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Lauren Anderson – NEW DATE!
… a room for two at Hotel Garber, a tour of three historic Willa Cather sites, drinks at Forrester's Restaurant and Lounge, … and Ridgeline Exteriors LLC. Programming at the National Willa Cather Center's Red Cloud Opera House is made possible …
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Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud
… of July, the most characteristic and most patriotic of all American gala days, its origin is seldom referred to and its … left in almost total obscurity. We have come to regard this great feast day of ours as a thing that came about because … a little house in Canada, and I have lived in a good many places in the world, but no one place is as dear to me as …
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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 … functions as the crucial backdrop to telling the story of Willa Cather’s initial encounters with the Nebraska frontier …
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Cather's Santa Fe: A Walking Tour
… again this fall, we journey to Santa Fe to explore one of Cather's favorite cities. Our tour guide, Garrett Peck, will … author, historian, and tour guide in Santa Fe. He leads the Willa Cather’s Santa Fe walking tour, and his new book The Bright Edges of the World: Willa Cather and Her Archbishop is available for preorder . …
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Group and Motorcoach Tours
… Group and Motorcoach Tours Discover the World of Willa Cather on the American Prairie Embark on a literary oasis … and introduce your group to Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Willa Cather—Nebraska’s "foremost citizen" and author of O …
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A Special Challenge Grant Opportunity
… be received by December 31. Thank you! DONATE This year the Cather Center proudly completed a nationwide “Big Read” of … experience, and the power of historical reflection through Willa Cather’s prose. Our work doesn’t stop here. With your … a gift today to sustain and grow these vital programs? Willa Cather believed that great novels were often taken for …
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Visit
… a not-for-profit organization created in 1955 that owns and operates the National Willa Cather Center and the nation's … novels and numerous short stories. Tour Options Red Cloud Opera House Upcoming Events & Rental Info Built in 1885, the Red …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist
… country focus on educating patrons and the general public about the value of archives. It’s easy to connect the … the questions she gets most often. How do you pronounce Cather? According to Henry Blackman Sell in a short article for the Chicago Daily News , Cather is "pronounced to rhyme with rather, if you …
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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 … by Decades of Rich Cather Experiences October 15, 2025 Willa Cather may not have been Richard Harris’s first choice … at conferences and seminars, contributing to the Willa Cather Review , Cather Studies , and editing the …
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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 …
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