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The Potter Family

Image Charles R. Potter Image Charles and Jennie McDougal Potter The Potter Family Five Potter brothers came to Red Cloud to settle the county. John Quincy Potter (1835–1923) came to Red Cloud in 1873 and along with his brother Jacob, began operating the …
Posted: 08/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/27/2024

The Thomas Family

Image Mervin "Mel" Larue Thomas, editor of the Red Cloud Chief Image Mervin Thomas was the third editor of the Red Cloud Chief Image Lorenzo Dow Thomas Image Lorenzo Dow Thomas Image Lorenzo Thomas's 1871 Receipt for Land Claim Image Lorenzo Dow Thomas …
Posted: 02/25/2024
Last Updated: 02/27/2024

The Foster Family

Image Eva Foster, photographed in Red Cloud's Bradbrook Studio Image All students—regardless of race—attended Washington School The Foster Family According to his death notice in the  Red Cloud Weekly Advertiser , John Foster (1855–1924) came to Red Cloud …
Posted: 02/25/2024
Last Updated: 02/27/2024

Rachel Olsen

… Director of Education & Engagement Rachel Olsen joined the Willa Cather Foundation as a tour guide in October 2017 and has since …
Posted: 01/06/2023
Last Updated: 02/22/2024

Virtual Author Series: Chris Harding Thornton

Image Author Series Thursday, Mar 21, 2024 | 7 - 8pm CT Register Online Now Take a trip to 1930s Omaha and its fictionalized criminal past in Little Underworld , a new noir mystery from Nebraska novelist Chris Harding Thornton! Hear an excerpt from her …
Posted: 01/02/2024
Last Updated: 02/22/2024

Making a Place Exhibit Opening!

… A Long History of Red Cloud  invites visitors to explore Willa Cather's novel  A Lost Lady through topics that are both … Cooperative Producers, Inc. B. Keith and Norma F. Heuermann Foundation Rick and Kay Stahly In Memory of Doris Hunter …
Posted: 01/29/2024
Last Updated: 02/21/2024

Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal

Image Grant Reynard's 1948 letter to Mildred Bennett Image Grant Reynard's "Mike's Blacksmith Shop" Image Grant Reynard's "Nebraska" Image Grant Reynard's "Old Farm" Image Grant Reynard's "Straw Stack" Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal August …
Posted: 02/21/2024
Last Updated: 02/21/2024

Brattleboro Literary Festival's Literary Cocktail Hour:

Image Image Author Benjamin Taylor Image Ashley Olson, Executive Director, National Willa Cather Center The Life of Willa Cather with Benjamin Taylor and Ashley Olson Special Events Friday, Feb 9, 2024 | 5 - 6pm ET REGISTER HERE Join Benjamin Taylor, …
Posted: 02/05/2024
Last Updated: 02/06/2024

Annotations from the Archives: The Cather Family Library

Image Cather included details of "The Grief of the Pasha" in her 1915 novel, The Song of the Lark. Image Willa Cather wrote her name and the year 1882 in this school text Image Charles Cather's Spanish-English dictionary from a trip to Mexico Image Elsie …
Posted: 02/05/2024
Last Updated: 02/06/2024

Celebrating 150 Years of Willa Cather

… American West with a singular voice in her body of poems, essays, short stories, and the critically acclaimed novels  … One of Ours ,  O Pioneers! ,  The Song of the Lark , and  My Ántonia . In partnership with the Ames Writers Collective … Willa Cather Center, readers will be reacquainted, and new readers will be introduced to Cather's body of work. …
Posted: 01/04/2024
Last Updated: 02/05/2024

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