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Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… inspired the Pulitzer Prize winner’s influential writings. LEARN MORE National Willa Cather Center A cultural oasis on … events and performances throughout the year. Our Special Collections & Archives hold some of the priceless treasures … items and welcomes authors for book talks and signings. LEARN MORE Hotel Garber Your Boutique Retreat Nestled in …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/20/2026

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… books and gifts Explore the extensive  Collections & Archives  at the National Willa Cather Center Take in a …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

Visit

… in the heart of Cather's hometown. Explore exhibits and collections, or visit historic sites like the Willa Cather … intimate look at the lived world of Cather and her family. Learn More American Bittersweet Exhibit The Willa Cather … and delivered her high school graduation oration in 1890. Learn More About the Opera House …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 10/23/2025

Virtual Author Series: Joanna Biggs, Richard Scott Larson, and Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum

… near a local penitentiary. Tensions emerge as the community learns more about this child and her connection to long-held …  was published in May, 2023.  (Photo credit: Hillery Stone) Learn more about Joanna Biggs Richard Scott Larson Featured … will be released in the fall of 2025. Her three previous collections of short fiction are  What We Do With the …
Posted: 08/14/2025
Last Updated: 08/15/2025

19th International Willa Cather Seminar

Image Willa Cather received an honorary doctor of letters degree from Princeton University, 1931. All Together Different: Reading Willa Cather Across Regions International Seminar Wednesday, Jun 25 - Friday, Jun 27, 2025 | All day CT University of …
Posted: 07/01/2024
Last Updated: 06/23/2025

Willa Cather & John William "Blind Boone"

… 907 N. Washington Street Lexington , NE 68850 United States LEARN MORE Tracy Tucker, director of collections and curation at the National Willa Cather …
Posted: 06/09/2025
Last Updated: 06/09/2025

The Passing Show: What Makes a House a Home

… 413 N. Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States LEARN MORE about the 70th Annual Spring Conference Join us … and Culture , Oral Tradition , as well as in edited collections, including Wait Five Minutes: Weatherlore in the …
Posted: 05/19/2025
Last Updated: 05/28/2025

Annotations from the Archives: Armistice Day

… day when the veterans of World War I were honored, and our collections are rich with museum and archival items that … of Ladies' Home Journal is just one such example from our collections. In One of Ours, Cather wrote: "It was curious . … as Veterans Day to honor veterans of all U.S. wars. You can learn more about the history of Armistice Day and Veteran's …
Posted: 11/04/2024
Last Updated: 11/05/2024

IMLS Grant Awarded for $250,000

… historic station has many artifacts related to the rail industry IMLS Grant Awarded for $250,000 To Support Site … historic sites for our visitors.  The Willa Cather Foundation is the only Nebraska-based organization to … their institution." —Cyndee Landrum, Acting IMLS Director   About the Institute of Museum and Library Services The …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 09/04/2024

Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist

… Image Nick Powers, Visitor Services Coordinator and Nebraska Master Naturalist Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist Take a Guided Prairie Tour August … and expert guide, Nick Powers, recently completed the  Nebraska Master Naturalist Program , a week-long course of …
Posted: 08/06/2024
Last Updated: 08/06/2024

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