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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 …
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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 visitors of all ages to explore the sights and sounds of the … organization in our local community, as well as attract new visitors to our sites—those who may be interested in …
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Group and Motorcoach Tours
… Group and Motorcoach Tours Discover the World of Willa Cather on the American … changing art installations in our galleries Enjoy scenic country roads or take a Cather Country Tour of rural …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist
… to connect the archives to local history and, in our case, literary history, but the very idea of a centralized, … 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 …
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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
… from New York to Las Vegas for work and had stopped in Red Cloud to see the town where he’d spent summers as a … in Las Vegas to make the return trip, and he insisted they visit again so that she could see the town associated with … and son of Charles Hugh Miner and Alfretta “Retta” Ayre, Willa Cather’s first cousin. It was Hugh's sisters, Carrie …
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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources
… archives are open to anyone with research interest—and that includes students who might be making their very first … different ways to access primary source materials for the classroom. Our online collections search is a quick way for … and Engagement, Rachel Olsen, can arrange for your class to take part in these activities; you can contact her …
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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 … on display in the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery. Take part in an archival learning activity. During a … of country tour stops as weather and transportation permit. Walk the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie . Complete additional …
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Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up
… popular as a form of education and entertainment for both children and adults. Willa Cather created several of these using advertising … and cards of merit from both school and Sunday school. In Willa Cather’s albums, the characters on the cards were …
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