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IMLS-Funded Exhibit to Open in the National Willa Cather Center

… Image IMLS-Funded Exhibit to Open in the National Willa Cather Center September 21, 2015 Thanks to a Learning … center for approximately 8,000 national and international visitors annually. The exhibit, to be entitled American …
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National Willa Cather Center Meets Challenges, Enters Final Campaign Stage

… Lincoln and Red Cloud, Nebraska. For more information or to get involved, visit www.WillaCather.org or contact Ashley Olson, …
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Membership

… an award-winning arts and cultural center, preserves collections and nationally designated historic sites, … educations initiatives, and conserves a native prairie. Learn More About Our Mission …
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Remembering Jennifer Hein

… Furthers Legacy of Education April 2, 2026 The National Willa Cather Center is honored to recognize the legacy of Jennifer Jean Hein, whose … home state of Nebraska and its literary heritage. During a visit to Red Cloud for the 2024 Spring Conference, she …
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Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… Package Spend Two Days in Red Cloud Immerse yourself in the settings and landscapes of Willa Cather with two inspiring …
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Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains

… please contact Director of Education and Engagement Rachel Olsen at rolsen@willacather.org .  Humanities Nebraska (HN) provides …
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All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture

…    –Lucy Gayheart Image Coming Spring 2026! The National Willa Cather Center’s historic Burlington Depot will soon welcome visitors of all ages to explore the sights and sounds of the railway! When the railroad opened in Red Cloud in 1878, the fortunes of the town were forever …
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Group and Motorcoach Tours

… Group and Motorcoach Tours Discover the World of Willa Cather on the American … your group to Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Willa Cather—Nebraska’s "foremost citizen" and author of  O …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist

… frequently that I keep a hard copy at home and at work. Did Willa Cather say, "Anybody can love the mountains, but it's … sodbusters" or "early Dakota settlers" or generic "Willa Cathers" with no clue about the actual source.  The closest … her with Georgia O'Keeffe—with good reason! They both visited New Mexico at the invitation of Mabel Dodge Luhan …
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Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House

… 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 childhood friend, Carrie Miner Sherwood [April 29, 1945] Visitors to Red Cloud are invited to book a stay at the …
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