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Willa Cather Biography

… so the children could receive a better education at the town's school. At that time, Red Cloud was a division point … transferred passengers to and from the depot south of town. The Red Cloud Opera House , now restored and the … letters.  A Lost Lady, published in 1923, is something of tour de force example of the sort of fiction Cather called …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024

Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway Set to Reopen in December of 2023   … is a national treasure, one of only twenty-two National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska and the site most closely associated with the life and literature of …
Posted: 09/26/2022
Last Updated: 11/29/2023

Willa Cather Timeline

… and is buried near a crossroads. Cather, on whom almost nothing was lost, will later use this event in one of her … Nebraska State Journal . Her first regular column appears under the heading “One Way of Putting It.” Silas Garber’s …  — Knopf publishes Cather’s only book of essays,  Not Under Forty . In the book’s introduction, Cather states that for …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023

Book Club Resources

… My Ántonia One of Ours One of Ours A Lost Lady A Lost Lady Lucy Gayheart Lucy Gayheart Death Comes for the Archbishop Death Comes for …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/03/2023

Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

… as a cultural attraction for the learning and enjoyment of future generations. Projected to reopen in 2023, the … is a key component of the National Willa Cather Center’s Campaign for the Future , which has raised over $7 million for restoration of …
Posted: 07/21/2022
Last Updated: 09/06/2023

Republican Valley Community Theatre

… Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States Middletown is a deeply moving and humorous play that explores the universe of a small American town. As a friendship develops between longtime resident … as Mechanic Janice Hartman as Librarian Tracy Tucker as Tour Guide Jordan Martin as Male Tourist and Janitor Laurie …
Posted: 12/08/2015
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!

… that were designed for the Holy Family Church in Watertown, New York, won the grand prize at the St. Louis World's … Hospital administration by arriving for an unannounced tour. We can only conjecture about when memorial windows … a tribute to her parents and old friends, and a gift to the town that inspired her so. To learn about the 2021 …
Posted: 12/15/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding

… will soon allow our guests to explore topics related to Lyra and Silas Garber, their lives and legacy in Red Cloud, and the broader …
Posted: 12/16/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

10 Ways to Celebrate 150 Years of Willa Cather!

… Image Image 10 Ways to Celebrate 150 Years of Willa Cather! April 26, 2023 Experience the prairie world of … Opera House  is now celebrating its 20th season since a complete restoration in 2003. Watch traveling productions on …
Posted: 04/18/2023
Last Updated: 05/02/2023

Celebrate Prairie Spring!

… special First Friday April 7! We'll welcome Spring to the prairie with tours and readings at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie in the afternoon, and a screening of … by Nebraska filmmaker John O'Keefe. Jude Martindale, our gallery artist, will be on hand to talk about her …
Posted: 02/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2023

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