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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 … from the Archives: The Cather Family Library February 6, 2024 The Cather Family Library, as it has come to be called in …
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Celebrating 150 Years of Willa Cather

… Image Presented in partnership with the Ames Writers Collective and Ames Public Library Special Events Wednesday, Feb 28, 2024 | 7 - 8pm Ames Public Library … and the critically acclaimed novels  One of Ours ,  O Pioneers! ,  The Song of the Lark , and  My Ántonia . In …
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Willa Cather Biography

… as a regional writer for decades after her passing in 1947, critics and commentators have increasingly identified … and this was a decision that transformed her career. Building upon her solid foundation as an energetic … letters.  A Lost Lady, published in 1923, is something of tour de force example of the sort of fiction Cather called …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway

… in 1978. The transformative restoration will ensure the 140+-year-old home is preserved as a cultural attraction for … years. The Cather house is vividly described in The Song of the Lark , “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best Years.” The National …
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Celebrate the Achievements of Willa Cather and her 150th Birthday

… Image Willa Cather, c. 1912 Image Talk by Dr. Robert Thacker, President, Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors Special Events Thursday, Nov 9, 2023 | 7 - 8pm Poudre Libraries — … and cemented the reputation her prairie-plains novels ( O Pioneers!  [1913],  The Song of the Lark  [1915], and …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870  — Silas … captain in the United States Army, and four other men file homestead claims near a site that would soon become the town … Register of Historic Places and open year-round for guided tours. Winter 1883 to 1884  — Willa Cather attends a …
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Book Club Resources

… or reading group! Click on the blocks below to access discussion questions, activities, or images to share.  We would … through our website or the Willa Cather app. Otherwise, contact a member of the National Willa Cather Center to come … offer insights into her writing at your book club. Please contact  Rachel Olsen, Director of Education and Engagement  …
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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 Cloud’s own special artist's musical interests, … on a Fulbright and then to Vienna, where she first read Willa Cather’s novel,  The Song of the Lark .  “That is when …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

… restoration set to begin soon will ensure the 140+-year-old home is preserved as a cultural attraction for … years. The Cather house is vividly described in The Song of the Lark , “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best Years.” The National …
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Novels

… to contribute a lesson plan or activity based on teaching Willa Cather in your classroom, please contact director of … her heart, was it, or under her cheek? Anyhow, it was about her somewhere, that warm sureness, that sturdy little …
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