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Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House

… 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 … is called Moonstone for the town in Cather's novel  The Song of the Lark . During Cather's time, this was the room of Willa's …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead

… for her 1918 novel. The floor plan of house was restored to its period of significance in 2021. The foundation … questions: Why is this site/object/person important to Red Cloud? Why is this site/object/person important to the life … organization in our local community, as well as attract new visitors to our sites—those who may be interested in …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber

… the history of the community and its intersections with Willa Cather’s life and art.   The facility will help achieve … wall, and pledges are payable over a five-year period. DONATE NOW CASE FOR SUPPORT Image What's in a Name? The …
Posted: 08/24/2023
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society

… Image A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society July 13, 2016 “ I feel blessed that … to a trip to Egypt in 2015, they made sure that the Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was included in their estate plans. … that springs to mind for them is a performance of the opera,  The Bohemian Girl , that was staged to help …
Posted: 07/13/2016
Last Updated: 09/29/2025

Childhood Home Tour

… Image Childhood Home Tour Understand Cather's Youth The Willa Cather Childhood Home is a short walk or drive from the National Willa Cather Center. Tours last approximately 30 minutes.  … in 1890, but her memories of the parlor, her grandmother's room, and the attic permeate the vivid descriptions of the …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/22/2025

"Oil and Water Don’t Mix: Energy, Infrastructure, and the Great Lakes"

… Image A Free Talk With Jeffrey Insko International Seminar Wednesday, Jun 25, 2025 | 7 - 8pm CT University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Downtown Conference Center 161 West … Norton Library Edition of  Moby-Dick  (2024). His recent work on energy, environment, and infrastructure has appeared …
Posted: 06/17/2025
Last Updated: 06/18/2025

Guided Seven Building Town Tour

… The Song of the Lark and “Old Mrs. Harris.” Willa Cather’s room was upstairs on the north. Visitors can see some of her … north wall are two painted glass windows dedicated to her parents. She chose the window of the Good Shepherd for her …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 06/11/2025

Cather Sesquicentennial

… 150 Years We are commemorating acclaimed novelist Willa Cather’s 150th year with a host of special events … and 2024. December 7, 2023 marked the 150th anniversary of Willa Cather's birth. The year also marked the 100th … style and original wallpaper in Cather’s attic bedroom. The restoration was made possible in part by a Save …
Posted: 05/24/2023
Last Updated: 12/31/2024

Historic Sites

… Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront of of the preservation movement, restoring and caring for … sites dedicated to an American author. Willa Cather Childhood Home Built in 1879, this house was five years old … in 1897, is the building Cather returned to when visiting friends and family in Red Cloud. In 2021-2022, the National …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal

… and reappraise many of the objects acquired when the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial was a nebulous new idea, yet … the South,” but had recently finished a watercolor of the Cathers’ home (the Cather Second Home on Seward Street) and … purchased pieces, acquired with an intent of furnishing a room or their collectability. These were heartfelt tributes …
Posted: 02/21/2024
Last Updated: 02/21/2024

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