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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist
… and to augment our prairie tour materials.” “Since 2019 we have offered professional development funding for …
Posted: 08/06/2024
Last Updated: 08/06/2024
Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House
… Image Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House " I am not exaggerating, Carrie, … to childhood friend, Carrie Miner Sherwood [April 29, 1945] Visitors to Red Cloud are invited to book a stay at the …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 07/01/2024
Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol
… She joins Ponca Chief Standing Bear, installed in 2019, as one of two new sculptures that represent …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 06/24/2024
Willa Cather Childhood Home Dedication & Ribbon-Cutting
… Home Rededication and Ribbon Cutting! Willa Cather Foundation leadership, project partners and supporters, … reopening of this National Historic Landmark and its status as a literary pilgrimage destination for more than fifty … the construction site of the future Hotel Garber. Read More About the Restoration "I have a funny little room in the …
Posted: 06/13/2024
Last Updated: 06/15/2024
Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home … in Cather's novel, The Song of the Lark , and short stories, “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best Years.” The … is a late nineteenth century floral pattern that she selected. Applied directly to the acidic wooden boards …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 05/21/2024
Historic Sites
… to Willa Cather's life and writing. “Every time I talked about Cather in Webster County,” Mildred Bennett said in an interview. “I would tell the … author. Willa Cather Childhood Home Built in 1879, this house was five years old when the Cather family moved in. …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024
Willa Cather Childhood Home Dedication & Ribbon-Cutting
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home | April 2024 Image Willa Cather … the link that follows. Banquet & Readers Theater Tickets To learn more about the recent restoration of the Willa Cather … Arts Council. His work can be found in Rattle, Poet Lore, Prairie Schooner , and in hundreds of other …
Posted: 05/13/2024
Last Updated: 05/16/2024
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 … by the artist. Cather is portrayed hiking through the open prairie with a walking stick, wearing a brimmed hat and … Statuary Hall Committee. Proceeds of all sales will support the purchase of a full-scale edition of the original …
Posted: 06/01/2022
Last Updated: 05/07/2024
Red Cloud Opera House
… Image Red Cloud Opera House "When I go about among little Nebraska … —Willa Cather, Personal Interview Built in 1885, the Red Cloud Opera House transports visitors back in time to set … of participating in their existence." It was in the Red Cloud Opera House that Willa Cather first experienced …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/07/2024
Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud
… 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 … Cooperative Producers, Inc. B. Keith and Norma F. Heuermann Foundation Claire M. Hubbard Foundation Rick and Kay Stahly …
Posted: 07/18/2023
Last Updated: 04/02/2024