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Lauren Anderson – NEW DATE!

… a room for two at Hotel Garber, a tour of three historic Willa Cather sites, drinks at Forrester's Restaurant and Lounge, … and Ridgeline Exteriors LLC. Programming at the National Willa Cather Center's Red Cloud Opera House is made possible …
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Echoes of the Archbishop

… Image Willa Cather at Mesa Verde Image Willa Cather's circa 1924 map of Santa Fe. Image San Miguel Church …
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Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud

… Image Cather's Thanksgiving postcard to her niece, 1909 … of beauty and sentiment, as spring is in the Old World." —Willa Cather,  "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle,"   … to American ears. But such injustice is not rare in history. . . . "At last, after twenty years of fruitless …
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Conference Sponsorship

… Image Jane Smiley, 2025 keynote speaker Conference Sponsorship The first weekend in June, historians, scholars, … convene in Red Cloud for the annual  Willa Cather Spring Conference . As one of our country's storied literary …
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All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture

… they could not endure their own town a moment longer.”     –Lucy Gayheart Image Coming Spring 2026! The National Willa Cather … of her works, like My Ántonia , “The Sculptor’s Funeral,” Lucy Gayheart , and an early play, “The West Bound Train.” …
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Cather's Santa Fe: A Walking Tour

… Our tour guide, Garrett Peck, will lead us on a 2 hour  Death Comes for the Archbishop  walking tour, retracing Cather's steps through …
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Group and Motorcoach Tours

… Group and Motorcoach Tours Discover the World of Willa Cather … Willa Cather—Nebraska’s "foremost citizen" and author of  O Pioneers! ,  My Ántonia  and  One of Ours. Image Historic … oasis on the Great Plains. Ten historic buildings—and a 612-acre tract of native prairie—comprise the largest …
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A Special Challenge Grant Opportunity

… be received by December 31. Thank you! DONATE This year the Cather Center proudly completed a nationwide “Big Read” of … experience, and the power of historical reflection through Willa Cather’s prose.  Our work doesn’t stop here. With your … a gift today to sustain and grow these vital programs?  Willa Cather believed that great novels were often taken for …
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Visit

… a not-for-profit organization created in 1955 that owns and operates the National Willa Cather Center and the nation's … and numerous short stories. Tour Options Red Cloud Opera House Upcoming Events & Rental Info Built in 1885, the Red Cloud Opera …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist

… true. Every so often, this quote makes the rounds on social media, and no matter how much I wish Cather had said it, I … O'Keeffe? Many readers of Cather's work and her biography immediately connect her with Georgia O'Keeffe—with good …
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