National Willa Cather Center

The National Willa Cather Center is dedicated to advancing Willa Cather's legacy through education, preservation, and the arts.

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VISIT us in Red Cloud this Spring! https://t.co/cqtsgcffls

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Curated Selections for Independent Bookstore Day - https://t.co/7qm5jaE3ik

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Your 15% Discount For Museum Store Sunday - https://t.co/JUROBFBflB

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Timeless Works, New Voices, and Forthcoming Titles - https://t.co/ZHwMdbyAeV

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We will be closed on July 4 but open from 9-5 PM, on Saturday, July 5. You are always welcome to visit the #WillaCather Memorial Prairie, open year-round, 24/7. Hotel Garber is also open for lodging as is Forrester’s restaurant, from 5-11 PM. LEARN MORE: https://t.co/a1rbwNqUi0

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Some Staff Picks from Summer Reading from Our Bookstore! - https://t.co/oYJDT7bU6h

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THE CLUE IN THE OLD SCARF 📕 This week’s #TuesdayTreasure is a silk tie in our collections that is part of an apocryphal story from Grand Manan Island that has swirled through Cather circles for decades. READ MORE HERE about this unsolved mystery: https://t.co/731YVlCZzi

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We are delighted to announce our 2025 Writers Residency cohort: MFC Feeley, Carolyn Holthoff, Lynne Nugent, Angela Sievers, and Allison Strauss. Congratulations all! They will be in Red Cloud from October 5-19. LEARN MORE: https://t.co/nFhKL0Xr8d

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Research Our Archives! With advance notice you can arrange a visit with Tracy Tucker who will help facilitate your archival research in our extensive collections here at the National #WillaCather Center! CONTACT: [email protected] 📕 https://t.co/8LFOFLTtkK #TuesdayTreasure

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Our June enews! Free talks at the 19th International Willa Cather Seminar in Milwaukee • Writers Residency Cohort Announced • Take a two-day Cather Immersion Tour • Hotel Garber a 2025 Nebraska Passport Stop • Our latest Willa Cather Review, and More - https://t.co/I5tx8eMTkI

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Experience America’s Literary Legacy! If you're interested in visiting Red Cloud for the first time or have been here before, we have new and beloved experiences to share with our travelers! Read our latest National Willa Cather Center visitor letter. - https://t.co/G5kbSuR7LJ

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We only have a few of our new, limited edition “Simply Cather” silk scarves left— with a design copied from an original silk kimono in our collections once worn by #WillaCather. Don’t miss out! Your purchase benefits the WC Foundation and we thank you! https://t.co/oGXQbmZ8uJ

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Here is a #WillaCather image from our Collections and Archives taken at the Univ of NE—c. 1893 Such a great age: full of great possibility, as there certainly was for a young and brilliant Cather! Browse our digital collections any time: https://t.co/yVevuXFxF0 #TuesdayTreasure

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We’ve been delighted to see everyone at our 70th Annual #WillaCather Spring Conference but we also don’t want the folks at home to feel left out! Please browse and shop online: https://t.co/qC4Fchw9ne — and a few “Simply Cather” scarves are still available! #ShoppingSaturday

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New in our National Willa Cather Center Bookstore! Introducing our Simply Cather 100% silk scarf inspired by a pattern from an original kimono in our collections that was worn by WC. Be sure to pick one up if you’re at Spring Conference or you can online: https://t.co/oGXQbmYAFb

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Shop Our 70th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference online bookstore! Our June Merch enewsletter introduces new books and gifts— and our elegant and very demure Simply Cather silk scarf! - https://t.co/7wHYzUUwCl

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It’s time to look up! Another solar storm is here and the likelihood of seeing the Northern Lights with the naked eye tonight and tomorrow, June 1 and 2nd, will extend into the deep South! The variables haven’t been this good since last May! IMAGE: #WillaCather Memorial Prairie

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Join us Thurs, June 5 at 9 PM for Stargazing on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie with Garrett Peck. The event is FREE and part of our 70th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference — thanks to the generosity of @nebraskaculture and @humanitiesne ! LEARN MORE: https://t.co/lgn1l8Ph9C

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TODAY May 25 is the LAST DAY to register for our 70th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference on “Examining Built and Natural Environments in Cather’s Work.” We hope that you can join us here in Red Cloud, June 5-7📕 TO REGISTER: https://t.co/wrBJR6aGDQ 📕 See you in a few weeks!

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The recent complete restoration of the Pavelka Farmstead in Webster County near Bladen, Nebraska is but one of the Willa Cather Foundation’s many historic preservation success stories. LEARN MORE: https://t.co/eMSQK31xfq #PreservationMonth #TuesdayTreasure #ThisPlaceMatters

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This official portrait of Mildred Bennett was given by the #WillaCather Pioneer Memorial Board in honor of Bennett’s 20 years as President in 1975. We are indebted to her for her role in the creation of the WCF. #TuesdayTreasure BROWSE: https://t.co/yVevuXEZPs #PreservationMonth