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Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House
… to you that I would rather go home to Red Cloud than to any of the beautiful cities in Europe where I used to love to … is called Moonstone for the town in Cather's novel The Song of the Lark . During Cather's time, this was the room of Willa's …
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Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead
… for her 1918 novel. The floor plan of house was restored to its period of significance in 2021. The foundation … questions: Why is this site/object/person important to Red Cloud? Why is this site/object/person important to the life … organization in our local community, as well as attract new visitors to our sites—those who may be interested in …
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The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber
… the history of the community and its intersections with Willa Cather’s life and art. The facility will help achieve … wall, and pledges are payable over a five-year period. DONATE NOW CASE FOR SUPPORT Image What's in a Name? The …
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A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society
… Image A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society July 13, 2016 “ I feel blessed that … to a trip to Egypt in 2015, they made sure that the Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was included in their estate plans. … that springs to mind for them is a performance of the opera, The Bohemian Girl , that was staged to help …
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Childhood Home Tour
… Image Childhood Home Tour Understand Cather's Youth The Willa Cather Childhood Home is a short walk or drive from the National Willa Cather Center. Tours last approximately 30 minutes. … in 1890, but her memories of the parlor, her grandmother's room, and the attic permeate the vivid descriptions of the …
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"Oil and Water Don’t Mix: Energy, Infrastructure, and the Great Lakes"
… Image A Free Talk With Jeffrey Insko International Seminar Wednesday, Jun 25, 2025 | 7 - 8pm CT University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Downtown Conference Center 161 West … Norton Library Edition of Moby-Dick (2024). His recent work on energy, environment, and infrastructure has appeared …
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Guided Seven Building Town Tour
… The Song of the Lark and “Old Mrs. Harris.” Willa Cather’s room was upstairs on the north. Visitors can see some of her … north wall are two painted glass windows dedicated to her parents. She chose the window of the Good Shepherd for her …
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Cather Sesquicentennial
… 150 Years We are commemorating acclaimed novelist Willa Cather’s 150th year with a host of special events … and 2024. December 7, 2023 marked the 150th anniversary of Willa Cather's birth. The year also marked the 100th … style and original wallpaper in Cather’s attic bedroom. The restoration was made possible in part by a Save …
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Historic Sites
… Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront of of the preservation movement, restoring and caring for … sites dedicated to an American author. Willa Cather Childhood Home Built in 1879, this house was five years old … in 1897, is the building Cather returned to when visiting friends and family in Red Cloud. In 2021-2022, the National …
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Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal
… and reappraise many of the objects acquired when the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial was a nebulous new idea, yet … the South,” but had recently finished a watercolor of the Cathers’ home (the Cather Second Home on Seward Street) and … purchased pieces, acquired with an intent of furnishing a room or their collectability. These were heartfelt tributes …
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