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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud
… Image Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud October 25, 2019 In early October 2019, sixteen … engaged in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered …
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Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud
… niece, 1909 Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud November 7, 2025 "There we have short, bitter … of beauty and sentiment, as spring is in the Old World." —Willa Cather, "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle," … Red Cloud was.” If you've ever thought of coming home (or visiting) Red Cloud over the holidays, Cather's dear old …
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The Red Cloud Opera House is on the Nebraska Passport Program
… Image The Red Cloud Opera House is on the Nebraska Passport Program April … Travelers will have from May 1 through September 30 to visit the attractions and get their stamps. The summer … and its people—from the things we make to our unique history,” said Passport Program Coordinator Amanda Barker. …
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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 …
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Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House
… bedroom is called Sweet Water after the town in A Lost Lady . Adjoining Frankfort by an interior door which may be …
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Exhibit Tour
… still decorated with original wallpaper. Burlington Depot 437 W Welsch Street New to the restored Burlington Depot is … depot in many of her works, such as in an early scene in My Ántonia . The Depot also figures prominently in “The …
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Cather After Dark: Mourning, Medicine, and Murder
… Oct 24, 2026 | 6 - 7:15pm Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 | 6:30 - 7:45pm Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 | 7 - 8:15pm CT The … plots are woven into novels and short stories such as My Ántonia , The Song of the Lark , "The Sculptor's Funeral," …
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National Willa Cather Center
… Image National Willa Cather Center Advancing Her Legacy The National Willa … buildings and sites devoted to any American author. Your visit to the Center comes with the unique experience of an … appointment) Take in a performance or exhibit at the Red Cloud Opera House Hike, stargaze, or watch the sunrise …
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Remembering Jennifer Hein
… April 2, 2026 The National Willa Cather Center is honored to recognize the legacy of Jennifer Jean Hein, whose … home state of Nebraska and its literary heritage. During a visit to Red Cloud for the 2024 Spring Conference, she expressed …
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Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains
… Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026 | 1 - 2pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … found refuge on their journey north to freedom. Willa Cather's final novel Sapphira and the Slave Girl (1940) … Programming at the National Willa Cather Center's Red Cloud Opera House Gallery is made possible with the support of the …
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