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Our Final Ántonia Story!

… Image Our Final Ántonia Story! December 31, 2018 As we began celebrating the …
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Serena's Album

… was made by a precocious 14-year-old signing herself “Wm. Cather M.D.” This entry by Serena’s classmate Willa Cather … theorizes that Serena came to Red Cloud to continue her studies with J. F. Curran, the very popular Superior High … photographer, of German parentage. He appears in an 1899 volume entitled Biographies and Portraits of the Progressive …
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Support

… Support Support the NWCC Located in Cather’s childhood hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, the … museum, archive, research center, classroom, bookstore, art gallery, and performing arts center. The Center occupies Red … an early twentieth century farmstead of an immigrant farm family in Nebraska. Our aim is to create a space that …
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Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House

… Second Home once provided Cather with a nurturing and encouraging atmosphere in which to work, while Red Cloud and … described this house as the Ferguesson family home in her final short story, "The Best Years." Over the years, the … called Black Hawk for the town in Cather's novel,  My Ántonia . The room has its own ADA- accessible entrance and …
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Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead

… A new permanent exhibit "We turned to leave the cave; Ántonia and I went up the stairs first, and the children … Nebraska, the farmstead served as the setting for the final scenes of My Ántonia . Anna Sadilek Pavelka was the … the twentieth century.  While the site is open for guided tours, it remains a hollow space. This reinterpretation will …
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Cather Legacy Society

… personal legacy will inspire others and provide financial security to enable us to engage in long-range planning. Your …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… Image Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Image Willa Cather statue representing Nebraska at National Statuary … create the Willa Cather statue. Alston is the first African American artist to have a sculpture in the National Statuary …
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Organization History

… Organization History Advancing Her Legacy The Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was founded in 1955 by a group of local … expand educational outreach, and establish an endowment to support long-term preservation of the historic sites. … Potter Block into Hotel Garber. The campaign also aims to support the addition of collections and program staff, …
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