Search Results
203 results found
Emily Caroline Cather's Trunk
… their migration. Like the character she inspired in My Ántonia , Emily Caroline Smith Cather moved to Nebraska from … husband, Willa’s grandfather, moved to Webster County in 1877. The Cather’s pioneer settlement of the Great Plains …
Posted:
Last Updated:
All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture
… ideas, and stories they contain about our diverse natural and cultural heritage. To learn more, visit …
Posted:
Last Updated:
Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead
… ideas, and stories they contain about our diverse natural and cultural heritage. To learn more, visit …
Posted:
Last Updated:
71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
… Image Willa Cather at Bowdoin College Memory, Myth, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250 … Jun 6, 2026 | All day CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States Mark your … Willa Cather Spring Conference! Cather's writing, from My Ántonia to My Mortal Enemy and America 250 present …
Posted:
Last Updated:
Abbie Loomis looks to protect Cather sites that offer profound understanding of the immigrant experience
… when she discovered Willa Cather. Her mother was a voracious reader, and My Ántonia was among the Cather books on her … of books,” Loomis said. “When you’re in high school you just read a book and think, oh that’s a good book, I love it; … Foundation as a beneficiary in your estate plans, please contact Ashley Olson, Executive Director, at …
Posted:
Last Updated:
Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home
… generation in the J.L. Miner House, or the Harling House in My Ántonia . He was the grandson of the home’s namesake and son … After her quick stop in Red Cloud with her father in the 1990s, Jaydene began researching her Miner family history …
Posted:
Last Updated:
A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society
… Red Cloud and historic preservation. “The physical and natural environment that Cather saw is still available for …
Posted:
Last Updated:
Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift
… my entry [to Cather] was My Ántonia ,” Kohout said. “It just spoke to me. Her writing continues to speak to me. In any work I can find an emotion that I can relate to. Her use of the language is simple, but evocative. She was a … Foundation as a beneficiary in your estate plans, please contact Ashley Olson, Executive Director, at …
Posted:
Last Updated:
Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources
… to "Guess the Gadget" and put their decoding skills to the test in "Letter Detective" by transcribing a short note, …
Posted:
Last Updated:
One-Day Bus Tour to the National Willa Cather Center
… Red Cloud Special Events Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025 | All day CT National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 … tour the recently restored Willa Cather Childhood Home, and visit other settings from her acclaimed novel My Ántonia . …
Posted:
Last Updated: