Skip to main content

We're open during construction on Hwy 281 and Hwy 136! Here's how to reach us!

x

User account menu

  • Join
  • Donate
Home
National Willa Cather Center - Red Cloud, NE

User account menu

  • Join
  • Donate

Main navigation

  • About
    • About
      • Willa Cather
      • The Foundation
      • Staff
      • Board of Governors
      • News
      • Annual Reports
      • Newsletters
      • Permissions
  • Visit
    • Visit
      • Hours & Directions
      • Tours
      • Lodging
      • National Willa Cather Center
      • Red Cloud Opera House
      • Cather Prairie
      • Willa Cather's Red Cloud
      • Cather Immersion Package
  • Events
    • Events
      • Art Gallery
      • Author Series
      • Call for Papers
      • International Seminar
      • Opera House
      • Rentals
      • Special Events
      • Spring Conference
  • Collections
    • Collections
      • Historic Sites
      • The Collections at NWCC
      • Explore the Collection
      • Finding Aids
      • Annotations from the Archive
      • Collections Policies
  • Discover
    • Educational Resources
      • Overview
      • For Readers
      • For Teachers
      • For Students
      • For Writers
      • Virtual Tours
      • Exhibits
  • Support
    • Support
      • Donate
      • Membership
      • Planned Giving
      • Charitable IRA Rollover
      • Opera House Sponsor
      • Conference Sponsor
      • Shop
      • Volunteer

Search Results

83 results found

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

… National Willa Cather Center September 21, 2015 Thanks to a Learning Experiences grant of $111,479 from the Institute of … of every visitor. The new exhibit will enable guests to learn about Cather’s life and times, understand the … help museums deliver enhanced learning experiences, improve collections care, and address community needs.” Founded in …
Posted: 09/21/2015
Last Updated: 12/07/2015

National Willa Cather Center Meets Challenges, Enters Final Campaign Stage

… Image National Willa Cather Center Meets Challenges, Enters Final Campaign Stage … for Cather’s work on social media. We hope they will donate as well as help us spread the word about this …
Posted: 01/04/2015
Last Updated: 01/04/2015

Membership

… Membership Members Make It Happen Willa Cather Foundation members enjoy many benefits … Additionally, if you'll kindly let us know about your visit to the National Willa Cather Center in advance, we'll … We are pleased to provide our Essayist-level benefits at a reduced price for a year. Educator or 65+: ($50) Essayist …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 04/27/2026

Remembering Jennifer Hein

… of members, Jennifer had quickly emerged as an enthusiastic supporter of preservation and education … central to understanding the American experience. A generous bequest left to benefit the Cather Center reflected … Foundation as a beneficiary in your estate plans, please contact Ashley Olson, Executive Director, at …
Posted: 04/02/2026
Last Updated: 04/02/2026

Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… with our newly launched Cather experience! From her quaint childhood home to the windswept prairie that memorializes … OUR HISTORIC ADAPTIVE REUSE PROJECT Willa Cather Childhood Home & Guided Tours Experience An Author's World … Willa Cather wrote about or lived in — whether it is her childhood bedroom and its original wallpaper in The Song of …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/20/2026

Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains

… Events Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026 | 1 - 2pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States Enjoy an afternoon filled … escaped to freedom and traveled roughly 2,000 miles to visit actual sites, cities, and places that freedom-seekers …
Posted: 01/28/2026
Last Updated: 02/10/2026

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 …
Posted: 02/14/2024
Last Updated: 10/30/2025

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… Group and Motorcoach Tours Discover the World of Willa Cather on the American Prairie Embark on a literary … Willa Cather Center is located in the quiet rural town of Red Cloud, Nebraska—childhood home of writer Willa Cather. … please call 402-746-2653. What Your Group Will Experience Visit the fully-restored  Willa Cather Childhood home and …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

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 …
Posted: 10/15/2025
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

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 …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

Pagination

  • Previous page ‹‹
  • Page 4
  • Next page ››
Willa Cather Center Logo
The National Willa Cather Center
413 North Webster — Red Cloud, NE 68970
402.746.2653
Nebraska Arts Council Nebraska Arts Council
National Endowment for the Humanities National Endowment for the Humanities
American Writers Museum American Writers Museum
Humanities Nebraska Humanities Nebraska
Gold Transparency 2025 Gold Transparency 2025

© All Rights Reserved The Willa Cather Foundation. This institution is an equal opportunity provider & employer. The National Willa Cather Center is the registered trade name of the Willa Cather Foundation, a not-for-profit, tax-exempt charitable organization (TAX ID # 47-0485401) under the Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code

Website Designed & Developed by UNANIMOUS
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter/X
  • YouTube