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Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding
… “a kind of freemasonry,” as Willa Cather called it in My Ántonia . Their stories enhanced our understanding of … Ludlow Tennant, 1958: It was some eighty years ago that my grandfather, William Ludlow, a retired minister, …
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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!
… 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
… Special Events Thursday, Apr 27, 2023 | 7pm Discussion #1: My Ántonia As part of National Willa Cather Center's efforts … novels. The first study in this series will focus on My Ántonia , the novel that catapulted Cather's career to a … for this series. We will read: April 27, at 7:00 pm CT: My Ántonia June 1, at 12:30 pm CT: A Lost Lady September 21, …
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A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society
… says Wade. “Honestly, it taught me the importance of supporting in a financial way the things you care about.” … trip to Egypt in 2015, they made sure that the Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was included in their estate plans. As … we can see what the WCF does and we want to continue to support those efforts long after we’re gone.” As a person …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… and Author Series programs, oversees the Red Cloud Opera House season of events, plans conferences and seminars, and fosters …
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Ongoing Historic Site Restoration & Campaign Updates
… stories from a variety of voices. You may still lend your support to the preservation of these nationally significant … has been restored to its period of significance The foundation has been stabilized Lighting and mechanical … site of a 27-room downtown boutique hotel, of which the Foundation is an equity investor Excavation and underpinning …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… and special features of each issue of the Review since its first publication in 1957. Simply use the Control + F … p. 1 Conference Schedule p. 1 A Cornish Childhood p. 2 Gallery Holds "Feelings": Four Lucy Gayheart Paintings by … AUTHOR: Andrew Jewell p. 52 TITLE: The One-Sentence Wonder: Willa Cather's Shortest Book AUTHOR: Jeanne C. …
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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, … properties, expand educational programming, develop visitor amenities, and build endowment for the nonprofit … funds needed to restore the sites and enhance the visitor experience for tourists from forty-eight states and five …
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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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