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Group and Motorcoach Tours

… Willa Cather Center is located in the quiet rural town of Red Cloud, Nebraska—childhood home of writer Willa Cather. … please call 402-746-2653. What Your Group Will Experience Visit the fully-restored  Willa Cather Childhood home and …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

An Immersive Willa Cather Experience

… Image Walking on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie Image The Willa Cather Childhood … home to the windswept prairie that memorializes her, visitors of all ages and backgrounds are guaranteed to … prepaid package of $150 per adult and $100 per student — Lodging is booked separately. Please schedule your visit at …
Posted: 01/22/2025
Last Updated: 08/22/2025

Guided Seven Building Town Tour

… Guided Seven Building Town Tour Driving Tour Guests should have their own transportation and plan to follow a tour guide from site to site. Tours last approximately 2 …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 06/11/2025

Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home … Reopens A National Historic Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn about …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 05/21/2024

Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway Set to Reopen in … 2023   Make a Gift to Benefit Ongoing Preservation Efforts! Donate Now The Willa Cather Childhood Home is a national … new fire and intrusion alarm systems, roof replacement, foundation repair, recreation of the original fence, and …
Posted: 09/26/2022
Last Updated: 11/29/2023

Willa Cather Timeline

… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870  — Silas Garber, former captain … and the town of Red Cloud are officially organized. 1872  — Charles Cather and Mary Virginia Boak marry on December … Red Cloud. 1913  — Cather’s first “Nebraska novel,”  O Pioneers! , appears in print. Cather agrees to write S. S. …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023

Reading Willa Cather: A Sesquicentennial Celebration

… and seminars that spur new research and scholarship.  Learn more at  willacather.org . Deanne Lorette (Reader) … He was an award-winning member of the BMI Lehman Engel Writers Workshop, creating lyrics for musical theater. Peter …
Posted: 10/07/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023

Reading Willa Cather: A Sesquicentennial Celebration

… Image Willa Cather Image Join us at the Boston Athenaeum Special Events Tuesday, Dec 12, 2023 | 6 - 7pm Boston Athenaeum 10 1/2 Beacon Street … writers of the 20th century. Her groundbreaking fiction ( O Pioneers!, My Antonia, One of Ours, Death Comes for the …
Posted: 10/07/2023
Last Updated: 10/07/2023

Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration … the National Willa Cather Center and participate in guided town tours of six additional historic properties related to …
Posted: 07/21/2022
Last Updated: 09/06/2023

60th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States "Fragments of Desire: Cather and the Arts" The 60th annual Willa Cather Spring … include informative papers and panel discussions; guided town and country tours; an evening picnic on the prairie; a screening of the …
Posted: 11/04/2014
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

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