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Serena's Album

… family came to Nebraska between 1880 and 1885; her father farmed near Bostwick in Nuckolls County. After attending … her album. Serena White lived her entire life in the area, never marrying. She died in 1924. Cather scholar Kari … settlement known as “Elora” — Mrs. Keifer gives it as her home — was essentially a post office in search of a town, …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Finding Aids

…   1893   Document TEX-250-391-062 Plat of B&M Railroad Lands Burlington & Missouri River Railroad co. 1880   … and journals, Union College, Western Literature, Prairie Schooner, etc   Box 46 Cassettes and Recordings … 1968   Book April Twilights Willa Cather 1968   Magazine Prairie Schooner : Emily Dickinson Edition (vol. 51 no. 4)   …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber

… and Guest Accommodations Fundraising in the home stretch for the Potter-Wright Building's rehabilitation into Hotel … is a key priority for the National Willa Cather Center’s Campaign for the Future and Red Cloud’s Heritage Tourism Development Office, …
Posted: 08/24/2023
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

A New Find from Recent Donations to the Archive

… interest that you might consider donating, please contact Tracy Tucker, Education Director and Archivist:  ttucker@WillaCather.org   …
Posted: 02/26/2020
Last Updated: 02/27/2020

Rarely Seen Willa Cather Postcard on Exhibit

… Image Rarely Seen Willa Cather Postcard on Exhibit September 25, 2019 In the recent transfer of … Memorial collection, we were happy to run across this postcard of Willa Cather to Charles Moore. Written during her … wore (now a part of the American Bittersweet exhibit) was a gift from Charley Moore, according to Elsie Cather’s …
Posted: 09/24/2019
Last Updated: 09/26/2019

Willa Cather State Historic Site Featured in 2012 Nebraska Passport

… Image Willa Cather State Historic Site Featured in 2012 Nebraska Passport May 9, 2012 The Willa Cather State Historic Site/Red Cloud Opera House is … the Prairie Pioneer in nearby Grand Island. To learn more about this year's Nebraska Passport, visit …
Posted: 09/15/2014
Last Updated: 09/22/2014

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