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… in the heart of Cather's hometown. Explore exhibits and collections, or visit historic sites like the Willa Cather … intimate look at the lived world of Cather and her family. Learn More American Bittersweet Exhibit The Willa Cather … and delivered her high school graduation oration in 1890. Learn More About the Opera House …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 10/23/2025

Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist

… frequently that I keep a hard copy at home and at work. Did Willa Cather say, "Anybody can love the mountains, but it's … There's so much random information to be gleaned from letters and interviews, but the thing that will be of … our copy in the archive if you want to test-drive it.) The Selected Letters of Willa Cather , by Andrew Jewell and …
Posted: 10/15/2025
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

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

… exhibit,  Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud , about the history of the community and its intersections with Willa Cather’s life and art.   The facility will help achieve … enjoy the museum, the historic sites, the town, the Cather Prairie, and other scenic places Cather loved. An …
Posted: 08/24/2023
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

Annotations from the Archive: Back to School

… over the prospect, I have grown so attached to my work & place in the office & to my little labratory & dissecting … or two hundred dollars and the St. Brenard $1000.00. The nature of most dogs is kind, noble and generous. O! how … any aversion for men, but that he loved his books and loved Nature better. He saw little of society, yet, though he …
Posted: 08/16/2021
Last Updated: 08/14/2025

School Field Trips

… School Field Trips Explore Cather's Childhood Home & More The National Willa Cather … for students of all ages and grade levels! Whether learning about Willa Cather and Nebraska history for the first time, … and transportation permit. Walk the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie . Complete additional customized activities as …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/14/2025

Spring Conference

… an annual Spring Conference in Red Cloud, Nebraska, where Cather scholars, general readers, and those interested in … to tour Cather's Red Cloud, hike the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, enjoy a live performance in the Red Cloud Opera House, and learn even more about Cather's life and writing. No Events at this time. …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/29/2025

Unseen & Underfoot: The Hidden Diversity of the Plains

… the "spiral" nematode, collected at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie A special science exhibition in the West Atrium Art … Dr. Mullin is a Massachusetts native who loves teaching about plant pathology, mycology, and nematology. Byron Adams …
Posted: 03/16/2025
Last Updated: 03/18/2025

Author Series & Book Signing: Karen Russell

… her new novel, The Antidote . Set in Uz, a fictional Nebraska town, in the aftermath of Black Sunday, The … a Patron Package Image Funding was provided by Humanities Nebraska and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. The views expressed in this …
Posted: 12/26/2024
Last Updated: 03/13/2025

Virtual Author Series: Jim Locklear

… which arises on the High Plains of Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska and joins the Missouri River in Kansas City. The … the Dyck Arboretum of the Plains (Hesston, Kansas) and the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. Jim lives in Lincoln, Nebraska and has spent considerable time exploring the Red …
Posted: 12/26/2024
Last Updated: 01/30/2025

My Ántonia: The Story of a Great American Novel

… Events Saturday, Jan 18, 2025 | 1:30 - 2:30pm The Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge Street Omaha , NE 68102 United States … by critics following its publication and a novel that is part of today’s literary canon,  My Ántonia’s  worldwide … 1967) Willa Cather’s My Ántonia , on view in Hawks Pavilion Gallery H8, and plan to attend a variety of special programs …
Posted: 01/09/2025
Last Updated: 01/09/2025

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