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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 … the site opened to visitors in 1967 and was later gifted to the Nebraska State Historical Society in 1978. The transformative restoration set to begin soon will ensure the 140+-year-old home is …
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

… Rowan Oak, a Sing Sing prison tower, a post office parking lot in L.A. But at the risk of sounding like I'm …
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 68970 … MA) is a performance and visual artist working in painting, sculpture, and video. To date, he has retyped 71 novels at …
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 … Fisher New York Herald Tribune 1933 Clipping TX-50-1000-054 Review of  April Twilights Pittsburg Gazette 1903 Clipping …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… for curated books and gifts Explore the extensive  Collections & Archives  at the National Willa Cather Center Take in a … can accommodate motor coach groups Life & Legacy Tour Learn Through Film, Exhibits, and Collections An expert-led …
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 of of the preservation movement, restoring and caring for the sites that were important to Willa Cather's life and writing. “Every time I …
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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