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“Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle” Celebrates 100 Years
… The End of the First Cycle” Celebrates 100 Years Cather's essay for the Nation still resonates September 5, … for a thorough understanding of a foreign tongue.’” [ Omaha World-Herald , 30 October 1921] These same pronouncements … than I do, are satisfied with my presentation of it.” [Willa Cather Papers, 1899-1949, in the Clifton Waller …
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A Visit with Sarah Arneson
… 1. In addition to program notes on selections related to Cather’s works, this recent interview reveals more about Red … on a Fulbright and then to Vienna, where she first read Willa Cather’s novel, The Song of the Lark . “That is when … from Prague and sang in all the major opera houses of the world. How does performing in your hometown opera house …
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Novels
… to contribute a lesson plan or activity based on teaching Willa Cather in your classroom, please contact director of … so far—he, who was so afraid of being fooled!" Willa Cather Review , Vol. 63.2 Summer 2022 Telling War Stories: The …
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The Song of the Lark
… In this powerful portrait of the self-making of an artist, Willa Cather created one of her most extraordinary heroines. Thea … seems destined from childhood for a place in the wider world. But as her path to the world stage leads her ever …
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One of Ours
… to cling to. It is only when his country enters the First World War that Claude finds what he has been searching for all his life. In One of Ours (1922) Willa Cather explores the destiny of a grandchild of the pioneers, …
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Virtual Author Series: Sarah Fawn Montgomery and Suzanne Ohlmann
… monarch groves of California, to the fossil beds and grass prairies of Nebraska, to the scrimshaw shops and tangled … arts manager, and registered nurse, Ohlmann finally lands in Texas, buys a house, and gets a dog. But her house … Mad Women (Dancing Girl Press, 2017), Leaving Tracks: A Prairie Guide (Finishing Line Press, 2017), and The …
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Visions Seen in the Air: An Invitational Exhibit
… in Red Cloud will be a celebration of 150 years of Willa Cather’s life and work. As part of that celebration, we will … memory are on full display as she so poignantly creates a world that is both Red Cloud and the fictional Sweet Water. …
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Press Room
… To reach us during office hours, please call: (402) 746-2653 or email info@willacather.org . Follow … along the Republican River for centuries—and where the displaced Pawnee Nation still considers to be the center of the … House (restored in 2003). It contains an archive, museum, gallery, and study center owned and operated by the Willa …
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Organization History
… early years. In the early 1950s, Bennett gathered a small group of Red Cloud citizens, interested individuals, … Cather, great woman, great literary artist, who once was one of ours and now belongs to the great world and to time, … Sites and the collection became known as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection. The Foundation later assumed …
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Event Archives
… Writers Special Events Spring Conference Image Celebrating Cather at 150: A Guided Holiday Tour Special Events: … day Saturday, Dec 30, 2023 | All day As part of National Willa Cather Center's efforts to commemorate acclaimed novelist Willa Cather's 150th year, we are pleased to invite visitors …
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