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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!

… Image Image 10 Ways to Celebrate 150 Years of Willa Cather! April 26, 2023 Experience the prairie … years of our famed writer—and several of her works are also celebrating centenaries. Here are 10 ways that you, too, can … 7. Read Willa Cather's novel, A Lost Lady   is celebrating 100 years of publication, and one of several of Cather's …
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Reading Cather at 150: A Virtual Study Series with Benjamin Taylor

… in anticipation of the publication of his new biography, Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather. You can pre-order Taylor's …
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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

… for meeting visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job … our organization responded to the pandemic by embracing virtual programs and resources because it gave me a chance … go? Something I’m excited to tackle is re-envisioning our tours and educational services once all of our Cather sites …
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Ongoing Historic Site Restoration & Campaign Updates

… please contact Ashley Olson, Executive Director, at 402-746-2653 or aolson@willacather.org . Link  HERE  for more … was home to Anna Sadilek Pavelka, prototype for Cather's Ántonia. Restoration will make it available for guided tours …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… N.Y. Times p. 3  Mass Vestment Donated p. 3  Watkins' Book Includes Cather p. 4  … Prayer for Tomorrow: Cather's A Lost Lady, Dakota Style p.17 AUTHOR: Mary Ruth Ryder TITLE: Frederick M Link … Overing, Robert: Willa Cather and Mari Sandoz, Differing Viewpoints of the Early West, 16.4:2 Parkman, Francis, 22.3/4:1 …
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Laura Bush Announces the Willa Cather Campaign for the Future

… Announces the Willa Cather Campaign for the Future January 14, 2020 Today, we announce the Willa Cather Foundation's … house, the railroad depot, and the landscape. It’s one of my favorite places in all of America.” The Campaign for the … which is central to Cather’s most celebrated novel, My Ántonia. Adding to the success of the campaign is a Save …
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Fragments of Willa Cather's Lost Work Published

… Lost Work Published for the First Time At her death in 1947, famed author Willa Cather was working on a story -- or … include Alexander’s Bridge (1912), O Pioneers! (1913), My Ántonia (1918), and A Lost Lady (1923), all of which explored …
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Cather Inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame

… the honor on behalf of Ms. Cather. Willa Cather (1873-1947) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author who first … national recognition for novels such as O Pioneers! and My Ántonia, in which she drew on her own experiences of growing …
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