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Celebrate the Achievements of Willa Cather and her 150th Birthday
… her prairie-plains novels ( O Pioneers! [1913], The Song of the Lark [1915], and especially My Ántonia [1918]) had …
Posted: 10/07/2023
Last Updated: 10/26/2023
Willa Cather Timeline
… Cloud. Also accompanying the family are Rachel Boak, the hired girl Marjorie (Margie) Anderson, and Willa’s cousins … arriving at the Red Cloud train depot, the Cathers drive sixteen miles by team and wagon to the precinct of Catherton. … and vivisection. At the Opera House, she and the Miner girls perform Beauty and the Beast to "benefit the poor." …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023
Willa Cather and Material Culture: A Sesquicentennial Reflection
… Willa Cather Statue Dedication & Opening Reception Special Events Sunday, Oct 29, 2023 | 2 - 3pm Grand Island Public …
Posted: 09/27/2023
Last Updated: 10/06/2023
Announcing the Inaugural Cohort in the Willa Cather Residency for Writers
… Image Inaugural Willa Cather Residency for Writers Announcing the Inaugural Cohort in the Willa Cather Residency for Writers May 16, 2023 The National Willa Cather … members of the first cohort of writers in the Willa Cather Residency for Writers in Red Cloud, Nebraska. The program …
Posted: 05/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/04/2023
50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp
… Image 50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp The process—and celebration—of a commemorative … Princeton. In 1944 she received the gold medal from the National Institute of Arts and Letters.” 50 Volunteers, 34 …
Posted: 09/06/2023
Last Updated: 09/07/2023
Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration
… years. The Cather house is vividly described in The Song of the Lark , “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best Years.” The National … the parlor and attic are reminiscent of descriptions in The Song of the Lark . Cather wallpapered her attic bedroom …
Posted: 07/21/2022
Last Updated: 09/06/2023
Willa Cather and Material Culture: A Sesquicentennial Reflection
… Image Willa's Cradle, by Betty Kort Image Out in the Kitchen, by … Nov 4, 2023 | All day In 2007, photographer and Willa Cather Foundation executive director Betty Kort created … objects in juxtaposition with her timeless words. About the Artist: Betty Kort Betty Kort is a former …
Posted: 07/14/2023
Last Updated: 08/30/2023
18th International Willa Cather Seminar
… located at 65 W. 11th, first floor. A full schedule of events is available below. Highlights will include: Margo … first floor. Please check in before attending any seminar events! Download the seminar schedule Invited Speakers …
Posted: 06/05/2019
Last Updated: 06/22/2023
10 Ways to Celebrate 150 Years of Willa Cather!
… the setting of the last beautiful and poignant chapter of My Àntonia . 7. Read Willa Cather's novel, A Lost Lady …
Posted: 04/18/2023
Last Updated: 05/02/2023
Willa Cather Goes Back to School, Almost
… Willa Cather Center as part of the original Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection, in a property and archives … was quite happy; when I failed to please her there was only one thing I cared about, and that was to try again and make … in life is to keep faith with those two friends of ours who gave us their confidence. In the long summer …
Posted: 08/27/2019
Last Updated: 05/02/2023