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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… engaged in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered through … Collections & Archives, and visited the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. They also experienced our “ Country Tour ” …
Posted: 10/23/2019
Last Updated: 11/21/2019

Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud

… Image Cather's Thanksgiving postcard to her niece, 1909 … Red Cloud was.” If you've ever thought of coming home (or visiting) Red Cloud over the holidays, Cather's dear old house is available for guest lodging . Historic but entirely unfussy, the Cather Second …
Posted: 11/06/2025
Last Updated: 11/07/2025

The Red Cloud Opera House is on the Nebraska Passport Program

… information or to get your Passport you can stop by The Willa Cather Foundation, (402) 746-2653. You can also go to the Nebraska …
Posted: 04/15/2016
Last Updated: 07/19/2022

Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest

… Image Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest September 27, 2022 There … Kyle. The news came from Dr. Kyle’s son, Alex Kyle, who shared that he had escorted his father to Nebraska in 2019 for … visiting south-central Nebraska, the Kyles ventured to Red Cloud to see the National Willa Cather Center, participate …
Posted: 09/27/2022
Last Updated: 12/20/2022

Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House

… Image Cather Second Home Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House " I … a letter to childhood friend, Carrie Miner Sherwood [April 29, 1945] Visitors to Red Cloud are invited to book a stay … a shared half bathroom. Named after the Nebraska town in  O Pioneers! , the room is above the former kitchen with its …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 11/04/2026

Exhibit Tour

… offers a deep dive into three permanent exhibits that put Willa Cather's life and writing in context: All Aboard: … National Willa Cather Center. What are the most important events of Cather’s life? How did Red Cloud become the … depot in many of her works, such as in an early scene in  My Ántonia . The Depot also figures prominently in “The …
Posted: 05/21/2024
Last Updated: 10/09/2026

Cather After Dark: Mourning, Medicine, and Murder

… 8:15pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States Register Online Now "The type … a few.  Guests are invited to book one 75-minute tour to visit the Red Cloud Cemetery, Willa Cather Childhood Home, …
Posted: 08/18/2025
Last Updated: 09/24/2026

National Willa Cather Center

… Image National Willa Cather Center Advancing Her Legacy The National Willa Cather … watch the sunrise and sunset at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie Explore scenic country roads on a Cather "Country … stories of the people who passed through the station. Learn More …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/14/2026

Remembering Jennifer Hein

… Center. If you would like additional information about planned giving and the Cather Legacy Society, or if you have named …
Posted: 04/02/2026
Last Updated: 04/02/2026

Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains

… - 2pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States Enjoy an afternoon filled … escaped to freedom and traveled roughly 2,000 miles to visit actual sites, cities, and places that freedom-seekers …
Posted: 01/28/2026
Last Updated: 02/10/2026

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