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"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Weekend Tour Package

… beautiful cities in Europe where I used to love to go.”  – Willa Cather, 1945 Spend three inspiring days exploring Willa … newly launched "A Walk In Her Footsteps" weekend tour! The National Willa Cather Center proudly offers a wide range of …
Posted: 09/18/2019
Last Updated: 03/21/2023

Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators

… Image Image Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators February 7, 2020 Visit … Cather knew them as a young girl—and would later write about. Enjoy an immersive and historic experience and let us …
Posted: 02/07/2020
Last Updated: 02/13/2020

An Immersive Willa Cather Experience

… immersion in Red Cloud, Nebraska—the picturesque small town that inspired some of America's greatest literature. … Plains. Travel rolling landscapes on a backroads driving tour, listen to the larks sing while picnicking on a … assigned tour guide for a tour of seven Cather sites in town  3:00 pm — Meet with Cather Center leadership for VIP …
Posted: 01/22/2025
Last Updated: 10/20/2026

All Aboard the Orphan Train!

… Cloud through September 5, 2026, as part of our standard town tour.    …
Posted: 07/21/2026
Last Updated: 07/21/2026

All Aboard! West-Bound Trains in American Culture

… of her works, like My Ántonia , “The Sculptor’s Funeral,” Lucy Gayheart , and an early play, “The West Bound Train.”  After …
Posted: 04/30/2026
Last Updated: 07/20/2026

Hwy 281 and Hwy 136 Construction Routes

… our own!  Important! Through traffic will be directed to detour off of both Highway 281 and Highway 136. If you intend … , and you won't detour from the highways until you're in town. Please see the detour map below. Getting to Red Cloud … and you won't detour from the highway until you're in town. Please see the detour map below. If you're coming from …
Posted: 04/03/2026
Last Updated: 05/29/2026

Serena's Album

… earnest, or in jest,” but this separate document has been lost. The list of questions posed in Mental Portraits is … traveling companion, Adella Hurlbutt specifies “A Cultured Lady.” She is the soul of practicality in her desire if … owners, Sir William Vestey, the first Baron Vestey. Lady Vestey died in 1941 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Scott Kirby's Main Street Souvenirs

… Image Image A Celebration of Classic Americana Opera House Friday, Apr 3, 2026 | 7:30 - 9:30pm CT Red Cloud … program will feature Red Cloud and the National Willa Cather Center, photos and stories of the town, and the … at a 5:30 PM reception  15% discount on a guided Willa Cather site tour Breakfast for two on Saturday morning. …
Posted: 12/10/2025
Last Updated: 03/23/2026

Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… Through the Pages of American Literature Discover Willa Cather and Red Cloud "I'm not exaggerating, Carrie, when I … cities in Europe where I used to love to go . . ." - Willa Cather, letter to Carrie Miner Sherwood Red Cloud, Nebraska … and revitalized with new businesses. Here is the Red Cloud Opera House , the place of Cather’s arts immersion and …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/20/2026

Finding Aids

… ed. For  Edith Lewis from Willa Cather No dust jacket A Lost Lady BK-50-305 Willa Cather 1923 Limited 1st ed. J/20 For my … 1884 Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 36 Buchan, John A Lost Lady of Old Years 1899 Willa Cather, Pittsburg Pa. …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

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