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Country Tour

Image The Divide Country Tour "As I looked about me I felt that the grass was the country, as the water is the sea...and there was so much motion in it, the whole country seemed somehow, to be running."  — My Ántonia The Country Tour highlights twenty …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/06/2026

Homegrown Art and Poetry with Jewel Rodgers

Image Celebrate Local Creativity! Special Events Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026 | 6 - 8pm CT Red Cloud Opera House 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States Join us for an evening of art, poetry, and community! Part of her grassroots Homegrown arts …
Posted: 03/24/2026
Last Updated: 04/06/2026

Welcome New Board Members

Image From top to bottom right: Robert Wolfe, Amy Neff Balmanno, Timothy Bintrim Welcome New Board Members April 2, 2026 Three new members of the National Willa Cather Center’s Board of Governors were enthusiastically welcomed at a recent board meeting. …
Posted: 04/02/2026
Last Updated: 04/02/2026

Remembering Jennifer Hein

Image Julie Walstra (left) recalled that Jennifer Hein’s belief in the work of the Cather Center made it an easy decision to make it part of her legacy. Remembering Jennifer Hein Bequest Furthers Legacy of Education April 2, 2026 The National Willa Cather …
Posted: 04/02/2026
Last Updated: 04/02/2026

Serena's Album

… was made by a precocious 14-year-old signing herself “Wm. Cather M.D.” This entry by Serena’s classmate Willa Cather … theorizes that Serena came to Red Cloud to continue her studies with J. F. Curran, the very popular Superior High … photographer, of German parentage. He appears in an 1899 volume entitled Biographies and Portraits of the Progressive …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Support

… Conference Sponsor Shop Shop Reinterpreting the Burlington Depot Support Our Newest Exhibit The Burlington Depot has undergone significant improvements. The original two-story section of the depot, constructed in 1897, is the building Cather was …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 03/31/2026

Join Our Team

… capital campaigns, and endowment (via major gifts and planned giving). As envisioned, the position will become a … Oversee invitations to join the Cather Legacy Society (planned giving) Grant Writing and Reporting (25%) Identify …
Posted: 09/07/2023
Last Updated: 03/27/2026

Scott Kirby's Main Street Souvenirs

… are accompanied by a video featuring nostalgic archival images from America's past, as well as stunning photography … Opera House and Hotel Garber!  Purchase of this package includes:  Two tickets to the show A room for two at Hotel … is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs. About the Performer A native of Urbana, Ohio, Scott Kirby …
Posted: 12/10/2025
Last Updated: 03/23/2026

Visions of the Prairie

… highlighted in this presentation, and it includes chapters about local history, including the National Willa Cather Center. Join us to welcome Scott to the Red Cloud …
Posted: 01/13/2026
Last Updated: 03/18/2026

Finding Aids

… Lipstick case     Writing equipment OBJ-50-1000-059 Pen holder     Personal objects OBJ-50-1000-060-1 Small metal … Small metal purse     Jewelry OBJ-50-1000-061 Gold snake ring     Correspondence TX-50-1000-062 Letter to … 1871-1951 Frisby, Grace Garbat, Gere, M.C. Giroux, T. Goldmark Gore, Howard Goudy, Alice Greene, Geo. Mrs. Gunn, …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

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