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2014 Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Image 2014 Willa Cather Spring Conference March 13, 2014 Mapping Literary … In O Pioneers! and My Ántonia , Cather was the first American novelist to treat the Plains of Nebraska as … Cather mapped many other literary landscapes: the Southwest in three novels, colonial Quebec in Shadows on the …
Posted: 09/11/2014
Last Updated: 09/11/2014

Featured Speakers and Performers

Featured Speakers and Performers 71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference Rebecca Romney Featured Speaker Rebecca Romney is a rare book dealer and author of three books, Jane Austen’s Bookshelf, Printer’s Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History ), …
Posted: 05/04/2026
Last Updated: 05/18/2026

Exhibits

… Exhibits Exhibits The National Willa Cather Center, in addition to curating fine arts exhibitions in the Red Cloud Opera House gallery, curates special exhibits that further explore … West-Bound Trains in American Culture The Willa Cather Foundation is a not-for-profit organization created in 1955 …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 04/30/2026

Support

… Support Support the NWCC Located in Cather’s childhood hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, the … museum, archive, research center, classroom, bookstore, art gallery, and performing arts center. The Center occupies Red … that was fully restored and given new life as the National Willa Cather Center. Become a Member Shop the Bookstore …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 03/31/2026

Scott Kirby's Main Street Souvenirs

… Institute.” His appearances include a segment on CBS News Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood and the Smithsonian …
Posted: 12/10/2025
Last Updated: 03/23/2026

Visions of the Prairie

… will be highlighted in this presentation, and it includes chapters about local history, including the …
Posted: 01/13/2026
Last Updated: 03/18/2026

Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains

… Railroad formed in Nebraska and emphasizes specific sites where escaping enslaved persons most likely found … to freedom and traveled roughly 2,000 miles to visit actual sites, cities, and places that freedom-seekers passed … Kearney. He was involved in with the Mayhew Cabin historic site from 2006 to 2020 and served as the Volunteer Director …
Posted: 01/28/2026
Last Updated: 02/10/2026

Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up

… of War Information, 1943 Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up February 7, 2025 Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do, Or do without. This … for our collections. To discuss a possible donation, please contact director of collections and curation, Tracy Tucker, …
Posted: 02/05/2025
Last Updated: 02/11/2025

Historic Sites

… Sites Since our organization's founding as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront of of … Song of the Lark. The home was acquired by the Willa Cather Foundation in 1960 and opened to visitors in 1967. Many of … 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

Imprinting the West: Manifest Destiny, Real and Imagined

… Dec 15, 2023 | 1 - 2pm Red Cloud Opera House and Art Gallery 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States … talk.  Support for this exhibit at the National Willa Cather Center was made possible with a grant from the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation. Support for this lecture comes from the Claire …
Posted: 12/04/2023
Last Updated: 12/04/2023

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