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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 Childhood Home is a national treasure, one of only twenty-two National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska and the site most closely associated with the life …
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

… Red Cloud. Anna Pavelka was the inspiration for the novel  My Ántonia,  published in 1918. Cather had visited the …
Posted: 01/18/2019
Last Updated: 07/11/2022

Artist Tim Youd on Typing Willa Cather in Red Cloud

… In fact, I have two Olivers with me, as I always bring a backup to each performance. How many typewriters do you own …
Posted: 04/20/2022
Last Updated: 07/11/2022

Tim Youd: Retyping Willa Cather

… 2022 | 12am - Friday, Apr 29, 2022 | 12am National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 … three weeks in April. Represented by the Cristin Tierney Gallery in New York, Youd will also be performing at Joslyn … Faces," pp. 289-314 April 22 — Willa Cather Memorial Prairie (Miner House if inclement ): "Stupid Faces," pp. …
Posted: 03/16/2022
Last Updated: 04/13/2022

Finding Aids

… Cite as: [item #], Betty Kort Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa … Jeremiah Smith   1793 Ephemera OBJ-50-1000-008 "The Truth About Horace" Poem Written Inside Book Cover Eugene Field   … Tx-50-4000-F32 "Remembering Willa Cather" in  Woman's Press Lorna R. R. Birtwell November 1948 Document …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 02/09/2026

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… Group and Motorcoach Tours Discover the World of Willa Cather on the American Prairie Embark on a literary oasis and introduce your group … 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

Join Our Team

… been headquartered in Cather's hometown of rural Red Cloud, Nebraska.  Our purpose is to promote and encourage increased … in Red Cloud—a small and vibrant community in south-central Nebraska where Cather spent her formative years.  Branding … on sites such as Google Business, TripAdvisor, Visit Nebraska, etc.  Public Relations and Traditional Marketing …
Posted: 09/07/2023
Last Updated: 07/16/2025

Historic Sites

… dedicated to an American author. Willa Cather Childhood Home Built in 1879, this house was five years old when the … to sixteen. The house is described in detail in the short stories “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best Years,” and … Cather’s attic bedroom retains the wallpaper she selected while she worked in Dr. Henry Cook's drugstore. In …
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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