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Willa Cather Timeline

Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870  — Silas Garber, former captain in the United States Army, and four other men file homestead claims near a site that would soon become the town of Red Cloud, Nebraska. 1871  — In Silas Garber’s dugout, …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023

Reading Willa Cather: A Sesquicentennial Celebration

… fiction ( O Pioneers!, My Antonia, One of Ours, Death Comes for the Archbishop ) set a new standard in American literature. This …
Posted: 10/07/2023
Last Updated: 10/07/2023

Reading Willa Cather: A 150th Birthday Celebration

… Image Willa Cather wearing necklace from Sarah Orne Jewett, c. … HERE Join us for this sesquicentennial celebration of Willa Cather, one of the most singular and treasured … overview of her life and work will explore her turbulent biography and uniquely American voice. Sprinkled into the …
Posted: 10/07/2023
Last Updated: 10/07/2023

Book Club Resources

… childhood home, the inspiration for the opening scene of Song of the Lark and “Old Mrs. Harris.” The Burlington Depot, the … book club visit to Red Cloud.  O Pioneers! O Pioneers! The Song of the Lark The Song of the Lark My Ántonia My Ántonia …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/03/2023

Reading Willa Cather with Mary Stuart Masterston & Jeremy Davidson

… fiction ( O Pioneers! , My Ántonia , One of Ours , Death Comes for the Archbishop ) set a new standard in American literature. This …
Posted: 09/27/2023
Last Updated: 09/27/2023

Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes

… Image Image Image Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes May 1, 2023 Explore the … come and go, but the land is always here...”  —O Pioneers! Visit Red Cloud and immerse yourself in the prairie settings and …
Posted: 07/30/2019
Last Updated: 09/10/2023

50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp

… to Canada and the southwest for Shadows on the Rock and Death Comes for the Archbishop . Upon graduation from the University of …
Posted: 09/06/2023
Last Updated: 09/07/2023

“Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle” Celebrates 100 Years 

… Image Front cover of the September 5, 1923 issue of the Nation “Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle” … plains, under its clear skies, in contact with the hardy pioneers who subdued its frontiers. And her voice, at once …
Posted: 09/05/2023
Last Updated: 09/06/2023

A Visit with Sarah Arneson

… opera houses you've performed in? The difference is in the size and opulence. The Detroit Opera, where I sang Adele in …
Posted: 08/01/2023
Last Updated: 09/06/2023

Novels

… Novels If you are an educator and would like to contribute a … Red Cloud for your group. Please contact us at 402-746-2653 for more information. One of Ours Claude Leaves Nebraska … Document The Song of the Lark Review Questions 137.76 KB O Pioneers! Alexandra Tames the Wild Land "Bergson had spent …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/28/2023

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