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Lucy Gayheart

… to the big city of Chicago, leaving behind the small-town politics of Haverford, Nebraska, in 1902. Lucy is pursuing … Lucy Gayheart  (1935) was Cather’s last novel set on the Great Plains and has drawn critical attention to it as a gothic …
Posted: 07/11/2023
Last Updated: 07/21/2023

All Aboard! West-Bound Trains in American Culture

… two-story section of the depot, constructed in 1897, is the building Cather was familiar with during her last years in … Guests are invited to view the exhibit as part of a guided tour. About the tour …
Posted: 04/30/2026
Last Updated: 07/20/2026

Support

… Support Support the NWCC Located in Cather’s childhood hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, the … an 1887 structure that was fully restored and given new life as the National Willa Cather Center. Become a Member Shop the Bookstore …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 03/31/2026

Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the … Fisher New York Herald Tribune 1933 Clipping TX-50-1000-054 Review of  April Twilights Pittsburg Gazette 1903 Clipping … notes for book and personal Association of Adventist Forums newsletters Copyedited pages for index and sources Box …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture

… beginning at the $2,500 level. Exhibit Sponsor Benefits   Invitation to the welcome reception Commemorative exhibit …
Posted: 02/14/2024
Last Updated: 10/30/2025

Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House

… Image Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House " I am not … to childhood friend, Carrie Miner Sherwood [April 29, 1945] Visitors to Red Cloud are invited to book a stay at the … guest rooms and two-and-a-half baths.  Book Now on Airbnb About the Guest House Image The Cather Second Home is a …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud

… explore topics that include Pawnee culture; the lives of Silas and Lyra Garber—in life and as portrayed as Captain and Mrs. …
Posted: 07/18/2023
Last Updated: 08/22/2025

Animal Engine Theatre Company presents "Henrietta Solway"

… 2021, the National Willa Cather Center commissioned Animal Engine Theatre Company to create Henrietta Solway , a …
Posted: 02/18/2021
Last Updated: 07/23/2024

Making a Place Exhibit Opening!

… in Cather's fiction. The exhibit includes Pawnee culture; Silas and Lyra Garber—in life and as portrayed as Captain and Mrs. …
Posted: 01/29/2024
Last Updated: 02/21/2024

Willa Cather Biography

… are frequent. The National Willa Cather Center each June sponsors a thematic spring conference—the theme of the 2023 … southwest of  The Song of the Lark ,  The Professor's House , and  Death Comes for the Archbishop ; the tiny … to and from the depot south of town. The Red Cloud Opera House , now restored and the offices and performance …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024

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