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"Willa Cather and the Counterculture" - Registration Closed

… New Mexico An Immersive Weekend in Taos, New Mexico Special Events Thursday, Nov 14, 2024 | 3pm - Sunday, Nov 17, 2024 | … of its historic and arts offerings, while learning about Cather’s time in New Mexico. We’ll discuss and share from … who had his own vision of the counterculture lifestyle. “Willa Cather and the Counterculture” explores Cather’s …
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Join Our Team

… life, times, settings, and work of Willa Cather. Our core programs directly serve more than 90,000 people each year. … investors. Summary/Objective: This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for a hospitality professional to shape and … work environment for all employees, ensuring that all employment related processes comply with local, state and …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Home Reopens A National Historic Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn about … and extensive repairs to the windows and doors sealed the building envelope, which will limit exposure to the elements …
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Historic Sites

… Historic Sites Since our organization's founding as the Willa Cather … of the preservation movement, restoring and caring for the sites that were important to Willa Cather's life and … nation's largest collection of nationally-designated historic sites dedicated to an American author. Willa Cather …
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School Field Trips

… Field Trips Explore Cather's Childhood Home & More The National Willa Cather Center offers customizable experiences for … During a half-day field trip, students will be able to: Visit all of the sites on the guided town tour , including …
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The Foster Family

… Foster (1882–1941) remained in the home with her father, as well as doing domestic work outside the home. After her … portrait of Eva taken during her time in Red Cloud, an unknown person has written, "Eva Foster, my nanny & best … Desdunes was an innovator in jazz and ragtime music, as well as a civil rights leader. In 1910, he and his band …
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Willa Cather Biography

… was Quebec City at the end of the seventeenth century in  Shadows on the Rock ; and the cultural intricacies of her own birthplace, … but three— A Lost Lady ,  The Professor's House , and  Shadows on the Rock —relate especially to Cather herself and …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway

… the National Willa Cather Center and participate in guided town tours of six additional historic properties related to … The Center’s mobile app also offers a 30-minute narrated tour of the Willa Cather Childhood Home. While the initial …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… home of the bride’s mother, Rachel Boak, in Virginia. 1873  — Charles Cather’s brother George and his wife Frances A. … Register of Historic Places and open year-round for guided tours. Winter 1883 to 1884  — Willa Cather attends a … Cather’s brother James Cather is born. Silas Garber begins building the Farmers and Merchants Bank in downtown Red …
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Book Club Resources

… Bridge Alexander's Bridge My Mortal Enemy My Mortal Enemy Shadows on the Rock Shadows on the Rock Youth and the Bright Medusa Youth and …
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