Welsh Heritage Centre to host speaker on Willa Cather

The Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre in Wymore will be hosting a presentation by Steve Shively on Willa Cather on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.

"Willa Cather, Wales, Wymore and the World" will discuss the many aspects of Cather's life and work as an author.

Cather is one of the most significant American authors of the 20th century. Her work was influenced by her Nebraska upbring. Shively will also discuss Cather's Welsh ancestry and its potential influence, as well as her travels across Nebraska and through Wymore — which is alluded to in her novel "My Antonia."

Shively taught English at Northwest Missouri State University and Utah State University. He served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Willa Cather Foundation for 22 years. He has edited the Willa Cather Review and has published several essays on Cather's life and literature.

The event will be held at the Welsh Heritage Centre at 307 S. Seventh St. in Wymore and will also be livestreamed on Facebook. Go to greatplainswelsh.org for more information.