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Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

… as a cultural attraction for the learning and enjoyment of future generations. Projected to reopen in 2023, the … is a key component of the National Willa Cather Center’s Campaign for the Future , which has raised over $7 million for restoration of …
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 … 281 near Lebanon, Kansas). If you're searching for the best location for a spectacular Nebraska sunset, sunrise, or even … and includes settings from Willa Cather's novels and childhood: homesteads and related cemeteries, churches, the …
Posted: 07/30/2019
Last Updated: 09/10/2023

Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation

… Image Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation … iconic writers. Tourists and scholars from around the world visit Red Cloud because of its associations with Willa … and photographs, the addition of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection will make the National Willa Cather …
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 Tim Youd has been typing The Song of the Lark in Red … Art Museum . He is represented by the Cristin Tierney Gallery in New York and you can follow him on Instagram …
Posted: 04/20/2022
Last Updated: 07/11/2022

Tim Youd: Retyping Willa Cather

… Center will be host to a unique exhibit by performance artist Tim Youd while he is in residence in Red Cloud for … three weeks in April. Represented by the Cristin Tierney Gallery in New York, Youd will also be performing at Joslyn Art Museum and Willa Cather Archive during the months of …
Posted: 03/16/2022
Last Updated: 04/13/2022

Finding Aids

… Checks from City National Bank, Lincoln   1900 Newspaper TX-50-1000-014 Newspaper Clippings About Princeton Honorary Degree     … OBJ-50-1000-016 Willa Cather     Document Tx-50-1000-017 Articles of Indenture     Document TX-50-1000-018 Jeremiah …
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 … located in the quiet rural town of Red Cloud, Nebraska—childhood home of writer Willa Cather. Alongside the Red Cloud Opera …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

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

Book Club Resources

… childhood home, the inspiration for the opening scene of Song of the Lark and “Old Mrs. Harris.” The Burlington Depot, the … book club visit to Red Cloud.  O Pioneers! O Pioneers! The Song of the Lark The Song of the Lark My Ántonia My Ántonia …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/03/2023

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