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Group and Motorcoach Tours
… Willa Cather Center is located in the quiet rural town of Red Cloud, Nebraska—childhood home of writer Willa Cather. … please call 402-746-2653. What Your Group Will Experience Visit the fully-restored Willa Cather Childhood home and …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist
… archives is foundational to American ideas—after being ushered in by our revolutionary partners, the French. As we … her with Georgia O'Keeffe—with good reason! They both visited New Mexico at the invitation of Mabel Dodge Luhan … a handful of people with direct connections to Cather's Red Cloud family and friends. Willa Cather Living , by Edith …
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Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead
… for her 1918 novel. The floor plan of house was restored to its period of significance in 2021. The foundation … questions: Why is this site/object/person important to Red Cloud? Why is this site/object/person important to the life … organization in our local community, as well as attract new visitors to our sites—those who may be interested in …
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Conservation of Willa Cather's Attic Bedroom Wallpaper
… Image Conservation of Willa Cather's Attic Bedroom Wallpaper Flowers in her "Rose … by the Willa Cather Foundation in 1960. It can be visited by guided tour from the National Willa Cather … would later write the bedroom description, and a papering experience, into The Song of the Lark (1915) when describing …
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Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home
… from New York to Las Vegas for work and had stopped in Red Cloud to see the town where he’d spent summers as a child. … in Las Vegas to make the return trip, and he insisted they visit again so that she could see the town associated with …
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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources
… since our founding, played a critical role in helping our visitors gain a deeper understanding of Willa Cather. Our … to imagine the settings of Cather’s many works set in Red Cloud. Our archival materials, from letters to photos to …
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Cather Legacy Society
… takes into account the people, places, and causes you care about. Joining the Cather Legacy Society is an excellent way … further our mission. A planned gift to the Willa Cather Foundation can provide you or your estate with significant … insurance policy. No matter how you choose to give, our staff can help guide you through the process as you fulfill …
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School Field Trips
… During a half-day field trip, students will be able to: Visit all of the sites on the guided town tour , including … Willa Cather . Browse the current exhibit on display in the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery. Take part in an archival …
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Willa Cather Memorial Prairie
… Image Willa Cather Memorial Prairie The Willa Cather Memorial Prairie is … trails. As I looked about me I felt that the grass was the country, as the water is the sea. The red of the grass made … watch the skies, and stay safe while you visit! Guided tours of the prairie are available by pre-arrangement. …
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Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up
… it do, Or do without. This week, the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery opens the traveling exhibit Thrift Style , a … contributions of Great Plains communities. In the first place, diet and cookery, the foundation of life, were …
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