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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 … Sherwood and Irene Miner Weisz, to whom Cather dedicated My Ántonia . After graduating from Red Cloud High School, … history and reading Cather to learn more. “It was really My Ántonia that started it all,” she said. “Being able to …
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10 Ways to Celebrate 150 Years of Willa Cather!
… The prominent Romanesque Revival style bank was built by Silas Garber and his partners in 1889 and was the first home of … Nebraska’s fourth governor, Garber and his socialite wife Lyra were friends of Cather’s and provided her the …
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Reading Cather at 150: A Virtual Study Series with Benjamin Taylor
… attendees 24 hours in advance from Program Associate Nicky Billinger. If you did not receive her message, please contact her at nbillinger@willacather.org. For those who will miss a …
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A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society
… small town in Nebraska that can claim one of the most famous authors in the world, so I’m happy to have the … of the Cather Legacy Society , Jay and Wade value the sustained impact that planned giving assures. “We know … or would like more information about doing so, please contact Jeniffer Beahm, Development Associate at …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… January 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a … for meeting visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job … or to look at contemporary art in our gallery or visit the prairie, I hope they understand that our organization is …
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Ongoing Historic Site Restoration & Campaign Updates
… Image Ongoing Historic Site Restoration & Campaign Updates April 22, 2021 Thanks to your many generous contributions to our Campaign for the Future , historic site restoration and preservation work has …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents … Contributions p. 1 Visitors and Volunteers p. 1 Education and Archives p. 1 Museum Associations p. 2 … 3, 12.2:1; quotes from, 7.1:1, 10.1:2 Nebraska Council of Teachers of English: Nebraska Literary maps by, 3.2:2, …
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Laura Bush Announces the Willa Cather Campaign for the Future
… Image Laura Bush Announces the Willa Cather Campaign for the Future January 14, 2020 Today, we announce the Willa Cather …
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Fragments of Willa Cather's Lost Work Published
… include Alexander’s Bridge (1912), O Pioneers! (1913), My Ántonia (1918), and A Lost Lady (1923), all of which … well regarded works include The Professor’s House (1925), My Mortal Enemy (1926), Death Comes for the Archbishop (1927), Shadows on …
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Cather Inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame
… Image Cather Inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame March 21, 2011 Cather Inducted into the New York State Writers … first achieved national recognition for novels such as O Pioneers! and My Ántonia, in which she drew on her own …
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