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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… Image Exterior of the restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Image Earliest image of the Willa Cather Childhood Home … in Cather's novel, The Song of the Lark , and short stories, “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best Years.” The … is a late nineteenth century floral pattern that she selected. Applied directly to the acidic wooden boards …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 04/25/2024
The Willa Cather Foundation
… Image The Willa Cather Foundation dba the National Willa Cather Center The … and groups of all backgrounds, worldviews, and identities. Learning: We continuously learn and teach. Professionalism: … and conservation of the 612-acre Willa Cather Memorial Prairie ; Coordination of an immersive summer teacher …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/08/2024
The Fourth Grade Project
… start to become more set. The project allows students to learn about others’ lives in a uniquely personal way and to … community. The exhibition is accompanied by interactive resources for students and teachers, with lesson plans and …
Posted: 11/28/2023
Last Updated: 03/13/2024
Welcome to the home of Willa Cather
… Life & Literature Historic Sites Historic Sites Reader Resources Reader Resources Plan Your Visit Plan Your Visit … great American writer. Through our scholarly endeavors, educational outreach, arts and humanities programs, and … celebrated throughout the year and across the country. Learn More …
Posted: 12/07/2022
Last Updated: 01/12/2024
Cather 150 Campaign: Advancing Her Legacy and Enriching Lives
… Cather 150 Campaign: Advancing Her Legacy and Enriching Lives Thanks to … $150,000 goal and secured a $50,000 challenge gift! This campaign has ended, but your gifts can still make a … and further advance Cather’s legacy for the benefit of future generations, we must also expand our annual budget. …
Posted: 11/06/2023
Last Updated: 01/11/2024
Reading Willa Cather: A Sesquicentennial Celebration
… The Library is pleased to partner with the National Willa Cather Center to commemorate Willa Cather’s 150th birthday. … a National Historic Landmark. Guided town, country, and prairie tours provide visitors with an immersive place-based … and seminars that spur new research and scholarship. Learn more at willacather.org . Deanne Lorette (Reader) …
Posted: 10/07/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023
Who Settled Here?
… Who Settled Here? Learn more about Webster County's early settlers Lorem ipsem Additional primary resources about homesteading and farming AC-01-GL …
Posted: 08/11/2023
Last Updated: 08/11/2023
Membership
… Membership Members Make It Happen Willa Cather Foundation members enjoy many benefits including, a … merchandise, tickets to Red Cloud Opera House events, lodging at the Cather Second Home, as well as invitations … Additionally, if you'll kindly let us know about your visit to the National Willa Cather Center in advance, we'll …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 08/01/2023
Meet our 2023 Humanities Interns!
… Humanities Internship at the NWCC offers an experiential learning opportunity for an advanced undergraduate … between the University of Nebraska and the National Willa Cather Center. Nolan Bennett , originally from Kearney, … on the rolling plains of the Midwest” and is enjoying the prairie and farmland around Red Cloud, and being close to …
Posted: 07/07/2023
Last Updated: 07/07/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!
… is Cather’s letter to Carrie Miner Sherwood, sent on June 7, 1928. Written just three months after her father’s death, … roof on the church. It seems then, as now, the old church building was being improved and repaired! But we know from … Hospital administration by arriving for an unannounced tour. We can only conjecture about when memorial windows …
Posted: 12/15/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023