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Rothenberger Book Talk and Signing
… Visit,” and senior editor and contributing author of “A Prairie Mosaic: An Atlas of Central Nebraska’s Land, … by Library Journal . He considers himself a student of the prairie and popular culture of the Great Plains. Scottsbluff in '62 is available in the National Willa Cather Bookstore or online . Plan to attend the Opera House …
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My Ántonia at 100: The Ongoing Story
… Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States “Black Hawk, the new world in which we had come to live”: Stories from the Red Cloud Community A special session of … Nebraska, both during Cather’s life and today. In My Ántonia when Jim Burden is relocated to Black Hawk …
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2015 Road Scholar
… and study cruises to walking, biking and more. The Willa Cather program attendees will have the opportunity to … the small Western town that influenced her work. Discuss Cather's short stories and novels with a university … Highlights Enjoy visits to the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and nearly 20 historic sites around Red Cloud. Gain …
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Willa Cather's Birthday Celebration and Open House
… Special Events Friday, Dec 7, 2018 | 4 - 6pm National Willa Cather Center 413 North Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States Join us in celebrating Willa Cather’s birthday! The National Willa Cather Center and Red … often to visit family and friends and enjoy her beloved prairie. The open house will run from 4:00-6:00 p.m. and …
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My Ántonia: New Readings for a Centennial Celebration
… W Piccadilly St Winchester , VA 22601 United States Willa Cather’s My Ántonia solidified her growing esteem as a … Edition of Sapphira and the Slave Girl (2000) and Willa Cather’s Southern Connections (2000) will examine the … and the meeting of American and European cultures on the prairie. Col. Max Frazier (ret.) (U.S. Airforce Academy, …
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Summer Snow: A Celebration of Landscape
… Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Art Gallery Monday, May 2, 2016 | 12am - Sunday, Jul 31, 2016 | … to love his country like this . . . ." – One of Ours, Willa Cather The cottonwood tree is a familiar feature of Willa … , the cottonwood was a common bond between the Nebraska prairie and war-torn France. The first week of June …
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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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Annotations from the Archive: Herbaria of Webster County
… belonged and invent names of our own for them." When Willa Cather described her prairie childhood in "The Education You Have to Fight For," … collection was the personal botany book of Frances Smith Cather, Willa Cather's "Aunt Franc," and shows heavy use. …
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Celebrating Sandhill Cranes: An Exhibition by Jude Martindale
… Image Image Image Art Gallery Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023 | 12am - Friday, May 12, 2023 … special First Friday April 7! We'll welcome Spring to the prairie with tours at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie in the afternoon, Jude's artist …
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"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Weekend Tour Package
… cities in Europe where I used to love to go.” – Willa Cather, 1945 Spend three inspiring days exploring Willa Cather's world and Red Cloud with our newly launched "A Walk … From her quaint childhood home to the windswept prairie that memorializes her, visitors of all ages and …
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