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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 … of Ours . Live viewing parties were held at the Nebraska History Museum in Lincoln and at the National Willa Cather …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 04/03/2024
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 …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/02/2024
Hommage: Willa Cather
… birth centenaries. The authors chosen in 2023 were: Willa Cather (1873–1947) Federico Garcia Lorca (1889–1936) Wislawa … of La Ràpita in late 2023 and the works inspired by Willa Cather will be on display in the Red Cloud Opera House gallery at the National Willa Cather Center, May …
Posted: 03/19/2024
Last Updated: 03/23/2024
Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… moved to Nebraska from Virginia in 1883. Her final novel, Sapphira and the Slave Girl is set in the Shenandoah Valley of her early childhood. …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 01/18/2024
Willa Cather Biography
… Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is Nebraska's foremost citizen," wrote author and Nobel … of American literary Modernism has only increased in the years since. The multi-volume Willa Cather Scholarly Edition … of the 2023 iteration was “Complex and Brilliant: Cather at 150,” reflecting the sesquicentennial of Cather birth in …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024
Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway Set to Reopen in … 2023 Make a Gift to Benefit Ongoing Preservation Efforts! Donate Now The Willa Cather Childhood Home is a national … new fire and intrusion alarm systems, roof replacement, foundation repair, recreation of the original fence, and …
Posted: 09/26/2022
Last Updated: 11/29/2023
Willa Cather Timeline
… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870 — Silas … selling farm loans and insurance downtown and rents a story-and-a-half frame house on 3rd and Cedar Streets. Built … of the Panic of 1893. Blind Boone, a well-known African American pianist, performs at the Red Cloud Opera House. …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023
Own A Piece of History: Willa Cather Sculpture
… Image Image Image Littleton Alston with his statue of Willa Cather at the U.S. Capitol—June 7, 2023 Own A Piece of History: Willa Cather Sculpture Signed by sculptor Littleton Alston June 7, 2023 …
Posted: 06/01/2022
Last Updated: 10/08/2023
50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp
… Image 50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp The process—and celebration—of a … Cather’s birth; the goal was to have the first stamps offered for sale in Red Cloud on December 7, 1973. What resulted … along the streets of Red Cloud, looking for souvenirs and visiting the Cather Museum and the Cather House. Red Cloud …
Posted: 09/06/2023
Last Updated: 09/07/2023
Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration July 21, 2022 The … National Willa Cather Center and participate in guided town tours of six additional historic properties related to …
Posted: 07/21/2022
Last Updated: 09/06/2023