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Virtual Book Talk With Daryl W. Palmer

… with Daryl W. Palmer, who will discuss his book,  Becoming Willa Cather: Creation and Career . Palmer will be joined by … career. Becoming Willa Cather changes the way we think about Cather, a brilliant and ambitious author who embraced …
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Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators

… Red Cloud—Our unique small town on the prairie and meet Willa Cather, Nebraska’s foremost citizen and author of O … Cather knew them as a young girl—and would later write about. Enjoy an immersive and historic experience and let us …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson

… Susan has retired from a career in education law. Both avid Willa Cather enthusiasts, the Andersons have traveled to various … Red Cloud. What brought you here and how did you hear about us? We are big fans of Willa Cather. Having spent our …
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Webster County Sixth Grader MaKenna Karr Celebrates Antonette Willa Skupa Turner

… about where I lived,” Karr explained. She has also read O Pioneers!  and she has a copy of Sapphira and the Slave Girl … works that inspire her, Karr said, “I love Alexandra in O Pioneers! She’s awesome. She took over after her father’s …
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Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains

… Helianthus annuus  and  Helianthus petiolarus . Mormon pioneers described finding sage and sunflowers in 1850s Utah …
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Meet Intern William Kelly

… Image Meet Intern William Kelly June 26, 2019 It is both refreshing and encouraging to have young and emergent … to do), but I would say my favorite book is tied between O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark . The former because … archive, art gallery, Opera House; not to mention the events held at the Opera House, or our conferences. It was …
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Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder Joins Cather Legacy Society

… Image Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder Joins Cather Legacy Society May 24, 2017 Reflecting back on … the fellowship and sparked interest that bring Ryder to events like the Spring Conference.  “It’s an impetus for … and responsive to the lessons embedded in her novels.” In O Pioneers! , Ryder’s favorite Cather novel, Cather wrote, …
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New NET Production 'Yours, Willa Cather' Spans, Radio, TV, & Digital

… Image New NET Production 'Yours, Willa Cather' Spans, Radio, TV, & Digital September 9, 2015 LINCOLN, Neb. (Sept. … Not so. In the new NET Television documentary and NET Radio series, Yours, Willa Cather , the private person is … from her friendships with a select group of women. The NET Radio series begins Saturday, Sept. 5 and runs through …
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Spring Conference: May 31-June 2, 2012

… May 31-June 2, 2012 May 16, 2011 The 57th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference and the one-day scholarly symposium … -10:45 a.m. Remarks by Thomas Reese Gallagher, Willa Cather Foundation Vice-President and Leslie Levy, Willa Cather …
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2013 Spring Conference

… celebrate the centennial of Cather's breakthrough novel O Pioneers! in which she "hit the home pasture." The novel … inspired their own work. Cather scholars will explore O Pioneers! , Cather's relationship with her mentor Sarah Orne … Willa Cather Spring Conference "Fortunate Country": O Pioneers! and the Prairie Homestead's Legacy May 30-June 1, …
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