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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 … and by mailed questionnaire. Beginning her research into Willa Cather's life soon after Cather's death, Bennett … 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
… from the first extant Red Cloud Chief, October 9, 1873 Volume I, No. 15, is the first surviving issue of the Red … local history or, in our case, exploring the life of Willa Cather. We know that Willa Cather held a warm place in her … a regular reader of that newspaper. Decades later as Cather Studies were just beginning, it was through those preserved …
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Annotations from the Archives: From a Trainman's Library
… from the Archives: From a Trainman's Library July 2, 2024 Red Cloud's historic Burlington Depot, in service for more … We hope the new interpretation at the Depot will give visitors a glimpse of daily life at the station. Nelson … and Locomotive Engineering Magazine were found in the Willa Cather Childhood Home attic and date to the Cather's …
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Historic Sites
… Historic Sites Since our organization's founding as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront … by the Willa Cather Foundation in 1960 and opened to visitors in 1967. Many of the furnishings came from the … in 1891. The brick façade was added sometime after the Cathers joined the church in 1922. Today, Grace Episcopal …
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Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal
… This process is underway in our collections now, as we revisit 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 …
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Annotations from the Archives: Homesteading and Home-Building in the Archives
… Annotations from the Archives: Homesteading and Home-Building in the Archives … in the newly-formed Webster County. Several of our earliest collections feature museum objects and papers related to the … our archivist with any questions about the collection or to learn more about our collections which may not yet be …
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Press Room
… Their Downtown , Rissell Ventura, NTV ABC, May 28, 2022 Get Involved Support Our Work The Willa Cather Foundation is a …
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Nebraska Chamber Players with Brian Leeper present Christian Ellenwood's Children of the Moon
… Image Image Opera House Saturday, Jun 4, 2022 | 7:30 - 9pm Red Cloud Opera House 413 North Webster Street Red Cloud , … new composition, Children of the Moon , is based on Willa Cather’s One of Ours which celebrates its 100th … learn more about and register for the Spring Conference, visit the Spring Conference event page. Children of the Moon …
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The Visual Narratives of John Blake Bergers
… 2021 | 12am The work of John Blake Bergers returns to our Red Cloud Opera House gallery! Comprised of pieces from our … images. All are inspired by the works and world of Willa Cather, but also capture Bergers' own experience of … by his first readings of Cather's work in 1975 and a later visit to Red Cloud, where he met Mildred Bennett and others …
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Annotations from the Archive—The Right Reverend George Allen Beecher Letters
… who served as Bishop of Western Nebraska from 1910-1943, shared a long friendship with Willa Cather, and with the whole Cather family. He confirmed … of comfort and connection, long after Willa Cather’s last visit to Red Cloud. Just weeks before her own death, Cather …
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