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… information, buzz about Cather, her ongoing relevance, links to our social media, and the work of the National …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/25/2023
The Visual Narratives of John Blake Bergers
… 2021 | 12am The work of John Blake Bergers returns to our Red Cloud Opera House gallery! Comprised of pieces from our … images. All are inspired by the works and world of Willa Cather, but also capture Bergers' own experience of … by his first readings of Cather's work in 1975 and a later visit to Red Cloud, where he met Mildred Bennett and others …
Posted: 12/07/2020
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Nebraska Chamber Players with Brian Leeper present Christian Ellenwood's Children of the Moon
… Chris Ellenwood’s new composition, Children of the Moon , is based on Willa Cather’s One of Ours which … Nebraska Chamber Players will perform Children of the Moon on Saturday, June 4, in the Red Cloud Opera House. … visit the Spring Conference event page. Children of the Moon is composed for baritone voice, flute, clarinet, …
Posted: 03/02/2022
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Annotations from the Archive—The Right Reverend George Allen Beecher Letters
… who served as Bishop of Western Nebraska from 1910-1943, shared a long friendship with Willa Cather, and with the whole Cather family. He confirmed … of comfort and connection, long after Willa Cather’s last visit to Red Cloud. Just weeks before her own death, Cather …
Posted: 06/25/2020
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Business Papers
… Papers July 20, 2021 When the prohibition on publication of Willa Cather’s letters expired, a wealth of new Willa Cather biographical material … research into Cather’s business affairs, make plans to visit! The archives at the National Willa Cather Center are …
Posted: 07/20/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!
… installed at all, how the Emil Frei Art Glass Company was chosen to supply them, or the details of how they were made. …
Posted: 12/15/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Webster County Collections
… of materials pulled from the collections of the National Willa Cather Center and the Webster County Historical … materials that were central to our understanding of early Red Cloud and Willa Cather’s adolescence here, as well as … people and places we can only guess about. For those who visit in person, the NWCC has provided a book to record any …
Posted: 02/25/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home
… from New York to Las Vegas for work and had stopped in Red Cloud to see the town where he’d spent summers as a … in Las Vegas to make the return trip, and he insisted they visit again so that she could see the town associated with … and son of Charles Hugh Miner and Alfretta “Retta” Ayre, Willa Cather’s first cousin. It was Hugh's sisters, Carrie …
Posted: 03/06/2023
Last Updated: 05/04/2023
"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Weekend Tour Package
… beautiful cities in Europe where I used to love to go.” – Willa Cather, 1945 Spend three inspiring days exploring Willa … newly launched "A Walk In Her Footsteps" weekend tour! The National Willa Cather Center proudly offers a wide range of …
Posted: 09/18/2019
Last Updated: 03/21/2023
Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… and engagement and, in this capacity, she will lead educational programing, site tour initiatives, and public … she is not getting to know visitors or working on educator resources, Rachel enjoys volunteering and spending time with … for meeting visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/07/2023