Heritage Hero 2021 Recipients
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Willa Cather
What We Found
Funke Opera House
"The last vestiges of one of Lincoln's earliest theaters will soon disappear at the hands of a wrecking crew," reported the Lincoln Star on January 14, 1940. "The Kresge ...
Willa Cather
Willa Cather is sometimes remembered by biographers as cantankerous and reclusive. While acknowledged to be accessible to close friends and family members, she was ...
Cather, Willa
The Nebraska State Journal celebrated its sixtieth anniversary with a July 24, 1927, special edition, which included reminiscences by former Journal staff members. ...
On the Stage with Willa Cather
Willa Cather in costume as Peter Paragon in 1892 for a Union Girls’ Dramatic Club production of The Fatal Pin. NSHS RG2639-1-83 (at right).
The Red Cloud Opera House ...
Timeline Tuesday: Willa Cather and Beauty and the Beast
Cast of 'Beauty and the Beast' including Willa Cather in a top hat. The play was a comedic musical version written by J Barmby. RG1951-1119
The Red Cloud ...
One of Willa Cather’s Inspirations
We get a variety of objects that come in to the Ford Center for treatment. Most are from private clients, others come from museums and libraries, and some are from the ...
Beauty and the Beast
The Red Cloud Opera House on February 4, 1888, was the scene of an amateur theatrical entitled Beauty and the Beast. Small-town opera houses hosted such entertainments ...
Timeline Tuesday: Beauty and the Beast
The Red Cloud Opera House on February 4, 1888, was the scene of an amateur theatrical entitled Beauty and the Beast. Small-town opera houses hosted such entertainments ...
Perception vs Reality: Willa Cather
Willa Cather is often remembered as cantankerous and reclusive by biographers, but that's not the necessarily the case.
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History Nebraska Transfers Willa Cather State Historic Site to the Willa Cather Foundation
Big news! We are transferring ownership of the Willa Cather State Historic Site and supporting collections to The Willa Cather Foundation.
By completing this ...
Restoring Willa Cather’s Attic Bedroom Wallpaper
Recently, Hilary LeFevere, Paper Conservator at our Ford Conservation Center, and Megan Griffiths, Technician, spent the week in Red Cloud, NE, working with the National ...
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