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Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House
… Image Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House " I am not exaggerating, … cities in Europe where I used to love to go. " —Willa Cather, in a letter to childhood friend, Carrie Miner … rug evoke what Alexandra Bergson may have had in her own prairie farmhouse. Cozy and low-ceiled, as Willa Cather …
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Cather After Dark: Mourning, Medicine, and Murder
… Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 | 7 - 8:15pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … for which he has always tried to find bodies." ~ Willa Cather, in a 1925 interview with Flora Merrill THIS EVENT IS … characters and evocative descriptions of the Nebraska prairie they inhabit. Critics characterize her work as …
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Experience America’s Literary Legacy
… and revitalized with new businesses. Here is the Red Cloud Opera House , the place of Cather’s arts immersion and education as a child, restored and open today with events and performances throughout the year. Our Special …
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Support
… Support Support the NWCC Located in Cather’s childhood hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, the … museum, archive, research center, classroom, bookstore, art gallery, and performing arts center. The Center occupies Red … that was fully restored and given new life as the National Willa Cather Center. Become a Member Shop Become a Member …
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Emily Caroline Cather's Trunk
… their migration. Like the character she inspired in My Ántonia , Emily Caroline Smith Cather moved to Nebraska … the Garbers in A Lost Lady , the Burdens and Miners in My Ántonia , and Dr. Archie in The Song of the Lark . … as Emmaline Burden, is an important character in My Ántonia as the grandmother of the novel's narrator, Jim …
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Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead
… cave into the sunlight. It made me dizzy for a moment." - My Ántonia Image Located in rural Webster County, near … the farmstead served as the setting for the final scenes of My Ántonia . Anna Sadilek Pavelka was the inspiration for … Family & Homestead as Prototype/Setting for Cather's Works My Ántonia primarly but also "Neighbor Rosicky" This …
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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 …
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Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home
… Image Image Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home March 6, … and son of Charles Hugh Miner and Alfretta “Retta” Ayre, Willa Cather’s first cousin. It was Hugh's sisters, Carrie … three, her father and aunt Kay Jones Smith shared stories about summers in Nebraska at the J.L. Miner House. Jaydene’s …
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A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society
… of supporting in a financial way the things you care about.” Considering this, it’s not surprising that when … trip to Egypt in 2015, they made sure that the Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was included in their estate plans. As … is a testament to Cather, the town, Board members, and staff who make things happen – but from their own …
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Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift
… health advocate for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With more free time on her hands, Kohout travels … Manan, New Brunswick, with friends she met through Cather events. She looks forward to rekindling those friendships … that now enrich my life.” If you would like additional information about the Cather Legacy Society , or if you have …
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