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Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes

… come and go, but the land is always here...”  —O Pioneers! Visit Red Cloud and immerse yourself in the prairie settings and …
Posted: 07/30/2019
Last Updated: 09/10/2023

Willa Cather's Birthday Celebration and Open House

… Image Special Events Friday, Dec 7, 2018 | 4 - 6pm National Willa Cather Center 413 North Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States Join us in celebrating Willa Cather’s birthday! The National Willa Cather Center … Valley, Virginia, on December 7, 1873, the eldest of seven children raised by Charles and Virginia. The family moved to …
Posted: 11/16/2018
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

Guided Willa Cather Tours

… Guided Willa Cather Tours The National Willa Cather Center and many of our … seven building tours all include the Willa Cather Childhood Home. Please check our hours of operation when planning your …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather … seven children raised by Charles and Mary Virginia Cather. Cathers had been in the area since the 1700s, and Back … young Willa Cather developed her love for the stage, for musical performance, and for artistry of all sorts. Image …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024

Nebraska Chamber Players with Brian Leeper present Christian Ellenwood's Children of the Moon

… Image Image Opera House Saturday, Jun 4, 2022 | 7:30 - 9pm Red Cloud Opera … learn more about and register for the Spring Conference,  visit the Spring Conference event page. Children of the Moon …
Posted: 03/02/2022
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… 2.1  Spring 1958  Editor: Mildred R. Bennett  Officers and Board of Governors p. 1  Staff … Cather Garden Dedicated p. 3  New Signs Placed on Country Roads p. 4  … in Red Cloud p. 9  Dr. Gayle Rhoads finds book belonging to Cather in used book store p. 9  Panel for Cather …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/16/2023

Laura Bush Announces the Willa Cather Campaign for the Future

… properties, expand educational programming, develop visitor amenities, and build endowment for the nonprofit … since 1978, but History Nebraska and the Foundation had operated the site together since 1994. It is the largest … you can walk right into Willa Cather’s world. There’s the house she lived in, the bank, the opera house, the railroad …
Posted: 11/22/2022
Last Updated: 11/22/2022

Willa Cather Foundation Awarded Operations Support from Nebraska Arts Council

… Image Willa Cather Foundation Awarded Operations Support from Nebraska Arts Council June 16, 2021 … will provide general operations support for Red Cloud Opera House programming and other arts-related projects at the … and National Endowment for the Arts. To learn more, visit artscouncil.nebraska.gov . …
Posted: 06/16/2021
Last Updated: 07/19/2022

Early Letter from Willa "William" Cather to Family Friend Helen Stowell

… Image Image Early Letter from Willa "William" Cather to Family Friend Helen Stowell August 17, 2020 This letter in the National Willa Cather Center's WCPM Collection was written at the … Jess often speaks of her & would love to see her again. We children have a great many picnics, parties & circus' this …
Posted: 08/17/2020
Last Updated: 08/25/2020

Annotations From the Archives: Red Cloud's Christmas Traditions

… Traditions December 10, 2025 In Webster County during Willa Cather’s childhood, Christmas traditions differed from … programs that featured songs and recitations by the children. The Webster County Argus reported that the 1890 … they were often tied onto the tree's branches! We know that Willa Cather enjoyed Christmas and thought often of her …
Posted: 12/10/2024
Last Updated: 12/17/2025

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