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Emily Caroline Cather's Trunk
… in 1877. The Cather’s pioneer settlement of the Great Plains is part of a grander story of the westward movement … Burdens and Miners in My Ántonia , and Dr. Archie in The Song of the Lark . Cather writes of the differences between … the cross section of settlers in Nebraska and the Great Plains and their individual and collective struggles and …
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IMLS Grant Awarded for $250,000
… Depot was fully restored in 2020 Image The interior of the historic station has many artifacts related to the rail … for us to expand our interpretation at two Cather-related historic sites for our visitors. The Willa Cather Foundation is the …
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Childhood Home Tour
… Image Image Image Childhood Home Tour Understand Cather's Youth The Willa Cather Childhood Home is a short walk or drive from the National …
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NEH Preservation Assistance Grant Award
… our staff to be able to access top shelves and transport items safely, while an art rack was added for additional … letters, books, and manuscripts. The collection also includes works of art that belonged to Cather or were inspired by her writing; museum and archival items related to Webster County’s history as Cather and her …
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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources
… August 1, 2024 The collections and archives at the National Willa Cather Center have always, since our founding, played a … we also recognize that there's something special about a personal visit to the archives, where the documents …
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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist
… and enjoys refining the story he tells at each of our historic sites. By taking a master naturalist course, he will in turn …
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Collections
… the nation's largest collection of nationally-designated historic sites dedicated to an American author. Historic Sites Historic Sites Annotations Annotations …
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General Resources
… visit the National Willa Cather Center and tour the Cather historic sites. Cather enthusiasts around the world may discover …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol
… Image Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Image Willa Cather statue representing Nebraska at National Statuary … —Watch a recording of the ceremony and scroll down for a gallery of images and more information— The Congressional …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa … her brilliant young mind to imagine the whole world. Cather later referred to it as her “rose-bower,” and she occupied … 150 Years of Willa Cather Perhaps best known for her novels My Ántonia , O Pioneers! and Death Comes for the …
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