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Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House

… to you that I would rather go home to Red Cloud than to any of the beautiful cities in Europe where I used to love to go. " —Willa Cather, in a letter to childhood friend, Carrie Miner Sherwood [April 29, 1945] … provides a wonderful space for reading or gathering with friends for coffee or a cocktail, while the secluded brick …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/21/2026

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 …
Posted: 01/22/2025
Last Updated: 10/20/2026

Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season!

… to you that I would rather go home to Red Cloud than to any of the beautiful cities in Europe where I used to love to go … While Willa Cather only spent the second half of her childhood in Red Cloud, she returned often to visit family and friends. She once wrote, "I always return to Nebraska." You …
Posted: 11/13/2024
Last Updated: 11/17/2024

Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… 2.1  Spring 1958  Editor: Mildred R. Bennett  Officers and Board … Coverage p. 3  Portrait Bust of Cather p. 4  Mailing of Newsletter p. 4  … 27.1 and 27.2  LITERARY ISSUE 1983  Editor: Mildred R. Bennett  TITLE: Grace Church, Red … of Grace  AUTHOR: John J. Murphy p. 13  John J. Murphy Volume at Cather Book Shop p. 15  WCPM announces 1985 trip …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/16/2023

Membership

Membership Members Make It Happen Willa Cather Foundation members enjoy many benefits including, a free guided tour of the  Cather historic sites , subscription to the  Willa Cather Review , bookstore discounts, Cather merchandise, discounts on …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 04/27/2026

Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud

… of July, the most characteristic and most patriotic of all American gala days, its origin is seldom referred to and its … left in almost total obscurity. We have come to regard this great feast day of ours as a thing that came about because … a little house in Canada, and I have lived in a good many places in the world, but no one place is as dear to me as …
Posted: 11/06/2025
Last Updated: 11/07/2025

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… Willa Cather Center Bookstore for curated books and gifts Explore the extensive  Collections & Archives  at the National Willa Cather Center … can accommodate motor coach groups Life & Legacy Tour Learn Through Film, Exhibits, and Collections An expert-led …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes

… Memorial Prairie and to get acquainted with the surrounding countryside. Located five miles south of Red Cloud on the … our prairie wonders with a full naturalist's kit.  Guided tours of the prairie are available by pre-arrangement and … to lose yourself in Cather's world is to take our guided  Country Tour  which highlights twenty historic sites related …
Posted: 07/30/2019
Last Updated: 09/10/2023

Valentine's Day Weekend Package

… your exclusive visit, book online above or contact : LauraLea Johnson at the National Willa Cather Center at  ljohnson@willacather.org   or 402-746-2218 with questions, …
Posted: 12/05/2019
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

Experience Willa Cather's World in New Ways

… Image Experience Willa Cather's World in New Ways October 21, 2020 Autumn is one of the best times of year to visit Red Cloud. Sunrises linger over the brick façades of … present unique opportunities to reach wider audiences. Visitors may choose from our traditional guided tour formats …
Posted: 10/19/2020
Last Updated: 05/20/2021

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