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Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season!

… cities in Europe where I used to love to go . . ." -Willa Cather in a letter to Carrie Miner Sherwood While Willa … once performed—has a changing variety of performances and gallery shows throughout the year. Watch our Event pages for …
Posted: 11/13/2024
Last Updated: 11/17/2024

Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… Image Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud October 25, 2019 In early October 2019, … , had a tour of our Special Collections & Archives, and visited the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. They also … of Grass at the Red Cloud Opera House. Throughout their visit, our education staff led the group in lively …
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 winters; … 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

… Willa Cather's world in a whole new way. Soundstitching: Sites and Sounds of Willa Cather's World transforms the …
Posted: 03/15/2022
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

Welcome to the home of Willa Cather

… and beyond through education, preservation, and the arts. Visit Visit Learn Learn Events Events Research Research Get …
Posted: 12/07/2022
Last Updated: 09/10/2026

National Willa Cather Center

… Image National Willa Cather Center Advancing Her Legacy The National Willa … buildings and sites devoted to any American author. Your visit to the Center comes with the unique experience of an … appointment) Take in a performance or exhibit at the Red Cloud Opera House Hike, stargaze, or watch the sunrise …
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 … Learn More American Bittersweet Exhibit The Willa Cather Foundation is a not-for-profit organization created in 1955 … her high school graduation oration in 1890. Learn More About the Opera House …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 10/23/2025

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

… my entry [to Cather] was  My Ántonia ,” Kohout said. “It just spoke to me. Her writing continues to speak to me. In … travels don’t stop there. She has attended the Willa Cather Foundation’s immersive weekend in Taos, New Mexico , and … enrich my life.”  If you would like additional information about the Cather Legacy Society , or if you have named the …
Posted: 09/10/2024
Last Updated: 09/29/2025

Retired Teacher Leaves Unexpected Gift to the Willa Cather Foundation

… Retired Teacher Leaves Unexpected Gift to the Willa Cather Foundation April 10, 2025 Ask Loren Johnson’s former … kindness and compassion. In fact, Johnson cared so deeply about others that he rarely shared much about his own life … said Pedroza, a retired theology professor. “He made all of us perform and develop at our best. There were at least a …
Posted: 04/10/2025
Last Updated: 09/29/2025

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