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Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House

… to childhood friend, Carrie Miner Sherwood [April 29, 1945] Visitors to Red Cloud are invited to book a stay at the … is called Moonstone for the town in Cather's novel  The Song of the Lark . During Cather's time, this was the room of Willa's …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

An Immersive Willa Cather Experience

… Image Walking on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie Image The Willa Cather Childhood … Cloud Opera House and National Willa Cather Center in downtown Red Cloud. Image The Pavelka Farmstead is on our … make up our “Two-Day Cather Immersion” package. Some of the tours and experiences listed can also be booked individually …
Posted: 01/22/2025
Last Updated: 08/22/2025

Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season!

… You can, too—in any season or time of year, whether for the first time or on a return trip. We offer a variety of guided … classic novel My Ántonia , published in 1918, was among the fifty titles selected by the National Endowment for the Arts …
Posted: 11/13/2024
Last Updated: 11/17/2024

Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… p. 1  Staff p. 1  Museum News and Donors p. 1  Interesting Visitors p. 2  Nebraska Activities and Publications p. 2  … 2.1  Spring 1958  Editor: Mildred R. Bennett  Officers and Board of Governors p. 1  Staff … Financial Report p. 2  1971 Spring Conference p. 3  Red Cloud's 100th Birthday p. 4  …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/16/2023

Membership

… Membership Levels & Benefits Member Levels Student ($35) Educational Institution ($40) New Member Introductory Rate … Center and the Red Cloud Opera House Supply of classroom resources to educators and book clubs Your Donations at Work … educations initiatives, and conserves a native prairie. Learn More About Our Mission …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 04/27/2026

Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud

… . . . But our great National feast day was originated by a private individual, and a woman at that. Above all her other … in Red Cloud. What a happy time that was for me! I shall always think of the old house just as it was then—exactly as … personal artifacts or dig into Red Cloud history in a new way!     …
Posted: 11/06/2025
Last Updated: 11/07/2025

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… Group and Motorcoach Tours Discover the World of Willa Cather on the American … Willa Cather Center is located in the quiet rural town of Red Cloud, Nebraska—childhood home of writer Willa …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes

… come and go, but the land is always here...”  —O Pioneers! Visit Red Cloud and immerse yourself in the prairie settings … our prairie wonders with a full naturalist's kit.  Guided tours of the prairie are available by pre-arrangement and … : To schedule a Country or Prairie Tour, or for additional information, contact Rachel Olsen, Education Coordinator, …
Posted: 07/30/2019
Last Updated: 09/10/2023

Valentine's Day Weekend Package

… your exclusive visit, book online above or contact : LauraLea Johnson at the National Willa Cather Center at  ljohnson@willacather.org   or 402-746-2218 with questions, …
Posted: 12/05/2019
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

Experience Willa Cather's World in New Ways

… Image Experience Willa Cather's World in New Ways October 21, 2020 Autumn is one of the best times of year to visit Red Cloud. Sunrises linger over the brick façades of … experience with historic and cultural attributes, unique lodging and dining, and a spectacular prairie landscape far …
Posted: 10/19/2020
Last Updated: 05/20/2021

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