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Serena's Album

… was made by a precocious 14-year-old signing herself “Wm. Cather M.D.” This entry by Serena’s classmate Willa Cather was first published in 1951 in The World of … Belle Barclay chooses Yellowstone Park. Designated a national park in 1872 — the first in the United States — …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Scott Kirby's Main Street Souvenirs

… ties that weave the region together. Kirby will also donate an original watercolor painting of the town and will … Center's Red Cloud Opera House is made possible with the support of the Baldwin Foundation, Nebraska Arts Council, and Nebraska Cultural …
Posted: 12/10/2025
Last Updated: 03/23/2026

Finding Aids

…  ____________ Bulk dates:  1878-1921 Finding Aid created by Lucy Koenig and Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2023 Copyright: … Mildred Bennett Collection documents the organizational and scholarly work of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial’s … (Copy pp. 47-72 199-200)     Manuscript Tx-50-4000-F05 Lucy Gayheart  Typescript (Copy pp. 22-118)     Magazine …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

"Greatness Returning to Simplicity":

… Image Death Comes for the Archbishop first edition Image Cather Postcard from Arizona (1912) Image Cather's annotated … a high point of Willa Cather's literary career. Her novel, set in frontier New Mexico, focuses on the lives of two … today.  Pieces: 8 double-sided pull up banners (24"x60") To book: Fill out the booking form on the previous page. …
Posted: 01/29/2026
Last Updated: 01/30/2026

Cather's Santa Fe: A Walking Tour

… again this fall, we journey to Santa Fe to explore one of Cather's favorite cities. Our tour guide, Garrett Peck, will … characters in the novel that Cather called her "best book," such as Kit Carson, Padre Antonio José Martinez, and … We will learn about Sister Blandina Segale who helped to set up a hospital in Lamy's house, and visit the last …
Posted: 10/30/2025
Last Updated: 10/30/2025

Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead

… Ántonia Image Located in rural Webster County, near Bladen, Nebraska, the farmstead served as the setting for the final … our sites—those who may be interested in architecture, in Nebraska or rural history, in preservation—in addition to …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

Guided Seasonal Tour

… Image Guided Seasonal Tour Ántonia's Black Hawk Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles … reading programs designed around a single NEA Big Read book, with an aim to broaden our understanding of our world, …
Posted: 08/23/2024
Last Updated: 01/03/2025

NEA Big Read: My Ántonia

… September 4, 2024 Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by the National Endowment for the Arts … drawn readers into this classic novel for more than 100 years. Just as gripping are her portrayal of obstacles such … the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial in Red Cloud, one of her first efforts was to bring Life magazine to Webster County …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 10/29/2024

Cather's Santa Fe: A Walking Tour - SOLD OUT!

… the inspiration for the fictional Bishop Latour. We will learn about Sister Blandina Segale who helped to set up a …
Posted: 09/18/2023
Last Updated: 10/15/2024

The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read: My Ántonia

… exhibits  5:00 p.m. – Gallery reception for The Artistic Nebraska Odyssey of Linda Rivera Garcia                   (a retrospective with ideas of strong women in Nebraska) Visitors are also invited to pick up a special …
Posted: 08/20/2024
Last Updated: 10/07/2024

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