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Support the Willa Cather Birthplace Fund

… Image Willa Cather's birthplace, a rural farmhouse in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Support the Willa Cather Birthplace Fund Funds needed for preservation … stabilization and eventual restoration and programming.  ABOUT THE BIRTHPLACE The Cather birthplace remains a …
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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 … said in an interview, “I had searched for books telling about the beauty of the country I loved, its romance, and …
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69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… a writer; she enjoyed sharing her book recommendations with friends, and she was pleased by hearing the comments of her own readers. From an early age, she established her …   writes, "The novel reminded me of my insatiable childhood reading habits...Cather had awoken in me a type of …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa … 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn about historic site tour options. After an extensive … America’s canonical authors. The town of Red Cloud and its prairie landscapes were settings in some of Cather’s most …
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Premiere of Willa Cather: Breaking the Mold

… Conference Thursday, Jun 6, 2024 | 7 - 8pm CT National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster St. Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … of the novel Woman of Light and the widely acclaimed short story collection Sabrina & Corina , a finalist for the …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is Nebraska's … 2023 too, it has sponsored celebratory Cather 150 events held all over the country—Los Angeles, New York, … Nebraska, such as in her novels of prairie pioneering,  O Pioneers!  and  My Á ntonia , but there are a succession of …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870  — … Cather visits Red Cloud. 1901  — Cather takes a job teaching high school students in Pittsburgh and moves into … Lady , Cather vows not to allow any more adaptations of her works. She later stipulates this in her will. 1935  — In the …
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63rd annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… May 31, 2018 | 12am - Saturday, Jun 2, 2018 | 12am National Willa Cather Center 413 North Webster Street Red Cloud , NE … Minnesota, with her husband Andrew and son Henry, where she works in communications and training and is an active … FRIDAY, JUNE 1 10:45 to 12:30 p.m.: Panel Presentation, "Teaching My Ántonia in the 21st Century" 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.: …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents … of Grace  AUTHOR: John J. Murphy p. 13  John J. Murphy Volume at Cather Book Shop p. 15  WCPM announces 1985 trip … Mellanee Kvasnicka p. 4  TITLE: Book Review: Approaches to Teaching Cather's My Ántonia, S. Rowsowski Editor p. 4  …
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Cather Sesquicentennial

… Image Cather Sesquicentennial Celebrating 150 Years We are commemorating acclaimed novelist Willa Cather’s 150th year with a host of special events throughout 2023 and 2024. December 7, 2023 marked the … for the Archbishop • Virtual Oct 20 — UNL Opera presents O Pioneers! , 7:00 p.m. • Red Cloud Opera House, Red Cloud, NE …
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