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Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… Travel Through the Pages of American Literature Discover Willa Cather and Red Cloud "I'm not exaggerating, Carrie, when I … arrival, you are immediately immersed in the natural and material world that inspired the Pulitzer Prize winner’s …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/20/2026

Finding Aids

… William Boone, nd) Box 47 Alicia Blue materials     Brockway Paper Collection Date range:  1880–1987 Bulk dates: … Cyrus the Great and Alexander the Great 1880 Wm. Cather Jr. Private Library No. 71 Akins, Zoë Interpretations: A Book of … M. Jack and Jill: A Village Story 1887 Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 25 Alcott, Louisa M. Jo's Boys: And How …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Cornelia Murr

… Center's Red Cloud Opera House is made possible with the support of the Baldwin Foundation, Nebraska Arts Council, and Nebraska Cultural …
Posted: 12/10/2025
Last Updated: 02/05/2026

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… for curated books and gifts Explore the extensive  Collections & Archives  at the National Willa Cather Center … can accommodate motor coach groups Life & Legacy Tour Learn Through Film, Exhibits, and Collections An expert-led overview of Willa Cather’s life …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

Visit

… is an award-winning museum in the heart of Cather's hometown. Explore exhibits and collections, or visit historic … Cather Prairie Cather's Red Cloud Cather's Red Cloud Guided Tours The Best Way to Explore Red Cloud The National Willa … for guided tours. Immerse yourself in the small prairie town that is home to the nation's largest collection of …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 10/23/2025

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

… (CARES) Act grant. These new projects, a mobile and web-app and a digital collections search tool, will help the … and descriptions necessary for creating the mobile tour apps  on the Cuseum platform. Designed to enhance guided … around the world, the National Willa Cather Center tour apps offer great flexibility. "We've thought of this as the …
Posted: 02/16/2021
Last Updated: 02/21/2025

NEA Big Read: My Ántonia

… We Live" theme. The novel is set in Black Hawk, Nebraska, a town Willa Cather modeled after her childhood hometown of Red Cloud. More than that, Cather's memorable … more about the October 4th kick-off event Book a My Ántonia tour The Big Read Initiative With the support from the …
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 … Concha of  Taos News  interviews artists, educators, and others about their experiences living in Taos. The full …
Posted: 04/03/2020
Last Updated: 10/16/2024

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