Have you had a chance to read “Peter” by Willa Cather? As I mentioned in the reminder post for this month’s story, it was Cather’s first published story. It ran in the May 21, 1892 edition of The Mahogany Tree,… Read More ›
Some of my reading this week for library school has focused on the historical and contemporary importance of records in American life. Archives have played a significant role in building a sense of national identity and in the creation and… Read More ›
Some big news in my life is that I’ve started library school. I’m pursuing a master’s in library science with a concentration in archives management. Classes just started on February 1st, so I’m one week into this new endeavor. I’m… Read More ›
Willa Cather’s first published fiction was “Peter.” It’s our selection this month for the Willa Cather Short Story Project. #WCSSP
Until this weekend, we’ve had a mild winter here on the Connecticut shoreline. The one substantial snowfall I rejoiced over melted within days, and a couple weeks ago I felt the need to see some snow. There was only one… Read More ›
This is a tragic story, so let’s start by talking about flowers. Have you ever seen a buffalo pea flower? I have not and never looked them up before today. There are a couple lovely photos of them in this… Read More ›
Happy New Year! Our first story for Phase II of the Willa Cather Short Story Project is “Lou, The Prophet.” Cather was nineteen when this story appeared in the October 15, 1892 edition of The Hesperian, the University of Nebraska’s… Read More ›
Here we are at our last, but certainly not least, library post of the year. The Rathbun Free Memorial Library is sister to last month’s featured library, the East Haddam Free Public Library (click here to check out that post)…. Read More ›
Starting January 2021 Get ready, Cather enthusiasts! After wrapping up Phase I in September 2020, Phase II of the Willa Cather Short Story Project will kick off in January 2021. The fortytwo (42!) stories in this phase span from 1892,… Read More ›
Last weekend we made a delivery to a friend who lives in Moodus, Connecticut. Moodus, population 1,413 per the 2010 census, is a village in the town of East Haddam (population 9,126). I looked up the origin of the name… Read More ›