Search Results
70 results found
Special Guests: Paul Giamatti and Clara Wong
… museum exhibits: Paul Giamatti with Director of Education Rachel Olsen Image Picnic on the Prairie: Giamatti and Wong with …
Posted:
Last Updated:
Annotations from the Archives: The Cather Family Library
… details of "The Grief of the Pasha" in her 1915 novel, The Song of the Lark. Image Willa Cather wrote her name and the year 1882 in …
Posted:
Last Updated:
Celebrating 150 Years of Willa Cather
… acclaimed novels One of Ours , O Pioneers! , The Song of the Lark , and My Ántonia . In partnership with the Ames …
Posted:
Last Updated:
Willa Cather Biography
… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather … on December 7, 1873, the eldest of an eventual seven children raised by Charles and Mary Virginia Cather. Cathers had been in the area since the 1700s, and Back …
Posted:
Last Updated:
Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway Set to Reopen in … Benefit Ongoing Preservation Efforts! Donate Now The Willa Cather Childhood Home is a national treasure, one of only … National Willa Cather Center and participate in guided town tours of six additional historic properties related to …
Posted:
Last Updated:
Celebrate the Achievements of Willa Cather and her 150th Birthday
… her prairie-plains novels ( O Pioneers! [1913], The Song of the Lark [1915], and especially My Ántonia [1918]) had …
Posted:
Last Updated:
Willa Cather Timeline
… Gere, Cather visits Brownville, Nebraska. A feature story about Brownville titled "The Old River Metropolis" was … graduates from the University of Nebraska and joins the staff of the Courier . While still working for the … House. (It would not reopen until after the Willa Cather Foundation begins its restoration efforts beginning in 1991 …
Posted:
Last Updated:
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:
Last Updated:
A Visit with Sarah Arneson
… voice and violin arrangement. This aria is indirectly mentioned by Thea in The Song of the Lark , since she often … Massenet’s “Meditation for Violin from Thais” — One of Ours includes a direct reference to this famous violin … Thank you! We look forward to your homecoming and to your gift of classic opera on the Red Cloud Opera House stage in …
Posted:
Last Updated:
Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration
… as a cultural attraction for the learning and enjoyment of future generations. Projected to reopen in 2023, the … is a key component of the National Willa Cather Center’s Campaign for the Future , which has raised over $7 million for restoration of …
Posted:
Last Updated: