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Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought
… of conversation, I would be glad to connect with you by email or postal mail. Even if you think you have nothing extraordinary to … interviewed, you can reach Will Fellows at willfellows@hotmail.com or at 414-208-9730. * Ron Hull, Backstage: Stories …
Posted: 01/21/2020
Last Updated: 01/28/2020
NEA Big Read: My Ántonia
… Image Image NEA Big Read: My Ántonia Programs Offered to Communities and Organizations … Ántonia When critic Randolph Bourne heralded My Ántonia in 1918 as the arrival of the “American novel,” he could not …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 10/29/2024
Finding Aids
… Our museum and archival collections, housed in Cather's hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, containing memorabilia, … Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröck bookmarks throughout; underlining throughout. "W. Cather … clippings WCPM trivet WCPM plate Willa Cather Childhood Home Plate (1977) WCPM metal flower keychain …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/14/2024
Annotations from the Archives: October is American Archives Month
… very fabric of democracy, since the French Revolution ushered in the idea of centralized, publicly accessible … author as a girl. Other snippets of information about Red Cloud and its citizens are also contained in those cards. … enhance or disrupt our reading of My Ántonia . To make your visit, you can schedule an appointment or email our …
Posted: 09/29/2024
Last Updated: 10/01/2024
Guided Three Building Downtown Tour
… Image Guided Three Building Downtown Tour Driving or Walking Tour This guided tour option includes the restored Willa Cather Childhood Home, the Farmers and Merchants Bank, and … and plan to follow a tour guide from site to site. Tours last approximately 60 minutes. Book This Tour Adults: …
Posted: 05/21/2024
Last Updated: 07/01/2024
Historic Sites
… thing I miss most is the opera house.” —Willa Cather, 1929 Moon Block Adjoining the Opera House is the Moon Block, named for its original investor, Michigan Senator John Moon. The Moon Block is home to the National Willa Cather …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024
Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud
… efforts led by the National Willa Cather Center's founder, Mildred Bennett. More About the Project One of Red Cloud’s most arresting … Lyra and Silas Garber during her childhood in Red Cloud and used them as prototypes for Captain and Mrs. Forrester in A …
Posted: 07/18/2023
Last Updated: 04/02/2024
Volunteer
… of the ways you can become involved: Red Cloud Opera House Volunteers Do you enjoy arts programming? Join our … group of volunteers who make shows at the Red Cloud Opera House go off without a hitch. Tasks include greeting patrons, … opportunities with the Willa Cather Foundation, please contact the office at (402) 746-2653 or email …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 03/18/2024
Our Campaign for the Future
… the rehabilitation of the Potter Block to establish Hotel Garber in downtown Red Cloud, collections conservation … Red Cloud region as home to the Pawnee tribe; the lives of Silas and Lyra Garber—in life and as portrayed as Captain and Mrs. …
Posted: 04/06/2023
Last Updated: 03/08/2024
Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal
… sure that I was really going to act like an artist I had chosen “arty” subject matter, ladies and goats, nude ladies …
Posted: 02/21/2024
Last Updated: 02/21/2024