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Visit

… Tour Options Red Cloud Opera House Upcoming Events & Rental Info Built in 1885, the Red Cloud Opera House transports …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 10/23/2025

Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist

… the questions she gets most often. How do you pronounce Cather? According to Henry Blackman Sell in a short article … frequently that I keep a hard copy at home and at work. Did Willa Cather say, "Anybody can love the mountains, but it's … to "old sodbusters" or "early Dakota settlers" or generic "Willa Cathers" with no clue about the actual source.  The …
Posted: 10/15/2025
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift

… enjoys a beverage with Bob Thacker & Mark Madigan at the Cather Seminar in Paris in 2007 Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift Inspired by Decades of Rich Cather Experiences October 15, 2025 Willa Cather may not … all the more meaningful.  Image Harris (back left) tours Walnut Canyon with David Porter, Bob Thacker, and John …
Posted: 10/15/2025
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

Support

… Support Support the NWCC Located in Cather’s childhood hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, the … was fully restored and given new life as the National Willa Cather Center. Become a Member Shop Become a Member Become a … IRA Rollover Charitable IRA Rollover Volunteer Volunteer Opera House Sponsor Opera House Sponsor Conference Sponsor …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

Emily Caroline Cather's Trunk

… Emily Caroline Cather's Trunk An Artifact in Need of Conservation Image During preparation for the restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home, a trunk was discovered tucked … C. Cather” painted on the side. The trunk belonged to Willa Cather’s paternal grandmother, Emily Caroline Smith …
Posted: 08/26/2024
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead

… was the inspiration for Ántonia Shimerda, arguably Willa Cather's most famous character and the namesake for her 1918 … the twentieth century.  While the site is open for guided tours, it remains a hollow space. This reinterpretation will … including the root cellar, which is an important symbol in Cather’s work. More About the Project Image Key themes of …
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 … and retreats. It will allow our visitors to the National Willa Cather Center to stay longer to enjoy the museum, the …
Posted: 08/24/2023
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

Membership

… Membership Members Make It Happen Willa Cather Foundation members enjoy many benefits including, a free guided tour of the  Cather historic sites , subscription to the  Willa Cather … at the National Willa Cather Center and the Red Cloud Opera House Supply of classroom resources to educators and …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 10/01/2025

Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift

… Image Kohout at Willa Cather's grave in Jaffrey, NH Image Viewing Cather's bronze in the U.S. Capitol with her grandson … her lifetime, and visitors can experience the same engaging tours, conferences, and seminars that she has. “The Willa …
Posted: 09/10/2024
Last Updated: 09/29/2025

Vol. 66.2 • Summer 2025

Vol. 66.2 • Summer 2025 Document WCR_Vol 66.2.pdf 4.24 MB …
Posted: 09/11/2025
Last Updated: 09/12/2025

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