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Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

… that the house will close on August 15 to facilitate the first comprehensive restoration in over fifty years. This project is made possible through a Save …
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

… Cather Foundation are pleased to announce the transfer of ownership of the Willa Cather State Historic Site to the … Places and open for guided tours regularly: Willa Cather’s Childhood Home , a National Historic Landmark, was the … became familiar with when returning to Red Cloud to visit friends and family. Depots in general played a significant …
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

… Image Image Image Image Image Opera House Sunday, Apr 10, … — Childhood Home parlor or attic: "The Song of the Lark" & "Stupid Faces," pp. 262-288 April 21 — Miner House : "Stupid Faces," …
Posted: 03/16/2022
Last Updated: 04/13/2022

Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest … Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska.  Subjects: short stories Cather genealogy Willa Cather personal effects … in the collection include notes from oral histories collected by Bennett and John March, transcripts of Cather …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… tour itinerary within your timeframe! To speak with us about your tour, please call 402-746-2653. What Your Group Will Experience Visit the fully-restored  Willa Cather Childhood home and … or a picnic on the prairie! Exclusives for Bus Tours Meals, Lodging, and Perks Free meal & tours for bus drivers/tour …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

Historic Sites

… Historic Sites Since our organization's founding as the Willa Cather … of the preservation movement, restoring and caring for the sites that were important to Willa Cather's life and … nation's largest collection of nationally-designated historic sites dedicated to an American author. Willa Cather …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

Book Club Resources

… to welcome your book club to Cather’s hometown! Take a tour of the town that raised Cather and peek into historical … influenced the prolific writer. Sites include Cather’s childhood home, the inspiration for the opening scene of … location where Willa often returned to visit her family and friends.  If your group can’t make it to Red Cloud, we would …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/03/2023

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