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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 … 1965. Efforts to save the depot were extensive, requiring relocation and a full restoration—the result of the railroad's … in 1891. The brick façade was added sometime after the Cathers joined the church in 1922. Today, Grace Episcopal …
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Willa Cather Biography
… published which have changed just how Cather is seen and understood. Two of the most prominent recent volumes are … a countryside and a people. That relationship, he knew, cannot be gone after and found; it must be long and deliberate, … The Song of the Lark (150)—the Willa Cather who was about forty years of age was ready to do what was needed to …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870 — Silas … the grave of her cousin, G. P. Cather, whose death in World War I and letters written home inspired Cather to … officer and the first person from Webster County to die in World War I. Cather switches publishers from Houghton …
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18th International Willa Cather Seminar
… , NY 10011 United States "Bright and Beautiful and Alive": Willa Cather's New York Intersections We hope you will make plans … the author of Balanchine and the Lost Muse and Where She Danced , a history of modern dance. She is Associate …
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Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding
… conclude restoration work on the Farmers and Merchants Bank building, we now undertake the work of reinterpreting the … The bank has always been a part of our guided town tour, but the renovated spaces will soon allow our guests to … short a time. From David Helvern’s letter to the editor, 1875: I think [an aid organization] in every township or road …
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Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!
… friends, and a gift to the town that inspired her so. To learn about the 2021 restoration of these historic windows, …
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Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection
… to the Willa Cather Foundation over several years. In 1987, acclaimed actress Julie Harris accepted the invitation of … Harris joined four hundred other Cather enthusiasts for bus tours of Webster County literary sites, visits to St. … an Omaha benefit performance “for the Cather Foundation building fund,” Bennett wrote. The performance would have to …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… for meeting visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job … programs and resources because it gave me a chance to learn new things. I learned some basic video production skills, I learned how to …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… words or phrases. Readers may also search by issue under the Issues tab, where individual tables of contents … Officers and Board of Governors p. 1 Aims p. 1 Museum Notes and Visitors p. 1 Staff Activities p. 1 Publications … 18.4:1 Not Under Forty: quote from, 22.3/4:3 Obscure …
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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration
… and restore the original interior features Retrofit the building with new electrical and mechanical equipment prior … also involved the replication of two slender sandstone tourelles that once flanked the tower upward to the cornice … Cather Foundation, 413 N. Webster Street, Red Cloud, NE 68970. To learn about naming and recognition opportunities …
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