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Cather After Dark: Mourning, Medicine, and Murder
… 7:45pm Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 | 7 - 8:15pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States "The type of writer we … a few. Guests are invited to book one 75-minute tour to visit the Willa Cather Childhood Home, Burlington Depot, and …
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Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead
… Pavelka was the inspiration for Ántonia Shimerda, arguably Willa Cather's most famous character and the namesake for her 1918 novel. The floor plan of house was restored to its period of significance in 2021. The foundation … organization in our local community, as well as attract new visitors to our sites—those who may be interested in …
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Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home
… also in general, being able to empower themselves and have careers and show that it can be done; it’s inspiring,” she …
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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources
… 9, 2025 The collections and archives at the National Willa Cather Center have always, since our founding, played a critical role in helping our visitors gain a deeper understanding of Willa Cather. Our … to imagine the settings of Cather’s many works set in Red Cloud. Our archival materials, from letters to photos to …
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Cather Legacy Society
… legacy and help further our mission. A planned gift to the Willa Cather Foundation can provide you or your estate with … in long-range planning. Your planned gift will benefit visitors from around the globe, and help in our pursuit to … 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, 413 North Webster Street, Red Cloud, Nebraska 68970, to provide funding for (program …
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School Field Trips
… Trips Explore Cather's Childhood Home & More The National Willa Cather Center offers customizable experiences for … During a half-day field trip, students will be able to: Visit all of the sites on the guided town tour , including … Willa Cather . Browse the current exhibit on display in the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery. Take part in an archival …
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Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up
… up, Wear it out, Make it do, Or do without. This week, the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery opens the traveling exhibit … education and entertainment for both children and adults. Willa Cather created several of these using advertising … in many forms throughout her life. And if you're able to visit the Red Cloud Opera House gallery, we hope that you'll …
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Annotations from the Archives: A Lost Lady Debuts
… 2025 January 6, 2025, marks another important centenary in Willa Cather's career: the opening of the feature film adaptation … and Thursday, according to that week's Argus . Local reviews focused on the likenesses of actors to Red Cloud …
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Annotations from the Archives: October is American Archives Month
… very fabric of democracy, since the French Revolution ushered in the idea of centralized, publicly accessible … and by mailed questionnaire. Beginning her research into Willa Cather's life soon after Cather's death, Bennett … enhance or disrupt our reading of My Ántonia . To make your visit, you can schedule an appointment or email our …
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Annotations from the Archives: The End of an Era for the Chief
… from the first extant Red Cloud Chief, October 9, 1873 Volume I, No. 15, is the first surviving issue of the Red … local history or, in our case, exploring the life of Willa Cather. We know that Willa Cather held a warm place in her … a regular reader of that newspaper. Decades later as Cather Studies were just beginning, it was through those preserved …
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