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Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

… over fifty years. This project is made possible through a Save America’s Treasures grant administered by the National … window wells Retention of plants, trees, and shrubbery that date to the period of the family’s occupancy Drainage … be made online . Thank You! This project is supported by a Save America’s Treasures grant administered by the National …
Posted: 07/21/2022
Last Updated: 09/06/2023

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 …
Posted: 07/30/2019
Last Updated: 09/10/2023

Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation

… her formative years—six historic properties and supporting collections will be transferred to the Willa Cather … Willa Cather Center will remain a primary location to learn about and research one of America's most iconic … to the Cather family, as well as furnishings, family book collections, and other possessions. Ashley Olson, Executive …
Posted: 01/18/2019
Last Updated: 07/11/2022

Artist Tim Youd on Typing Willa Cather in Red Cloud

… Image Artist Tim Youd on Typing Willa Cather in Red Cloud April 29, 2022 Los Angeles-based artist … Art Museum . He is represented by the Cristin Tierney Gallery in New York and you can follow him on Instagram … get this letter?” [Cather-Knopf Correspondence, The Dobkin Family Collection of Feminism, New York, NY] …
Posted: 04/20/2022
Last Updated: 07/11/2022

Tim Youd: Retyping Willa Cather

… Sunday & Monday ] April 26 — Red Cloud Opera House : “Kronborg," pp. 430 – 458 April 27 —  Red Cloud Opera House : “Kronborg," pp. 459-488 April 28 —  Red Cloud Opera House : “Kronborg," pp. 489-516 April 29 —  Cather Second Home : …
Posted: 03/16/2022
Last Updated: 04/13/2022

Finding Aids

… available for download. Betty Kort Collection Date range:  1762-1973 Bulk dates:  1918-1943 Finding Aid created by … Stephen, 1906-1987 Then or Tien? c/o Todd, Frank L. Trowbridge, Augustus Tyrrell, William Undset, Sigrid Van … and Triumphs n/d n/a Cushing, Mary Watkins The Rainbow Bridge 1954 Elsie M. Cather, contains Fremstad clipping …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… Group and Motorcoach Tours Discover the World of Willa Cather on the American Prairie Embark on a literary oasis … please call 402-746-2653. What Your Group Will Experience Visit the fully-restored  Willa Cather Childhood home and …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

Historic Sites

… “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best Years,” and Cather's attic bedroom is described in detail in her 1915 novel The … world and the way back to Red Cloud. Red Cloud was on the main line of the Burlington & Missouri Railroad, and eight … was an important setting in the novel.  The Miner House remained in the family until 1990, when it was purchased and …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

Book Club Resources

… The Professor's House The Professor's House Alexander's Bridge Alexander's Bridge My Mortal Enemy My Mortal Enemy Shadows on the Rock …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/03/2023

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