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Annotations From the Archive: Soldiers' Letters

… time in getting to work on telling her cousin's story. My Ántonia was set to be published in September of that year, … of the illustrations. She enjoyed many wonderful reviews of My Ántonia , but by December she wrote to her editor, Ferris …
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Annotations From the Archives: Fan Mail

… Image Annotations From the Archives: Fan Mail August 22, 2022 Our archives are home to not only Willa … of course, but at other times, friends thought to include notes about Cather’s writing too, sometimes in the …
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Annotations From the Archive: John Mallory Bates

… scientific-minded. Before her marriage she taught Astronomy and Mathematics at Wellesley College, the first professor … documenting Nebraska’s many unfamiliar plants. His 1914 article “On the Sedges of Nebraska” is probably his most … butterfly milkweed ( Asclepias tuberosa ) in her novel My Ántonia ; Bates didn’t believe it to be extant in the area. …
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Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection

… took a Bergers piece with her: a Cather-inspired scene from My Ántonia , with Blind d’Arnault taking the Red Cloud Opera … time for me and knowing you has been a blessing. I look at my blind pianist hanging on my bedroom wall and dream of Red …
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Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding

… Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding December 16, 2022 As we conclude restoration work on the Farmers and … “a kind of freemasonry,” as Willa Cather called it in My Ántonia . Their stories enhanced our understanding of …
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Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home

… generation in the J.L. Miner House, or the Harling House in My Ántonia . He was the grandson of the home’s namesake and son … Sherwood and Irene Miner Weisz, to whom Cather dedicated My Ántonia . After graduating from Red Cloud High School, …
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10 Ways to Celebrate 150 Years of Willa Cather!

… at the U.S. Capitol this year (date to be announced).] 4. Take in a show or event at the Red Cloud Opera House The … the setting of the last beautiful and poignant chapter of My Àntonia . 7. Read Willa Cather's novel, A Lost Lady   … next visit and watch for the opening of Hotel Garber in 2024! This boutique hotel, now under construction adjacent to …
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Reading Cather at 150: A Virtual Study Series with Benjamin Taylor

… Special Events Thursday, Apr 27, 2023 | 7pm Discussion #1: My Ántonia As part of National Willa Cather Center's efforts to … for each event will be emailed to registered attendees 24 hours in advance from Program Associate Nicky Billinger. …
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A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society

… glad he was from Red Cloud. That has brought Cather into my life, and so many meaningful experiences and … experience of being in Cather’s hometown. “If you read  My Ántonia , for example, the land truly becomes one of the … so, please contact Jeniffer Beahm, Development Associate at 402-746-2653 or jbeahm@willacather.org . …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… Image Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen January 15, 2023 Rachel … hired as a part-time tour guide before becoming our first education coordinator in 2019. In the fall of 2022, she was promoted to director of education and engagement and, in this capacity, she will …
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