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Reinterpreting the Burlington Depot
… In recent years, windows and doors have been restored, and siding that matches the original historic profile … Cather was familiar with during her last years in Red Cloud. Cather uses the depot as a setting in many of her … organization in our local community, as well as attract new visitors to our sites—those who may be interested in …
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Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up
… education and entertainment for both children and adults. Willa Cather created several of these using advertising cards and … cards to her. But now there are very few people who care about “picture cards”, as we used to when we were children. …
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Annotations from the Archives: A Lost Lady Debuts
… 2025 January 6, 2025, marks another important centenary in Willa Cather's career: the opening of the feature film … and literary executor Edith Lewis were dead. In 1924, Alfred Knopf, Cather's publisher, sold the film rights to A … Memorial board member Lucia Woods had the opportunity to visit the movie's star at her home. Woods hoped to glean …
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2024 Year-End Fundraising Campaign
… US REACH OUR GOAL! Image Donors and friends celebrate the Willa Cather Childhood Home dedication in June 2024. DONATE TODAY … no more than open and glance at them. He had no curiosity about what men had thought; but about what they had felt and …
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Annotations from the Archives: October is American Archives Month
… very fabric of democracy, since the French Revolution ushered in the idea of centralized, publicly accessible … author as a girl. Other snippets of information about Red Cloud and its citizens are also contained in those cards. … enhance or disrupt our reading of My Ántonia . To make your visit, you can schedule an appointment or email our …
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Annotations from the Archives: The End of an Era for the Chief
… Cloud Chief front page, December 1888 Annotations from the Archives: The End of an Era for the Chief September 3, 2024 … County? Would you like to visit the NWCC Collections & Archives? Please contact Tracy Tucker at …
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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources
… Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources August 1, 2024 The collections and archives at the National Willa Cather Center have always, … Cather’s inspirations from her girlhood. Often, however, archives are presented in popular culture as sequestered …
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General Resources
… more about Cather's life and work include: An extended Willa Cather biography . Texts, chronology, and other … using the Willa Cather Archive . Readers are encouraged to visit the National Willa Cather Center and tour the Cather … Cather enthusiasts around the world may discover Cather's Red Cloud using our Virtual Tour . …
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Annotations from the Archives: From a Trainman's Library
… Annotations from the Archives: From a Trainman's Library July 2, 2024 Red Cloud's …
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Historic Sites
… tours for those with mobility limitations. “When she went away from it for good, she would leave something that she … church in 1922. Today, Grace Episcopal Church is used for private services. A homily is delivered here annually in … Catholic Church was dedicated in 1907, St. Juliana became a private residence until it was donated to the National Willa …
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