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Annotations from the Archives: The World of Willa Cather
… February 11, 2026 This month, author Will Fellows reminds us that February marks an important anniversary: the 75th year of The World of Willa Cather , written by Mildred Bennett, a school teacher, author, researcher, and … and '30s, and many of these readers were eager to know more about the life of this rather elusive author, and the …
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71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
… author of three books, Jane Austen’s Bookshelf, Printer’s Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History ), and The …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Dedication & Ribbon-Cutting
… follows. Banquet & Readers Theater Tickets To learn more about the recent restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood … Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason will read an original poem about Willa Cather and the house that brings so many of her … Mason Miranda Davis Featured Speaker We are delighted to welcome Miranda Davis, the 2024-2025 Nebraska Youth Poet …
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Willa Cather Memorial Prairie
… Image Willa Cather Memorial Prairie The Willa Cather Memorial Prairie is … art, history, and culture has been lost to much of the world. Of the millions of acres of grasslands that once … upland plovers, wild turkeys, bobolinks and other New World blackbird species, vesper sparrows and their many …
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70th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
… and Dan Moses) are a married composing and performing team and recipients of the 2024 Jonathan Larson Grant. Their …
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Stargazing on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie
… Image Garrett Peck Image Star Gazing at the 69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference With Garrett Peck Spring Conference … New Mexico's dark skies. His book, The Bright Edges of the World: Willa Cather and Her Archbishop , will be published …
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Nothing But Land: Willa Cather and Indigenous Writers
… Events Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | 5 - 7pm CT Urban League of Nebraska Large Conference Room 3040 Lake Street Omaha , NE … United States Register Online Now In partnership with the Nebraska Writers Collective, we are delighted to invite … en cooperacion con Arts Midwest. Special thanks to the Nebraska Writers Collective and the Urban League of Nebraska …
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Willa Cather Writes the Immigrant Experience in Rural Nebraska
… “Willa Cather Writes the Immigrant Experience in Rural Nebraska,” on Wednesday, November 6 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. … Literatures, will examine the immigrant experience in rural Nebraska through the lens of Cather’s distinct portrayals of … communities welcomed or excluded them. In her 1923 essay “Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle,” Cather wrote, “It is …
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Willa Cather, Wales, Wymore, and the World
… twentieth century, Willa Cather’s work was shaped by her Nebraska upbringing. Dr. Shively will discuss many aspects … and its potential influence, as well as her travels across Nebraska and through Wymore—which she alluded to in her …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol
… of the U.S. Capitol Image Willa Cather statue representing Nebraska at National Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol Willa … in 2019, as one of two new sculptures that represent Nebraska. The installation ceremony occurred exactly six … for One of Ours . Live viewing parties were held at the Nebraska History Museum in Lincoln and at the National Willa …
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