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Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration … the site opened to visitors in 1967 and was later gifted to the Nebraska State Historical Society in 1978. The transformative restoration set to begin soon will ensure the 140+-year-old home is …
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Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes

… roads "—just as Willa Cather described them in  My Ántonia . In summer and early fall, you can also catch … cemeteries, churches, the Pavelka Farm made famous in  My Ántonia ,   and the Republican River where the Cather … over our heads making slow shadows on the grass. . . ." —My Ántonia Can't visit in person? Take these virtual prairie …
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Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation

… Image Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather … National Willa Cather Center will remain a primary location to learn about and research one of America's most … Places and open for guided tours regularly: Willa Cather’s Childhood Home , a National Historic Landmark, was the …
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Artist Tim Youd on Typing Willa Cather in Red Cloud

… Image Artist Tim Youd on Typing Willa Cather in Red Cloud April 29, 2022 Los Angeles-based … April prairie winds—and a rare sweltering day while in the Childhood Home attic—as he has moved around to different … New Orleans. As to place, I've typed in some extraordinary locations—Faulkner's Rowan Oak, a Sing Sing prison tower, a …
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Tim Youd: Retyping Willa Cather

… Art Museum and Willa Cather Archive during the months of April and May. During that time, Youd will retype three … Lark at Cather-Related Sites April 11 — Miner House porch: "Friends of Childhood," pp. 1-50 April 12 — Childhood Home  attic …
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Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest … Margorie Knopf, Blanche W., 1894-1966 Lazard, Claude, Mrs. Leah, Henry Goddard Lesser, Joseph Litchfield, Ethel … Roseboro', Viola Rosický, Rose, 1875-1954 Rubens, Pauline Meyer Rubin, Florance Rumbold, Hugo Russo, M. Ryce, Lucius …
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Group and Motorcoach Tours

… for curated books and gifts Explore the extensive  Collections & Archives  at the National Willa Cather Center Take in a … groups Life & Legacy Tour Learn Through Film, Exhibits, and Collections An expert-led overview of Willa Cather’s life …
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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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Book Club Resources

… The Professor's House The Professor's House Alexander's Bridge Alexander's Bridge My Mortal Enemy My Mortal Enemy Shadows on the Rock …
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