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Turn the Page Literary Tour

… Image Turn the Page Literary Tour July 3, 2013 The Willa Cather State Historic Site/Red Cloud Opera House is one of … for the 2013 program are organized into 10 special-interest tours: Hit the Hot Spots, Meet the Locals, Picture the … Historic Site include: Guided tours of Cather's childhood home and other historic sites related to her life and …
Posted: 09/11/2014
Last Updated: 09/11/2014

Experience America’s Literary Legacy

… Image Experience America’s Literary Legacy Discover Willa Cather and Red Cloud "I'm not exaggerating, Carrie, when I confide to you that I would rather go home to Red Cloud than to any of the beautiful cities in … ADAPTIVE REUSE PROJECT Willa Cather Childhood Home & Guided Tours Experience An Author's World Willa Cather’s literary …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 12/01/2025

Visit

… Visit Visit the Museum No study of Cather is complete without a trip to Red Cloud. The National Willa Cather Center is an award-winning museum in the heart … Learn More American Bittersweet Exhibit The Willa Cather Foundation is a not-for-profit organization created in 1955 …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 10/23/2025

Join Our Team

… at the National Willa Cather Center The Willa Cather Foundation—formerly the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial—is a … levels who share our values of Connection, Creativity, Inclusiveness, Learning, Professionalism, and Stewardship. … identity that reflects the Center’s mission and programs.  About Us: The National Willa Cather Center is a 501(c)(3) …
Posted: 09/07/2023
Last Updated: 07/16/2025

NWCC Launches NEH-Funded Digital Projects

… Digital Projects February 16, 2021 The National Willa Cather Center is pleased to announce two new digital … apps  on the Cuseum platform. Designed to enhance guided tours for Red Cloud visitors or to stand alone as an … too." The app allows users to explore the Cather Childhood Home, the  American Bittersweet  exhibit, or take the …
Posted: 02/16/2021
Last Updated: 02/21/2025

Annotations from the Archives: A Lost Lady Debuts

… for entertainment with a growing movement across the Great Plains "to standardize moving picture films"—a movement that … you can get a very high price for the film rights of "The Song of the Lark" I'll consent to the sale," she wrote to …
Posted: 01/06/2025
Last Updated: 01/21/2025

Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season!

… Image The Burlington Depot is on several guided tours, including our new My Ántonia tour. Visit Red Cloud … Carrie, when I confide to you that I would rather go home to Red Cloud than to any of the beautiful cities in Europe where I used to love to go . . ." -Willa Cather in a letter to Carrie Miner Sherwood While Willa …
Posted: 11/13/2024
Last Updated: 11/17/2024

Historic Sites

… John Pavelka, the couple who inspired characters in both  My Ántonia  and "Neighbour Rosicky," were married in this … and Irene Miner. The Miners inspired the Harling family of My Ántonia . Cather dedicated My Ántonia  “to Carrie and … farm family in Nebraska. “We turned to leave the cave; Antonia and I went up the stairs first, and the children …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes

… Image Image Image Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes May 1, 2023 Explore the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie  "We come and go, but the land is …
Posted: 07/30/2019
Last Updated: 09/10/2023

Press Room

… that follow for contact information, buzz about Cather, her ongoing relevance, links to our social media, … her life. A self-made woman, Cather wrote about the homestead experience; the settlement and growth of middle … Programs and services include regular guided  historic site tours , conservation of the 612-acre Willa Cather Memorial …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/25/2023

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