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Annotations from the Archives: The Library
… what became of the Carnegie application. The photo of Willa Cather reading to her younger siblings is significant; … collections contain a number of photos of her reading to children, and of other family members reading. It is clear … the family's involvement with the Auld Library, and from Willa's own writing, just how much the Cather family valued …
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Country Tour
… County countryside, including settings from My Ántonia, O Pioneers!, One of Ours, short stories "Neighbour Rosicky" …
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"She was nearly as strong as I": Being Woman in the Workplace
… Professionals for a special session on the life and work of Willa Cather. This is a great opportunity to learn more … near Black Hawk, eventually raising a large family of children on a farm. How have the lives of working women in …
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Ballet Folklorico de Topeka
… “never shall it be lost, never shall it be forgotten, the children of the Aztecs.” Get a taste of Ballet Folklorico’s … Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. Programming at the National Willa Cather's Red Cloud Opera House is made possible with …
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Plain Views: Pastel and Photography
… the enduring novels of Willa Cather. Cather observed in O Pioneers! , “We come and go, but the land is always here. …
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The Wonder of It All
… Image Image Image Image Image Image Art Gallery Wednesday, Aug 17, 2022 | 12am - Saturday, Oct 15, … House Gallery 413 N Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States For artist Paula Wallace, the surest remedy from … a prayer of gratitude for the beauty of the world and the wonder of it all. Times in the morning early when it rained …
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Literary Societies—Annotations from the Archive
… returning to school, we always think of Frances Cather, Willa Cather's Mount Holyoke-educated aunt who came West to … have been a welcome respite from long days of managing the children and the farm, a way of recalling her old life. In … most generous gift. If you have materials related to the Cathers and their lives, we would love to talk with you! The …
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Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding
… the space to tell more of Red Cloud’s—and the National Willa Cather Center’s—story. The bank has always been a part … just a few—shared a social and historical context with the Cathers, “a kind of freemasonry,” as Willa Cather called it … in the hot coals, as was corn and potatoes. The women and children joined the men now at the yard and all had a good …
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Celebrating Juneteenth
… Celebrating Juneteenth June 18, 2021 In 2019, the National Willa Cather Center and many from the Cather community … Sapphira and the Slave Girl, which was based on the Cathers' own family experiences. During our visit, though, … and went to the Douglas School for African American children, as her mother had done. She is now one of the …
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What We're Grateful For: Staff Reflections
… Staff Reflections November 22, 2022 Some of our National Willa Cather Center staff reflect upon what they're grateful … Director Every year, especially when I am warmly greeted by children at the grocery store or when I hear about how much … and here I am, spending my days among the great works of Willa Cather, beautiful and diverse works of art, and an …
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