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Guided Willa Cather Tours

… Guided Willa Cather Tours The National Willa Cather Center and many of our … activities and authentic experiences in the perfect 2-day itinerary. Learn More Guided Willa Cather Childhood … County countryside, including settings from  My Ántonia, O Pioneers!, One of Ours,  short stories "Neighbour Rosicky" …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/16/2026

Cather Sesquicentennial

… , as well as publication centenaries of  A Lost Lady  and  April Twilights and Other Poems . Willa Cather’s prolific writing career and …
Posted: 05/24/2023
Last Updated: 12/31/2024

Omaha to Red Cloud Bus Tour

… Image Wednesday, Jun 24, 2015 | 7am - 9:30pm Willa Cather Foundation 413 North Webster St. Red Cloud , NE 68970 … is $100.00* which includes motor coach fare, lunch, guided tours, and refreshments. It is important to wear comfortable shoes and clothing for walking. 7:00 AM   Meet at Canfield’s parking lot, 8457 West …
Posted: 05/15/2015
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… 3  Also in this issue: Poem for Cather by Leonard Gilley, reprinted in 1966 Prairie Schooner p. 3  … TITLE: Word Music in "The Ancient People," Part IV of The Song of the Lark  AUTHOR: Stephen Tatum p. 25  …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/16/2023

Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!

… Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely! June 25, 2020 … our educational resources, as well as revising our walking tour brochure, and prairie signage. Both Alise and … on-site, he is most interested in experiencing the guided tours and also visiting the prairie. Much like one of his …
Posted: 06/25/2020
Last Updated: 07/01/2020

Hwy 281 and Hwy 136 Construction Routes

… Red Cloud project gets underway April 6, 2026. To make your visit to Red Cloud and the National Willa Cather Center a … off of both Highway 281 and Highway 136. If you intend to visit Red Cloud, you're local traffic , and you won't detour … until you reach Red Cloud, then follow the in-town detours. See "Getting to the NWCC" below. If you're coming …
Posted: 04/03/2026
Last Updated: 05/29/2026

Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… Travel Through the Pages of American Literature Discover Willa Cather and Red Cloud "I'm not exaggerating, Carrie, … and education as a child, restored and open today with events and performances throughout the year. Our Special … Lark  or the Miner House that became the Harling home in My Ántonia . Several different guided tour options include …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/20/2026

Meet Our 2021 Summer Interns

… archives. The Humanities Internship at the National Willa Cather Center is funded through a collaboration between the … good ones (with Beauty and the Beast costumes and elephants walking down Red Cloud’s main street), and I enjoy reading … special projects behind the scenes. I am trained to give tours, and interacting with guests and helping them utilize …
Posted: 07/20/2021
Last Updated: 08/17/2021

Experience Willa Cather's World in New Ways

… Image Experience Willa Cather's World in New Ways October 21, 2020 Autumn is one of … while sunsets are especially dramatic at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie . As Cather herself wrote in The Song of …
Posted: 10/19/2020
Last Updated: 05/20/2021

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