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Group Tours
… to the World of Willa Cather on the American Prairie Image A guided tour on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie … world-famous author Willa Cather knew them as a young girl. Image The Willa Cather Childhood Home is a beloved literary … of Red Cloud — and changing art installations in our galleries Enjoy scenic country roads or take a Cather …
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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia
… Image Image NEA Big Read: My Ántonia Programs Offered to Communities and Organizations … will take place between September 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025, and will include: Complimentary books for …
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"Willa Cather and the Counterculture" - Registration Closed
… and The Professor’s House , as well as a host of selected outside readings, in addition to touring the Father … who had his own vision of the counterculture lifestyle. “Willa Cather and the Counterculture” explores Cather’s … Selected Letters of Willa Cather , by Janis Stout and Andy Jewell. …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa … interpretation; a climate control system and a new roof and foundation. Enclosure of the attic space and extensive … of the most remarkable and compelling periods in American history.” She referred to the sites and collections in Red …
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Historic Sites
… from the ages of ten to sixteen. The house is described in detail in the short stories “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best Years,” and Cather's attic bedroom is described in detail in her 1915 novel The Song of the Lark. The home was … a diverse schedule that includes theater, music, lectures, gallery exhibits, and much more. The Opera House was donated …
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The Foster Family
… home on Red Cloud's Elm Street; she sometimes worked out of town as a nurse-companion. John worked as a laborer, a … By all accounts, the family was beloved among Red Cloud's townspeople. Early photos show that black and white children … as a civil rights leader. In 1910, he and his band began touring with the Omaha Chamber of Commerce as they traveled …
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Willa Cather Biography
… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … readings that there existed a growing body of evidence to support such a claim: Sharon O'Brien's influential … best place, Red Cloud, Nebraska, such as in her novels of prairie pioneering, O Pioneers! and My Á ntonia , but …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway
… the National Willa Cather Center and participate in guided town tours of six additional historic properties related to … The Center’s mobile app also offers a 30-minute narrated tour of the Willa Cather Childhood Home. While the initial …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870 — Silas … journals. 1907 — The Life of Mary Baker G. Eddy and the History of Christian Science is published after being … House. (It would not reopen until after the Willa Cather Foundation begins its restoration efforts beginning in 1991 …
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Book Club Resources
… scene of Song of the Lark and “Old Mrs. Harris.” The Burlington Depot, the setting for many short stories such as “The … in the Cather family’s Second Home with your book club; the location where Willa often returned to visit her family and …
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