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Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead

… A new permanent exhibit "We turned to leave the cave; Ántonia and I went up the stairs first, and the children … Nebraska, the farmstead served as the setting for the final scenes of My Ántonia . Anna Sadilek Pavelka was the … the twentieth century.  While the site is open for guided tours, it remains a hollow space. This reinterpretation will …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… Image Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud October 25, 2019 In early October 2019, … at the George Cather home (now a bed and breakfast) and Pavelka Farmstead . They also watched a special screening of the …
Posted: 10/23/2019
Last Updated: 11/21/2019

One-Day Bus Tour to the National Willa Cather Center

… Special Events Saturday, Sep 19, 2026 | All day CT National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … author Willa Cather. This one-day tour brings Cather’s world to life as you travel through the “Divide” described …
Posted: 07/29/2026
Last Updated: 09/11/2026

Support the Willa Cather Foundation

… Support the Willa Cather Foundation The Impact of Your Gift … you make a financial contribution to the National Willa Cather Center, you become a partner in our many efforts to … Center; conservation of the 612-acre Willa Cather Memorial Prairie; and organization of educational programs such as …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 08/17/2026

An Immersive Willa Cather Experience

… Image Walking on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie An Immersive Willa Cather Experience Spend Two Days in Red Cloud "I am not … cities in Europe where I used to love to go." —Willa Cather, 1945 Book a Two-Day Cather Immersion Package From …
Posted: 01/22/2025
Last Updated: 07/15/2026

Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… - Willa Cather, letter to Carrie Miner Sherwood Red Cloud, Nebraska is not just a destination. It’s a place where … she was, in her own words, “always being pulled back into Nebraska.” You will be, too. BOOK THE CATHER SECOND HOME … sites and sounds that changed American literature. Take a detour from the scramble of urbanity and absorb the rolling …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/20/2026

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… Group and Motorcoach Tours Discover the World of Willa Cather on the American Prairie Embark on a literary … located in the quiet rural town of Red Cloud, Nebraska—childhood home of writer Willa Cather. Alongside the Red Cloud Opera …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

Guided Willa Cather Tours

… Guided Willa Cather Tours The National Willa Cather Center and many of our historic sites are open … Ours,  short stories "Neighbour Rosicky" and "Peter," and others, as well as many scenes from Cather's own life—the …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

Cather Legacy Society

… legacy and help further our mission. A planned gift to the Willa Cather Foundation can provide you or your estate with … in long-range planning. Your planned gift will benefit visitors from around the globe, and help in our pursuit to … 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, 413 North Webster Street, Red Cloud, Nebraska 68970, to provide funding for (program …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 08/19/2025

School Field Trips

… Trips Explore Cather's Childhood Home & More The National Willa Cather Center offers customizable experiences for … During a half-day field trip, students will be able to: Visit all of the sites on the guided town tour , including … Willa Cather . Browse the current exhibit on display in the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery. Take part in an archival …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/14/2025

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