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Celebrate the Achievements of Willa Cather and her 150th Birthday
… Image Willa Cather, c. 1912 Image Talk by Dr. Robert Thacker, President, Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors Special Events Thursday, Nov 9, 2023 | 7 - 8pm Poudre Libraries — …
Posted: 10/07/2023
Last Updated: 10/26/2023
Willa Cather Timeline
… paternal grandparents, William and Caroline Cather. The house, called Willow Shade, is located in an area near Back … Gere, Cather visits Brownville, Nebraska. A feature story about Brownville titled "The Old River Metropolis" was … Beauty and Others . Cather Timeline Bibliography Bennett, Mildred R. The World of Willa Cather . 1951. Lincoln: U of …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023
Book Club Resources
… childhood home, the inspiration for the opening scene of Song of the Lark and “Old Mrs. Harris.” The Burlington Depot, the … book club visit to Red Cloud. O Pioneers! O Pioneers! The Song of the Lark The Song of the Lark My Ántonia My Ántonia …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/03/2023
A Visit with Sarah Arneson
… to Vienna, where she first read Willa Cather’s novel, The Song of the Lark . “That is when I realized Cather's interest in opera … This aria is indirectly mentioned by Thea in The Song of the Lark , since she often played an aria from it …
Posted: 08/01/2023
Last Updated: 09/06/2023
Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration
… years. The Cather house is vividly described in The Song of the Lark , “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best Years.” The National … the parlor and attic are reminiscent of descriptions in The Song of the Lark . Cather wallpapered her attic bedroom …
Posted: 07/21/2022
Last Updated: 09/06/2023
Novels
… 2019 Document My Ántonia Classroom Resource 9.63 MB The Song of the Lark Thea's Pursuit of Artistic Success "If youth did not … companion with whom she shared a secret." Document The Song of the Lark Curriculum 1.04 MB Document The Song of the …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/28/2023
Selected Shorts: Ken Burns Presents Willa Cather’s America
… to this day. Selected Shorts was conceived with a simple premise: take great stories by well-known and …
Posted: 08/01/2023
Last Updated: 08/21/2023
Annotations from the Archives: Cather Press Clippings
… in response to a request for a photo to accompany The Song of the Lark, Cather writes to Houghton Mifflin's Alverda Van …
Posted: 07/25/2023
Last Updated: 08/01/2023
Music in Willa Cather's Writing
… Schumann-Heink, so her performance of “Wiegenlied” was chosen for this list. Novel's Progression Brings Music to …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 07/09/2023
Historic Sites
… In 2023, the National Willa Cather Center will create and install a new permanent exhibit in the bank's lower level. …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/25/2023