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O Pioneers!

… Image © Tracy Sanford Tucker for the National Willa Cather Center A University … of Nebraska-Lincoln Opera Opera House Friday, Oct 20, 2023 | 7 - 10pm the Red Cloud Opera House 413 N Webster … Tickets UNL Opera presents Tyler Goodrich White’s O Pioneers! based on Willa Cather’s 1913 novel--her first …
Posted: 09/06/2023
Last Updated: 10/04/2023

O Pioneers!

… Image Vintage cover of O Pioneers! O Pioneers! Book Club … of the people who settled it. Cather's heroine is Alexandra Bergson, who arrives on the wind-blasted prairie … But this archetypal success story is darkened by loss, and Alexandra's devotion to the land may come at the cost of …
Posted: 05/03/2023
Last Updated: 07/17/2023

Reading Willa Cather

… My Ántonia ,  One of Ours ,  The Professor’s House , and  Death Comes for the Archbishop  — helped shape the American canon. This program …
Posted: 04/29/2026
Last Updated: 05/07/2026

Country Tour

… Image The Divide Country Tour "As I looked about me I felt that the grass was the … County countryside, including settings from  My Ántonia, O Pioneers!, One of Ours,  short stories "Neighbour Rosicky" …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/06/2026

Serena's Album

… was made by a precocious 14-year-old signing herself “Wm. Cather M.D.” This entry by Serena’s classmate Willa Cather was first published in 1951 in The World of … of Gold” speech is a pivotal element in Cather’s late story “Two Friends.” 18-19 M. D. C. Tinkham Left Michael …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Reading Willa Cather — Building Community

… schools, and organizations to come together to read My Ántonia or Death Comes for the Archbishop , two of … to Cather’s life and the genesis for each of the books — ideal for libraries, galleries, or other third … can provide additional support through guest speakers, books, and discussion materials. How to Get Involved We …
Posted: 01/29/2026
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Finding Aids

… Our museum and archival collections, housed in Cather's hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, containing memorabilia, … Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska.  Subjects: short stories Cather genealogy Willa Cather personal effects … of books, limited editions, and books by other authors but selected by Cather for gifts are included in this …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Willa Cather, American Voice

… Image with, President of the Board of Governors of the National Willa Cather Center, Peter Cipkowski Special Events Friday, Mar 6, 2026 | 4 - 5pm ET Salmagundi Club 47 … result was a series of groundbreaking novels, including O Pioneers! , My Ántonia , One of Ours , The Professor’s House …
Posted: 01/06/2026
Last Updated: 02/23/2026

Annotations from the Archives: New Year, New View

… Image Annotated map of Greenwich Village, by Lew Ney (born Luther Emanuel Widen, 1886-1963), circa 1925. Annotations from the Archives: New Year, New View … Bridge and beginning a new novel, which would become O Pioneers!. A new locale was just the thing!  In this …
Posted: 01/02/2026
Last Updated: 01/21/2026

New to the Collection: The Willa Cather Quilt

… New to the Collection: The Willa Cather Quilt A COLLABORATIVE WORK BY VICKI SEGER AND SUE … of Red Cloud, Nebraska, which inspired much of her writing. At the heart of the quilt lies a medallion …
Posted: 01/12/2026
Last Updated: 01/12/2026

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