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Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes

… roads "—just as Willa Cather described them in  My Ántonia . In summer and early fall, you can also catch … cemeteries, churches, the Pavelka Farm made famous in  My Ántonia ,   and the Republican River where the Cather … over our heads making slow shadows on the grass. . . ." —My Ántonia Can't visit in person? Take these virtual prairie …
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Willa Cather's Birthday Celebration and Open House

… Image Special Events Friday, Dec 7, 2018 | 4 - 6pm National Willa Cather Center 413 North Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States Join us in celebrating Willa Cather’s birthday! The National Willa Cather Center … Valley, Virginia, on December 7, 1873, the eldest of seven children raised by Charles and Virginia. The family moved to …
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Guided Willa Cather Tours

… Guided Willa Cather Tours The National Willa Cather Center and many of our historic sites are open … homesteads and the prairies and river where the Cather children played and explored.  Learn More School Field Trip …
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Willa Cather Biography

… southwest of  The Song of the Lark ,  The Professor's House , and  Death Comes for the Archbishop ; the tiny … to and from the depot south of town. The Red Cloud Opera House , now restored and the offices and performance … Each delivered a graduation speech on the stage of the Opera House. Cather's—published in the Red Cloud Chief—was …
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Nebraska Chamber Players with Brian Leeper present Christian Ellenwood's Children of the Moon

… United States Composer Chris Ellenwood’s new composition,  Children of the Moon , is based on Willa Cather’s  One of Ours  which celebrates its 100th … Leeper as vocalist, Nebraska Chamber Players will perform  Children of the Moon  on Saturday, June 4, in the Red Cloud …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Gerber, Philip L., 9.2:3; "Willa Cather and the Big Red Rocks," College English, Jan. 1958,             12.2:3 …
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Laura Bush Announces the Willa Cather Campaign for the Future

… house, the railroad depot, and the landscape. It’s one of my favorite places in all of America.” The Campaign for the … which is central to Cather’s most celebrated novel, My Ántonia. Adding to the success of the campaign is a Save …
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Willa Cather Foundation Awarded Operations Support from Nebraska Arts Council

… Image Willa Cather Foundation Awarded Operations Support from Nebraska Arts Council June 16, 2021 The Willa Cather Foundation was recently awarded a grant of … because they really did give a deeper thrill, at least to children.” Since its restoration by the Willa Cather …
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Early Letter from Willa "William" Cather to Family Friend Helen Stowell

… Image Image Early Letter from Willa "William" Cather to Family Friend Helen Stowell August 17, 2020 This letter in the National Willa Cather Center's WCPM Collection was written at the … Jess often speaks of her & would love to see her again. We children have a great many picnics, parties & circus' this …
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Country Tour

… twenty historic sites related to the life and writing of Willa Cather. You may schedule a guided tour of these sites by contacting the Willa Cather Foundation, or you may purchase a detailed … homesteads and the prairies and river where the Cather children played and explored. Roads are not always passable …
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