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… 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

An Immersive Willa Cather Experience

… Image Walking on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie Image The Willa Cather Childhood …  3:00 pm Departure — Be sure to leave us a review and any recommendations! Items in bold  are included …
Posted: 01/22/2025
Last Updated: 08/22/2025

School Field Trips

… Not sure how to get started planning your visit? Contact Rachel Olsen, director of education and engagement at rolsen@willacather.org to help you schedule your field trip. …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/14/2025

Burlington Depot

… 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 important historic site in Red Cloud! 7-Building Tour 3-Building Tour Individual Build Tour Self Guided Tour …
Posted: 07/18/2014
Last Updated: 02/26/2025

NWCC Launches NEH-Funded Digital Projects

… in place, we wanted to find new and innovative ways to reach students and readers. This grant allowed us to retain …
Posted: 02/16/2021
Last Updated: 02/21/2025

NEA Big Read: My Ántonia

… Image Image NEA Big Read: My Ántonia Programs Offered to Communities and Organizations September 4, 2024 Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles …
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 … David Harrell. In Vol. 33 of the Willa Cather Newsletter & Review. pp. 4-8.  …
Posted: 04/03/2020
Last Updated: 10/16/2024

Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa … Home Reopens A National Historic Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn … The town of Red Cloud and its prairie landscapes were settings in some of Cather’s most popular writings, …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 05/21/2024

Historic Sites

… Historic Sites Since our organization's founding as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront … 1965. Efforts to save the depot were extensive, requiring relocation and a full restoration—the result of the railroad's … in 1891. The brick façade was added sometime after the Cathers joined the church in 1922. Today, Grace Episcopal …
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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