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O Pioneers!
… Image © Tracy Sanford Tucker for the National Willa Cather Center A University of Nebraska-Lincoln Opera Opera … Coordinator Nick Powers at npowers@willacather.org about accessibility accommodations. …
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Annotations from the Archives: American Archives Month
… May, with many more to come. Many thanks to Catherine Pond, Jeniffer Beahm, Rachel Olsen, and Ashley Olson for their help and …
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Pavelka Farmstead
… Pavelka Farmstead “We turned to leave the cave; Antonia and I went up the stairs first, and the children … of life out of the dark cave into the sunlight.” — My Ántonia The Pavelka Farmstead and the fruit cave described in My Antonia , from which the children emerged in a burst of …
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“Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle” Celebrates 100 Years
… The End of the First Cycle” Celebrates 100 Years Cather's essay for the Nation still resonates September 5, … spanned from 1922-24 featuring different authors writing about 48 states. In 2003, John Leonard wrote in the Nation , … than I do, are satisfied with my presentation of it.” [Willa Cather Papers, 1899-1949, in the Clifton Waller …
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A Visit with Sarah Arneson
… later won a medal in an Austrian shooting competition. “My parents worked and saved so that I could go to college … numerous coincidences of Cather's character, ‘Thea’ with my own.” Sarah knew Mildred Bennett in Red Cloud, who was … English was her high school music teacher. “He encouraged my singing when I thought it was nothing special. I was …
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Annotations from the Archives: Homesteading and Home-Building in the Archives
… and Home-Building in the Archives August 22, 2023 While Willa Cather was the member of the Cather family who shared life … to the lives of those early homesteaders, and we've talked about them in this series before. However, our Blanche …
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Virtual Author Series: David McKay Powell
… Sep 14, 2023 | 7 - 8pm Register Online Now Learn more about the art form that inspired Willa Cather during her entire life! Author David McKay Powell …
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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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Potter Block Rehabilitation Reaches Fundraising Milestones
… stays. When developed and conjoined to the National Willa Cather Center’s Farmers and Merchants Bank next door, the … gallery and exhibit areas and space for historic site tours that will highlight connections to Red Cloud’s history and Willa Cather’s life and writing. The project is a key priority for …
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Potter Block Ceremonial Groundbreaking
… to guest rooms for overnight stays, the building will house event and meeting space, a spacious lounge, catering facilities, and a small library. Decor … may also be made online . To discuss a gift, please contact Executive Director, Ashley Olson, at …
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