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Cornelia Murr

… Nebraska town where Murr crafted the LP."  Murr’s musical style evokes the sounds of beloved singers like Joni …
Posted: 12/10/2025
Last Updated: 02/05/2026

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… Group and Motorcoach Tours Discover the World of Willa Cather on the American … changing art installations in our galleries Enjoy scenic country roads or take a Cather Country Tour  of rural …
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

School Field Trips

… School Field Trips Explore Cather's Childhood Home & More The National Willa Cather Center offers customizable experiences for students … and transportation permit. Walk the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie . Complete additional customized activities as …
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

… and descriptions necessary for creating the mobile tour apps  on the Cuseum platform. Designed to enhance guided tours for Red Cloud visitors or to stand alone as an … the  American Bittersweet  exhibit, or take the self-guided town tour, as well as listening to audio clips and viewing …
Posted: 02/16/2021
Last Updated: 02/21/2025

NEA Big Read: My Ántonia

… by the difficulties and the beauties of the world they must contend with. It is also true, though, that we read … remains a revelation.”  — Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley About My Ántonia When critic Randolph Bourne heralded  My … Adolph Hitler’s bathtub at the close of World War II. When Mildred Bennett began work on the Willa Cather Pioneer …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 10/29/2024

"Willa Cather and the Counterculture" - Registration Closed

… explore the beautiful mountain town and the best of its historic and arts offerings, while learning about Cather’s … relationship with the Taos area itself. We recommend you visit the Mabel Dodge Luhan House website for more … enrolled. It's important to note that, as at many historic sites, there are steps in and around the shared spaces and …
Posted: 04/03/2020
Last Updated: 10/16/2024

Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens A National Historic Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn about historic site tour … part of the largest grouping of preserved historic sites and landscapes related to any other American writer. …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 05/21/2024

Historic Sites

… Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront of of the preservation movement, restoring and caring for … sites dedicated to an American author. Willa Cather Childhood Home Built in 1879, this house was five years old … in 1897, is the building Cather returned to when visiting friends and family in Red Cloud. In 2021-2022, the National …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

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