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Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought
… Image Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought January 28, 2020 In collaboration … that preserves and interprets that world for those of us living today, Fellows considers Mildred Bennett to be a … my questions in advance, so you would have time to think about things. If you would prefer to respond to my questions …
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 September 4, 2024 Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by the … in. Because of Willa Cather’s intensity of observation, My Ántonia remains a revelation.” — Pulitzer Prize winner …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 10/29/2024
Finding Aids
… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections of …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/14/2024
Annotations from the Archives: October is American Archives Month
… Archives Month, a time when we educate students and patrons about the value of archives. It’s easy to make the … the very fabric of democracy, since the French Revolution ushered in the idea of centralized, publicly accessible … you might imagine! In our organization's earliest days, Mildred Bennett, our founder, spent a great deal of time …
Posted: 09/29/2024
Last Updated: 10/01/2024
Guided Three Building Downtown Tour
… or Walking Tour This guided tour option includes the restored Willa Cather Childhood Home, the Farmers and Merchants Bank, and the Red Cloud Opera House. Visitors will also have an opportunity to … are invited to shop in our bookstore, walk through the art gallery, or spend time in our permanent exhibit, American …
Posted: 05/21/2024
Last Updated: 07/01/2024
Historic Sites
… John Pavelka, the couple who inspired characters in both My Ántonia and "Neighbour Rosicky," were married in this … and Irene Miner. The Miners inspired the Harling family of My Ántonia . Cather dedicated My Ántonia “to Carrie and … farm family in Nebraska. “We turned to leave the cave; Antonia and I went up the stairs first, and the children …
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
… at the National Willa Cather Center Access to Opera House events Volunteer orientation and training will be provided … author talk at 1:00 p.m . and Jonathan Goodding's artist reception at 5:00 p.m. …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 03/18/2024
Our Campaign for the Future
… Image Mrs. Laura Bush, Honorary National Chair Our Campaign for the Future … stay longer to enjoy the museum and all that Cather loved about Webster County. Fundraising has reached 87% of the … efforts led by the National Willa Cather Center's founder, Mildred Bennett. Design, fabrication, and installation of …
Posted: 04/06/2023
Last Updated: 03/08/2024
Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal
… Image Grant Reynard's 1948 letter to Mildred Bennett Image Grant Reynard's "Mike's Blacksmith … Stack" Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal August 14, 2022 The archives are built upon the art and the … many acquaintances, friends, and relatives, inquiring about their willingness to speak about the author. The …
Posted: 02/21/2024
Last Updated: 02/21/2024