "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle," by Willa Cather [ The Nation , September 5, 1923] Thanksgiving, as … seems to have been especially meaningful to Willa Cather. She often visited family in Red Cloud at that time … teeming with buffalo, deer, antelope, wild geese, ducks, prairie chickens and quail. During the late summer a flock …
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