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71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Image Willa Cather at Bowdoin College Memory, Myth, and Meaning: Cather … Jun 4 - Saturday, Jun 6, 2026 | All day CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 … an image of Myra, American culture constructs narratives about our heroes, founders, values, and ideals. This theme …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Dedication & Ribbon-Cutting

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home | April 2024 Image Willa Cather … 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 …
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Welcome to the home of Willa Cather

… Welcome to the home of Willa Cather Willa Cather Willa Cather is one of the most … family. We look forward to welcoming you! Book a Tour About the Restoration Get Involved Support Our Work The …
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Willa Cather Memorial Prairie

… Image Willa Cather Memorial Prairie The Willa Cather Memorial Prairie is a botanical treasure … others grace the edges of our visitor trails.  As I looked about me I felt that the grass was the country, as the water …
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70th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Jun 5 - Saturday, Jun 7, 2025 | All day CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 … a year-long celebration of Cather's 1918 novel as a title selected by the National Endowment for the Arts' 2024-2025 … young adults. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she has also received the PEN Center USA Lifetime …
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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

… with late 19th century settlement culture.  Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by … Lectures and book discussions led by National Willa Cather Center leadership Place-based and online creative … Willa Cather Spring Conference My Ántonia -themed guided tours A special event at the recently restored Pavelka …
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Willa Cather Writes the Immigrant Experience in Rural Nebraska

… Olsen, director of education and engagement, will present, “Willa Cather Writes the Immigrant Experience in Rural Nebraska,” … aim of the program is to broaden the understanding of our world, communities and ourselves through the joy of sharing …
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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

… .” This novel and others set in Nebraska, including My Ántonia and A Lost Lady, helped to establish Cather’s career … incorporated. These include a turquoise jacket that was a gift to Cather from her editors, Alfred and Blanche Knopf, …
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