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Annotations from the Archive: Webster County Collections
… materials that were central to our understanding of early Red Cloud and Willa Cather’s adolescence here, as well as her … people and places we can only guess about. For those who visit in person, the NWCC has provided a book to record any …
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Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!
… continued work on several of our historic sites here in Red Cloud, we had the opportunity to reach out to Emil Frei & … examine the windows at Grace Episcopal Church. During his visits, he evaluated their condition, performed some minor …
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10 Ways to Celebrate 150 Years of Willa Cather!
… 2023 Experience the prairie world of writer Willa Cather in Red Cloud, Nebraska! This year, the National Willa Cather … Here are 10 ways that you, too, can celebrate while visiting Nebraska this year (or around the country)! 1. Hike …
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Willa Cather Goes Back to School, Almost
… Image Willa Cather Goes Back to School, Almost August 28, 2019 "In the … a few weeks when I wanted more than anything else in the world to please her. During the rest of that year, when I … gave me courage, and I am sure they always will. With a world of good wishes for your graduates, Mr. Overing, and …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… Olsen January 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired … her husband and daughter. You have been in Red Cloud since 2015 and employed by the Willa Cather Foundation since 2017. … an Opera House show or to look at contemporary art in our gallery or visit the prairie, I hope they understand that …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… the Table of Contents provides easy access to specific articles and special features of each issue of … Miriam Mountford Title: Prototypes of Characters in My Ántonia Recognized at Spring Banquet AUTHOR: Victor P. … Red Cloud Newspapers and Cather's "Hired Girls" in My Antonia p.2 AUTHOR: Daryl W. Palmer TITLE: Beulah Land: …
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Laura Bush Announces the Willa Cather Campaign for the Future
… transferred ownership of six historic properties and about 8,000 artifacts to the Willa Cather Foundation. The … since 1978, but History Nebraska and the Foundation had operated the site together since 1994. It is the largest … you can walk right into Willa Cather’s world. There’s the house she lived in, the bank, the opera house, the railroad …
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Artist Reception for Shane Booth and Book Talk with Alan Wilkinson
… Shane Booth will complete an artist’s residency in Red Cloud during the week of June 20, culminating with a lecture … please call the Red Cloud Opera House at 402-746-2641 or visit www.WillaCather.org . Programming at the Willa Cather …
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56th Annual Spring Conference
… of popular music, movies, and books, to her writings about actresses and opera stars, Cather regularly engaged with the trendy, the … when Rin-Tin-Tin XI performs in the Red Cloud Opera House. On Saturday April 30, the Mont Alto Orchestra will …
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Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center
… Image Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center March 25, … us a nation.” Tom Gallagher, Willa Cather Foundation board president explained, “The vision for the National … Visit www.WillaCather.org to learn more. More About the National Willa Cather Center (NWCC): Please see …
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