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Guided Willa Cather Tours

… Guided Willa Cather Tours The National Willa Cather Center and many of … more of these tours.  With the exception of the country and prairie tours, all tour itineraries include the Willa Cather … and authentic experiences in the perfect 2-day itinerary. Learn More Guided Willa Cather Childhood Home Tour …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/16/2026

Cather After Dark: Mourning, Medicine, and Murder

… matter, this tour is for guests age 21 and older.  Have you ever wondered what inspired some of the most morbid and disturbing moments in Cather's fiction? Are you curious about 19th century funeral practices and medical treatments? Do you want to know more about  Red Cloud residents past true …
Posted: 08/18/2025
Last Updated: 09/24/2026

National Willa Cather Center

… heart of the largest collection of nationally designated historic buildings and sites devoted to any American author. Your visit to the Center comes with the unique experience of an …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/14/2026

Membership

… Membership Levels & Benefits Member Levels Student ($35) Educational Institution ($40) New Member Introductory Rate … Center and the Red Cloud Opera House Supply of classroom resources to educators and book clubs Your Donations at Work … educations initiatives, and conserves a native prairie. Learn More About Our Mission …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 04/27/2026

Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… Carrie, when I confide to you that I would rather go home to Red Cloud than to any of the beautiful cities in … with our newly launched Cather experience! From her quaint childhood home to the windswept prairie that memorializes … sites and sounds that changed American literature. Take a detour from the scramble of urbanity and absorb the rolling …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/20/2026

Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections … address books, journals, and sales ledgers for her novels, as well as hundreds of objects that belonged to the … Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska.  Subjects: short stories Cather genealogy Willa Cather personal effects …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… Group and Motorcoach Tours Discover the World of Willa Cather on the American … located in the quiet rural town of Red Cloud, Nebraska—childhood home of writer Willa Cather. Alongside the Red Cloud Opera …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

Visit

… Visit Visit the Museum No study of Cather is complete without a trip to Red Cloud. The … collections, or visit historic sites like the Willa Cather Childhood Home for an intimate look at the lived world of … scene, and tone of the 1890s, when Willa Cather and her friends eagerly anticipated the arrival of traveling …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 10/23/2025

Conservation of Willa Cather's Attic Bedroom Wallpaper

… in the author’s attic bedroom at the Willa Cather Childhood Home. Long after Cather left Red Cloud and became a Pulitzer … Cather Foundation in 1960. It can be visited by guided tour from the National Willa Cather Center. Built around …
Posted: 07/02/2019
Last Updated: 09/29/2025

School Field Trips

… will gain new insights that make lessons in language arts and history come to life. Field trips are available for … the current exhibit on display in the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery. Take part in an archival learning activity. During …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/14/2025

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