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Guided Seven Building Town Tour

… (5 & under) – Free Book a Tour Willa Cather Childhood Home 245 N Cedar Street The Cather family lived in this home from … 1884-1904. Willa Cather describes it in great detail in The Song of the Lark and “Old Mrs. Harris.” Willa Cather’s room was upstairs …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 06/11/2025

Guided Three Building Downtown Tour

… Image Guided Three Building Downtown Tour Driving or Walking Tour This guided tour option … Farmers and Merchants Bank, the second stop on the three building tour. Here visitors can explore Willa Cather's …
Posted: 05/21/2024
Last Updated: 07/01/2024

Join Our Team

… Join Our Team Career Opportunities at the National Willa Cather Center The Willa Cather Foundation—formerly the … off, and a professional development stipend. Housing and relocation support are also available.  This job description … a boutique hotel under construction in Red Cloud, Nebraska, childhood home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa …
Posted: 09/07/2023
Last Updated: 07/16/2025

Guided Willa Cather Tours

… Guided Willa Cather Tours The National Willa Cather Center and many of our … with one or more of these tours.  The one, three, and seven building tours all include the Willa Cather Childhood Home. … last approximately 30 minutes.  Learn More Guided Three-Building Tour Experience Downtown Red Cloud This is a …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/15/2025

Hotel Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy

… Much like the character she inspired, Lyra Garber was well known for her charm and hospitality. The Garbers often … in public corridors and guest rooms. A street-level stairwell has been restored for lower-level entry into the  Red …
Posted: 04/09/2025
Last Updated: 04/09/2025

Burlington Depot

… original two-story section of the depot, constructed in 1897, is the building Cather was familiar with during her last years in … story of the Burlington in Red Cloud!   Watch our virtual tour of the 2021 restoration and preservation work at this …
Posted: 07/18/2014
Last Updated: 02/26/2025

Edem Soul Music

… Saturday, Dec 7, 2024 | 7:30 - 9pm Red Cloud Opera House 413 N Webster St. Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States Reserve … Coast, a large part of her music focuses on the creative content that comes from a place that can only be described … by utilizing the many instruments she plays. Playing over 12 instruments including the harp, ukulele, guitar and …
Posted: 11/13/2023
Last Updated: 11/21/2024

Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa … interpretation; a climate control system and a new roof and foundation. Enclosure of the attic space and extensive … of the most remarkable and compelling periods in American history.” She referred to the sites and collections in Red …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 05/21/2024

Historic Sites

… Historic Sites Since our organization's founding as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront … 1965. Efforts to save the depot were extensive, requiring relocation and a full restoration—the result of the railroad's … in 1891. The brick façade was added sometime after the Cathers joined the church in 1922. Today, Grace Episcopal …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

Willa Cather Biography

… in American fiction—with Melville, James, Wharton, Hemingway, Faulkner, Cather, Ellison, Bellow, Morrison.” Yes, though Cather deserves to precede Hemingway on this list. Concluding her fine study of Willa … Cather. On April 24, 1947, Cather died from cancer. A private funeral was held in New York, and a memorial service …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024

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