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Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration July 21, 2022 The Willa Cather … cedar shingle roof, gutters, and downspouts Repair of the foundation and reconstruction of window wells Retention of … 30-minute narrated tour of the Willa Cather Childhood Home. About the Willa Cather Childhood Home Opened in 1967 and …
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 … come and go, but the land is always here...”  —O Pioneers! Visit Red Cloud and immerse yourself in the prairie settings … at  rolsen@willacather.org  or or (402) 746-2653.  LODGING : We offer comfortable and unique historic lodging …
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 … National Willa Cather Center will remain a primary location to learn about and research one of America's most … Places and open for guided tours regularly: Willa Cather’s Childhood Home , a National Historic Landmark, was the …
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 … April prairie winds—and a rare sweltering day while in the Childhood Home attic—as he has moved around to different … New Orleans. As to place, I've typed in some extraordinary locations—Faulkner's Rowan Oak, a Sing Sing prison tower, a …
Posted: 04/20/2022
Last Updated: 07/11/2022

Tim Youd: Retyping Willa Cather

… Apr 10, 2022 | 12am - Friday, Apr 29, 2022 | 12am National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster Street Red Cloud , NE … the same make/model typewriter used by the author, and in a location related to the novel and/or author. When retyping, … Sites April 11 — Miner House porch: "Friends of Childhood," pp. 1-50 April 12 — Childhood Home  attic …
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 collections of materials related … book in the late 1920s. It includes addresses of Cather’s friends, family, business associates, firms, and hotels. … clippings   WCPM trivet      WCPM plate     Willa Cather Childhood Home Plate (1977)     WCPM metal flower keychain   …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 11/17/2025

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 … 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

Join Our Team

… Join Our Team Career Opportunities at the National Willa Cather Center The Willa Cather Foundation—formerly the Willa … increase occupancy and restaurant customers at the Center’s lodging properties and newly opened boutique hotel. The … listings on sites such as Google Business, TripAdvisor, Visit Nebraska, etc.  Public Relations and Traditional …
Posted: 09/07/2023
Last Updated: 07/16/2025

Historic Sites

… a diverse schedule that includes theater, music, lectures, gallery exhibits, and much more. The Opera House was donated …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

Book Club Resources

… My Mortal Enemy Shadows on the Rock Shadows on the Rock Youth and the Bright Medusa Youth and the Bright Medusa …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/03/2023

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