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Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

… artifacts including furniture, personal possessions, canned goods, prints and artwork, and family photographs and books. …
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 … skies, and stay safe while you visit! Click  HERE  for more about our prairie guidelines. In 2023, celebrate our native …
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 … 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

… Art Museum and Willa Cather Archive during the months of April and May. During that time, Youd will retype three … Lark at Cather-Related 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

… 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 … A Romance of the South   Chas. Cather Upham, Thomas C. Abridgement of Mental Philosophy 1873 Private Library Willie …
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

… attic bedroom is described in detail in her 1915 novel The Song of the Lark. The home was acquired by the Willa Cather Foundation … brother, Douglass. Grace Episcopal was built in 1884 and was originally a wooden structure and was moved to …
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 … childhood home, the inspiration for the opening scene of Song of the Lark and “Old Mrs. Harris.” The Burlington Depot, the …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/03/2023

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