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Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season!

… cities in Europe where I used to love to go . . ." -Willa Cather in a letter to Carrie Miner Sherwood While Willa … historic sites and settings —even a longer Country Tour and Prairie Tour! When planning your visit, all tours can be … visitor or Willa Cather enthusiast! All purchases support our mission to advance Cather's legacy through …
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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… Image Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud October 25, 2019 In early October 2019, … engaged in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered … and visited the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. They also experienced our “ Country Tour ” on board a vintage trolley …
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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 winters; … 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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Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes

… Image Image Image Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes May 1, 2023 Explore the Willa Cather …  "We come and go, but the land is always here...”  —O Pioneers! Visit Red Cloud and immerse yourself in the prairie … for the best location for a spectacular Nebraska sunset, sunrise, or even to view the starry dark night sky, look no …
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Soundstitching: Sites and Sounds of Willa Cather's World

… Soundstitching process allows visitors to experience Willa Cather's world in a whole new way. Soundstitching: Sites and … in Auburn, Nebraska, and earned a B.F.A in painting and sculpture, and a B.S. in Art Education from Northwest …
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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 embrace from the small community where …
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Visit

… Visit Visit the Museum No study of Cather is complete without a trip to Red Cloud. The … collections, or visit historic sites like the Willa Cather Childhood Home for an intimate look at the lived world of … scene, and tone of the 1890s, when Willa Cather and her friends eagerly anticipated the arrival of traveling …
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Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift

… Image Kohout at Willa Cather's grave in Jaffrey, NH Image Viewing Cather's … in 1972 at 102 years old and is buried in her hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska. Kohout grew up in Texas, but each summer she visited her mother’s family in Lincoln, Nebraska. She has …
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Retired Teacher Leaves Unexpected Gift to the Willa Cather Foundation

… Loren Johnson Retired Teacher Leaves Unexpected Gift to the Willa Cather Foundation April 10, 2025 Ask Loren Johnson’s former … kindness and compassion. In fact, Johnson cared so deeply about others that he rarely shared much about his own life …
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70th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Endowment. The views expressed in spring conference programs do not necessarily reflect the view of Humanities … performing team and recipients of the 2024 Jonathan Larson Grant. Their rock musical Weightless (WP Theater, A.C.T., …
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