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Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift
… Image Kohout at Willa Cather's grave in Jaffrey, NH Image Viewing Cather's … in 1972 at 102 years old and is buried in her hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska. Kohout grew up in Texas, but each summer she visited her mother’s family in Lincoln, Nebraska. She has …
Posted: 09/10/2024
Last Updated: 10/01/2024
69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
… her introduction for the 2023 Penguin Classics edition of Death Comes for the Archbishop, Fajardo-Anstine writes, "The novel reminded me …
Posted: 09/21/2023
Last Updated: 06/06/2024
Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… Reopens A National Historic Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here to learn about historic site tour options. After an extensive … tours—including of the Childhood Home—and a live streamed virtual book launch and reading of Benjamin Taylor’s Chasing …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 05/21/2024
Willa Cather Biography
… in 1923, parts of The Professor's House in 1925, and Obscure Destinies stories in 1932, looked back to Cather's own …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024
Willa Cather Timeline
… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870 — Silas … miles by team and wagon to the precinct of Catherton. They settle at the homestead of William and Caroline Cather. … a Jewish couple from Europe who allow her to borrow books from their personal library. Mrs. Wiener introduces …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023
50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp
… Image 50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp The process—and celebration—of a … Cather’s birth; the goal was to have the first stamps offered for sale in Red Cloud on December 7, 1973. What resulted … along the streets of Red Cloud, looking for souvenirs and visiting the Cather Museum and the Cather House. Red Cloud …
Posted: 09/06/2023
Last Updated: 09/07/2023
A Visit with Sarah Arneson
… as Constanza from Mozart’s Abduction of the Seraglio A Visit with Sarah Arneson Red Cloud’s Very Own Operatic … born and raised in Red Cloud and has returned many times to visit—and to perform. In this 20th anniversary …
Posted: 08/01/2023
Last Updated: 09/06/2023
Visit
… Visit Visit the Museum No study of Cather is complete without a trip to Red Cloud. The National Willa Cather Center is a wonderful museum and archival …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 08/31/2023
Willa Cather Celebration Weekend
… States Please join us in New Hampshire this fall for “Willa Cather’s Spirit Lives On," a series of events held on … director, and Tracy Tucker, education director, are featured speakers during the weekend, which also includes tours … Burying Ground Cather Exhibit at Melville Academy Museum Visit to High Mowing, where Cather wrote My Ántonia Box …
Posted: 03/15/2018
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
10 Ways to Celebrate 150 Years of Willa Cather!
… border. You are free to explore or book a guided Prairie Tour to learn more about the natural history of this incredible … 10. Visit the National Willa Cather Center—and Red Cloud—virtually! If you can’t visit us just yet, virtually tour …
Posted: 04/18/2023
Last Updated: 05/02/2023