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Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead
… for her 1918 novel. The floor plan of house was restored to its period of significance in 2021. The foundation … questions: Why is this site/object/person important to Red Cloud? Why is this site/object/person important to the life … organization in our local community, as well as attract new visitors to our sites—those who may be interested in …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 09/20/2024
Reinterpreting the Burlington Depot
… section of the depot, constructed in 1897, is the building Cather was familiar with during her last years in Red … functions as the crucial backdrop to telling the story of Willa Cather’s initial encounters with the Nebraska frontier … immigrants, laborers, and others on the fringe of Cather's world. Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image …
Posted: 02/14/2024
Last Updated: 09/20/2024
Cather Legacy Society
… Cather Legacy Society A Planned Gift With Lasting Impact Image Mary Vaughan: Why She Joined the Cather Legacy Society A comprehensive estate plan takes into account the people, places, and causes you care about. Joining the Cather Legacy Society is an excellent way …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 09/13/2024
Annotations from the Archives: The End of an Era for the Chief
… from the first extant Red Cloud Chief, October 9, 1873 Volume I, No. 15, is the first surviving issue of the Red … local history or, in our case, exploring the life of Willa Cather. We know that Willa Cather held a warm place in her … a regular reader of that newspaper. Decades later as Cather Studies were just beginning, it was through those preserved …
Posted: 09/01/2024
Last Updated: 09/04/2024
Willa Cather Memorial Prairie
… Image Willa Cather Memorial Prairie The Willa Cather Memorial Prairie is a botanical … On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist Book a Tour As I looked about me I felt that the grass was the country, as the water …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/16/2024
Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources
… 150 years can be examined in close detail. Our archivist, Tracy Sanford Tucker, regularly hosts individuals and small groups for … Cather in your classroom—please reach out to archivist Tracy Tucker at ttucker@willacather.org to schedule a time …
Posted: 07/29/2024
Last Updated: 08/07/2024
Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House
… when I confide to you that I would rather go home to Red Cloud than to any of the beautiful cities in Europe where I … to childhood friend, Carrie Miner Sherwood [April 29, 1945] Visitors to Red Cloud are invited to book a stay at the …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 07/01/2024
69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
… Image Image Willa Cather reads to her brother Jack and sister Elsie. Cather … for poetry, nature, and music drive her to create a better world for herself and others through words. Davis's poetry …
Posted: 09/21/2023
Last Updated: 06/06/2024
Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home … Reopens A National Historic Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here to learn about …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 05/21/2024
Historic Sites
… annually in conjunction with the Willa Cather Spring Conference, and the church is a regular stop on guided …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024