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… herself put it, “Only real people speaking the lines can give us that feeling of living along with them, of …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 10/23/2025

An Immersive Willa Cather Experience

… backgrounds are guaranteed to depart Red Cloud with a fresh idea of Willa Cather and the Great Plains.   Come witness … that changed American literature. Below is a list of the services and experiences that make up our “Two-Day Cather … Country Tour (weather permitting)  1:30 pm — Free time to shop and explore (ask our staff for recommendations!)  3:00 …
Posted: 01/22/2025
Last Updated: 08/22/2025

School Field Trips

… will be able to: Visit all of the sites on the guided town tour , including the Willa Cather Childhood Home, Burlington … all half-day activities. Travel to a selection of country tour stops as weather and transportation permit. Walk the …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/14/2025

Burlington Depot

… original two-story section of the depot, constructed in 1897, is the building Cather was familiar with during her last years in … story of the Burlington in Red Cloud!   Watch our virtual tour of the 2021 restoration and preservation work at this …
Posted: 07/18/2014
Last Updated: 02/26/2025

NWCC Launches NEH-Funded Digital Projects

… NWCC Launches NEH-Funded Digital Projects February 16, 2021 The … Willa Cather Center is pleased to announce two new digital educational initiatives, made possible by a National … as the first phase," said Olsen, who hopes to connect with teachers who would like to use this in their classrooms. …
Posted: 02/16/2021
Last Updated: 02/21/2025

NEA Big Read: My Ántonia

… to Communities and Organizations September 4, 2024 Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by … We Live" theme. The novel is set in Black Hawk, Nebraska, a town Willa Cather modeled after her childhood hometown of … Willa Cather Spring Conference My Ántonia -themed guided tours A special event at the recently restored Pavelka …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 10/29/2024

"Willa Cather and the Counterculture" - Registration Closed

… of its historic and arts offerings, while learning about Cather’s time in New Mexico. We’ll discuss and share from … who had his own vision of the counterculture lifestyle. “Willa Cather and the Counterculture” explores Cather’s … artists, educators, and others about their experiences living in Taos. The full series can be found here:  …
Posted: 04/03/2020
Last Updated: 10/16/2024

Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn about historic site tour options. After an extensive … numerous Cather-related historic properties, expansion of educational programming and exhibits, development of visitor … help the National Willa Cather Center provide classroom resources for teachers, preserve historic sites associated …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 05/21/2024

Historic Sites

… time I talked about Cather in Webster County,” Mildred Bennett said in an interview. “I would tell the audience … mornings.” — The Song of the Lark Burlington Depot Red Cloud’s Burlington Depot was donated to the Willa Cather … 1965. Efforts to save the depot were extensive, requiring relocation and a full restoration—the result of the railroad's …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

The Foster Family

… home on Red Cloud's Elm Street; she sometimes worked out of town as a nurse-companion. John worked as a laborer, a … By all accounts, the family was beloved among Red Cloud's townspeople. Early photos show that black and white children … as a civil rights leader. In 1910, he and his band began touring with the Omaha Chamber of Commerce as they traveled …
Posted: 02/25/2024
Last Updated: 02/27/2024

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