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Historic Sites
… of the Moon Block was completed in 2017, when former First Lady Laura Bush presided over the grand opening of the … for Captain and Marian Forrester in Cather’s 1923 novel, A Lost Lady . Within a few short years of opening, the Farmers and …
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Our Campaign for the Future
… life and as portrayed as Captain and Mrs. Forrester in A Lost Lady ; town-making and homesteading; banking and the Panic …
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Making a Place Exhibit Opening!
… States We are excited to welcome guests to the opening of our newest permanent exhibit, Making a Place: A Long … became acquainted with Lyra and Silas Garber during her childhood in Red Cloud and used them as prototypes for … in two of Cather's other writings: the short story "Two Friends," and the novel Lucy Gayheart . The bank is also …
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Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal
… caused him to reevaluate everything. “I was completely lost for almost a year,” Reynard remembered, reconsidering … said, “It percolated through my confusion that this great lady had done me a great service in talking about herself. . … pleasant visits—they were the Misses Minor [sic]—and I have lost their present addresses there in Red Cloud. Now that I …
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Willa Cather Biography
… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is Nebraska's … increased in the years since. The multi-volume Willa Cather Scholarly Edition (thirteen volumes of its projected fifteen … Nebraska, such as in her novels of prairie pioneering, O Pioneers! and My Á ntonia , but there are a succession of …
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Celebrating Cather at 150: A Guided Holiday Tour
… at the conclusion of the tour A copy of Cather's A Lost Lady, her 1923 novel about a woman who captivates a once …
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Benjamin Taylor Book Launch and Reading
… the 100th publication anniversary of Cather's 1923 novel A Lost Lady . She is a past member of the Board of Governors of the …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870 — Silas … homestead claims near a site that would soon become the town of Red Cloud, Nebraska. 1871 — In Silas Garber’s … Register of Historic Places and open year-round for guided tours. Winter 1883 to 1884 — Willa Cather attends a …
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Reading Willa Cather: A Sesquicentennial Celebration
… in partnership with the New York Society Library Special Events Tuesday, Oct 24, 2023 | 6 - 8pm The New York Society … to stage and film work, Steve has made appearances with the NYC Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, and New Haven Symphony. He …
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Reading Cather at 150: A Virtual Study Series with Benjamin Taylor
… 27, at 7:00 pm CT: My Ántonia June 1, at 12:30 pm CT: A Lost Lady September 21, at 7:00 pm CT: The Professor's House …
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