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Cather Book Club: Sapphira and the Slave Girl

… On April 21 the Willa Cather Book Club will meet to discuss Sapphira and the Slave Girl . There are two meeting times available; 4:00 p.m. at …
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Through Darkness to Light

… people chose to embark on a journey in search of freedom between 1830 and the end of the Civil War in 1865. They moved … Under the cover of darkness, “fugitives” traveled roughly twenty miles each night, traversing rugged terrain while … that Mother Nature could bring to bear. Occasionally, they were guided from one secret, safe location to the next by an …
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Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains

… Image Nebraska's Underground Railroad Special Events Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026 | 1 - 2pm CT The National … Programming at the National Willa Cather Center's Red Cloud Opera House Gallery is made possible with the support of the …
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Finding Aids

… finding aids are available for the collections below. A PDF file is available for download. Betty Kort Collection Date … biographical material and manuscripts Correspondence files, both personal and WCPM Photographs of mid-century … to the Fiction of Willa Cather (1993) Box 27—Research Files of Bennett and March 1 box of John March essay files 2 …
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Support the Willa Cather Birthplace Fund

… into disrepair, will require significant restoration in order to be saved.  Virginia realtor Katherine Solenberger …
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Willa Cather's Virginia Childhood: A Birthday Celebration

… Image Image A Presentation at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley … the Shenandoah Valley also includes access to the museum's galleries and gardens. Walk-ins welcome as space permits. …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Reopens A National Historic Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn about … Willa Cather Childhood Home reopened for tours on December 7, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s 150th birthday. The … and extensive repairs to the windows and doors sealed the building envelope, which will limit exposure to the elements …
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Willa Cather Biography

… of her own birthplace, rural northern Virginia, in  Sapphira and the Slave Girl . In the mid-1930s, having returned to Nebraska from …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… captain in the United States Army, and four other men file homestead claims near a site that would soon become the …
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Willa Cather: Life & Literature

… and formative years in Nebraska influenced the novels   Sapphira and the Slave Girl   and   My Ántonia . MSV members: $5; all others: $10. …
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