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Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season!

… You can, too—in any season or time of year, whether for the first time or on a return trip. We offer a variety of guided … classic novel My Ántonia , published in 1918, was among the fifty titles selected by the National Endowment for the Arts …
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, sixteen … engaged in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered …
Posted: 10/23/2019
Last Updated: 11/21/2019

Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud

… . . . But our great National feast day was originated by a private individual, and a woman at that. Above all her other … in Red Cloud. What a happy time that was for me! I shall always think of the old house just as it was then—exactly as … personal artifacts or dig into Red Cloud history in a new way!     …
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 … skies, and stay safe while you visit! Click  HERE  for more about our prairie guidelines. In 2023, celebrate our native …
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

… Communities Together Through the generous support of a private foundation, we are excited to launch a new program …
Posted: 12/07/2022
Last Updated: 09/10/2026

National Willa Cather Center

… the opportunity to fully explore the life and legacy of one of America's most celebrated authors. The Center is the … comes with the unique experience of an embrace from the small community where Willa Cather spent her formative … narratives that are interwoven with priceless historical photographs and artifacts. The exhibit’s name, taken from …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/14/2026

Visit

… Center is an award-winning museum in the heart of Cather's hometown. Explore exhibits and collections, or visit historic sites like the Willa Cather Childhood Home for an intimate look at the lived world of Cather and … Tour Options Red Cloud Opera House Upcoming Events & Rental Info Built in 1885, the Red Cloud Opera House transports …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 10/23/2025

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

… grandmother, Belle K. Simons, died in 1972 at 102 years old and is buried in her hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska. … me.”  Kohout studied English at Texas Tech University and holds both bachelor’s and master's degrees in the subject, … Foundation as a beneficiary in your estate plans, please contact Ashley Olson, Executive Director, at …
Posted: 09/10/2024
Last Updated: 09/29/2025

Retired Teacher Leaves Unexpected Gift to the Willa Cather Foundation

… Loren Johnson Retired Teacher Leaves Unexpected Gift to the Willa Cather Foundation April 10, 2025 Ask Loren Johnson’s former … a connection with people around him. Always going to visit folks. Great listener and willing to give advice… if …
Posted: 04/10/2025
Last Updated: 09/29/2025

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