Skip to main content

We're open during construction on Hwy 281 and Hwy 136! Here's how to reach us!

x

User account menu

  • Join
  • Donate
Home
National Willa Cather Center - Red Cloud, NE

User account menu

  • Join
  • Donate

Main navigation

  • About
    • About
      • Willa Cather
      • The Foundation
      • Staff
      • Board of Governors
      • News
      • Annual Reports
      • Newsletters
      • Permissions
  • Visit
    • Visit
      • Hours & Directions
      • Tours
      • Lodging
      • National Willa Cather Center
      • Red Cloud Opera House
      • Cather Prairie
      • Willa Cather's Red Cloud
      • Cather Immersion Package
  • Events
    • Events
      • Art Gallery
      • Author Series
      • Call for Papers
      • International Seminar
      • Opera House
      • Rentals
      • Special Events
      • Spring Conference
  • Collections
    • Collections
      • Historic Sites
      • The Collections at NWCC
      • Explore the Collection
      • Finding Aids
      • Annotations from the Archive
      • Collections Policies
  • Discover
    • Educational Resources
      • Overview
      • For Readers
      • For Teachers
      • For Students
      • For Writers
      • Virtual Tours
      • Exhibits
  • Support
    • Support
      • Donate
      • Membership
      • Planned Giving
      • Charitable IRA Rollover
      • Opera House Sponsor
      • Conference Sponsor
      • Shop
      • Volunteer

Search Results

85 results found

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

Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… our education staff led the group in lively discussions on several of Willa Cather’s novels, while noted Cather scholars … through the Road Scholar program. Among some of their reviews: “This was a delightful combination of literature, … and engaging with so many interesting, wonderful people. Even enjoyed the Nebraska landscape. This has just begun my …
Posted: 10/23/2019
Last Updated: 11/21/2019

Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud

… niece, 1909 Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud November 7, 2025 "There we have short, bitter … of beauty and sentiment, as spring is in the Old World." —Willa Cather,  "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle,"   … Red Cloud was.” If you've ever thought of coming home (or visiting) Red Cloud over the holidays, Cather's dear old …
Posted: 11/06/2025
Last Updated: 11/07/2025

Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes

… Image Image Image Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes May 1, 2023 Explore the Willa Cather …  "We come and go, but the land is always here...”  —O Pioneers! Visit Red Cloud and immerse yourself in the prairie … for the best location for a spectacular Nebraska sunset, sunrise, or even to view the starry dark night sky, look no …
Posted: 07/30/2019
Last Updated: 09/10/2023

Soundstitching: Sites and Sounds of Willa Cather's World

… Tuesday, May 3, 2022 | 12am - Saturday, Jun 11, 2022 | 12am Red Cloud Opera House Gallery 413 N Webster Street Red Cloud … Cassia Kite's distinctive Soundstitching process allows visitors to experience Willa Cather's world in a whole new way. Soundstitching: …
Posted: 03/15/2022
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

Welcome to the home of Willa Cather

… Welcome to the home of Willa Cather Willa Cather Center By preserving some of the most … is a not-for-profit organization that owns and operates the National Willa Cather Center. Philanthropic support helps us …
Posted: 12/07/2022
Last Updated: 09/10/2026

National Willa Cather Center

… Image National Willa Cather Center Advancing Her Legacy The National Willa Cather … sunset at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie Explore scenic country roads on a Cather "Country Tour" of outlying … Home Guest House Browse the bookstore and gift shop Guided Tours Hours of Operation American Bittersweet The Life & …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/14/2026

Visit

… Visit Visit the Museum No study of Cather is complete without a trip to Red Cloud. The … collections, or visit historic sites like the Willa Cather Childhood Home for an intimate look at the lived world of … scene, and tone of the 1890s, when Willa Cather and her friends eagerly anticipated the arrival of traveling …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 10/23/2025

Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift

… Nebraska. Kohout grew up in Texas, but each summer she visited her mother’s family in Lincoln, Nebraska. She has … It was so special to connect Cather to the collection of historic sites. The properties really are a rare gift,” Kohout said.  …
Posted: 09/10/2024
Last Updated: 09/29/2025

Retired Teacher Leaves Unexpected Gift to the Willa Cather Foundation

… Foundation began in 2004, following a trip to Red Cloud, Nebraska for the Willa Cather Spring Conference. And while … education. “Something must have happened on that trip to Nebraska,” Harman said. “Something about the Foundation’s …
Posted: 04/10/2025
Last Updated: 09/29/2025

Pagination

  • Page 1
  • Next page ››
Willa Cather Center Logo
The National Willa Cather Center
413 North Webster — Red Cloud, NE 68970
402.746.2653
Nebraska Arts Council Nebraska Arts Council
National Endowment for the Humanities National Endowment for the Humanities
American Writers Museum American Writers Museum
Humanities Nebraska Humanities Nebraska
Gold Transparency 2025 Gold Transparency 2025

© All Rights Reserved The Willa Cather Foundation. This institution is an equal opportunity provider & employer. The National Willa Cather Center is the registered trade name of the Willa Cather Foundation, a not-for-profit, tax-exempt charitable organization (TAX ID # 47-0485401) under the Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code

Website Designed & Developed by UNANIMOUS
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter/X
  • YouTube