"Men travel faster now, but I do not know if they go to better things."
- Death Comes for the Archbishop
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Cather's Childhood Home

Willa Cather came to Nebraska from Virginia in 1883 when she was nine years old. The few years that she lived in Red Cloud, Nebraska would become for her the most transformative and informative years of her life. In a personal interview, Cather said: "I think that most of the basic materia...

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Cather Town Tour

The Willa Cather Foundation is located in the beautifully restored 1885 Red Cloud Opera House in downtown Red Cloud. This historic building also houses a bookstore, an art gallery, state-of-the-art projection capabilities (often used to show free films), and a functioning performance stage...

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Country Tour Around Red Cloud

The Country Tour highlights 21 historic sites related to the life and writing of Willa Cather. You may schedule a guided tour of these sites by contacting the Willa Cather Foundation; or, you may purchase a detailed map for a self-guided tour.Heading south out of Red Cloud, you will see t...

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Red Cloud Walking Tour

This walking tour is designed to allow you to take a self-guided tour of Red Cloud and the historic sites related to the life and times of Willa Cather. Brief information about each building or site will help visitors walk across the small town that was the inspiration of so many Cather n...

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