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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 July 21, 2022 The Willa Cather Childhood … as a cultural attraction for the learning and enjoyment of future generations. Projected to reopen in 2023, the … is a key component of the National Willa Cather Center’s Campaign for the Future , which has raised over $7 million …
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Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes
… Image Image Image Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes May 1, 2023 Explore the … 281 near Lebanon, Kansas). If you're searching for the best location for a spectacular Nebraska sunset, sunrise, or even … and includes settings from Willa Cather's novels and childhood: homesteads and related cemeteries, churches, the …
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Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation
… Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation January 23, 2019 After a several decades-long collaboration dedicated to … that she selected and purchased still remains. The Ántonia Farmhouse (the Pavelka Farmstead) , about 15 miles … Red Cloud. Anna Pavelka was the inspiration for the novel My Ántonia, published in 1918. Cather had visited 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
… Sunday & Monday ] April 26 — Red Cloud Opera House : “Kronborg," pp. 430 – 458 April 27 — Red Cloud Opera House : “Kronborg," pp. 459-488 April 28 — Red Cloud Opera House : “Kronborg," pp. 489-516 April 29 — Cather Second Home : …
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Join Our Team
… author Willa Cather and preserving the historical settings and archival material associated with her life and … send a cover letter, résumé, and contact information for three professional references to … Willa Cather descendants and guests interested in donating gifts to our collection to the Director of Collections and …
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Finding Aids
… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest … dates ranging from 1871-1963, focused around Willa Cather’s location and/or writing and career, plus microfilm of Willa … clippings WCPM trivet WCPM plate Willa Cather Childhood Home Plate (1977) WCPM metal flower keychain …
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Group and Motorcoach Tours
… Willa Cather Center Bookstore for curated books and gifts Explore the extensive Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center … can accommodate motor coach groups Life & Legacy Tour Learn Through Film, Exhibits, and Collections An expert-led …
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Historic Sites
… Sites Since our organization's founding as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront of of … restored exterior finishes, but will also offer accessible tours for those with mobility limitations. “When she went …
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Book Club Resources
… Book Club Resources The National Willa Cather Center can provide materials for your book club … influenced the prolific writer. Sites include Cather’s childhood home, the inspiration for the opening scene of … in the Cather family’s Second Home with your book club; the location where Willa often returned to visit her family and …
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