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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… Image Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud October 25, 2019 In early October 2019, … engaged in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered … and visited the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. They also experienced our “ Country Tour ” on board a vintage trolley …
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Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud

… niece, 1909 Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud November 7, 2025 "There we have short, bitter … of beauty and sentiment, as spring is in the Old World." —Willa Cather,  "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle,"   … Red Cloud was.” If you've ever thought of coming home (or visiting) Red Cloud over the holidays, Cather's dear old …
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The Red Cloud Opera House is on the Nebraska Passport Program

… Image The Red Cloud Opera House is on the Nebraska Passport Program April 15, 2016 The … Apple App Store or the Google Play App Store. The Red Cloud Opera House is proud to announce that we are a part of the …
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Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest

… Image Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest September 27, 2022 There … Kyle. The news came from Dr. Kyle’s son, Alex Kyle, who shared that he had escorted his father to Nebraska in 2019 for … visiting south-central Nebraska, the Kyles ventured to Red Cloud to see the National Willa Cather Center, participate …
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Exhibit Tour

… rooms containing Cather family artifacts while learning about the Cather family's homesteading journey from … and 'The Best Years"  that were modeled after the house; and guides will provide a peek inside Cather's … and hands-on activities for young and old, all focused around railroad history, the literary legacy of the …
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Cather After Dark: Mourning, Medicine, and Murder

… and disturbing moments in Cather's fiction? Are you curious about 19th century funeral practices and medical …  Red Cloud residents past true crime experiences? Join us for a night of exploring the dark history that animates … part in this unique and mildly unsettling night of fun! Contact visitor services coordinator Nick Powers at …
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Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House

… Image Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House " I am not exaggerating, … six cozy guest rooms and two-and-a-half baths.  Book Now About the Guest House Image The Cather Second Home is a … rug evoke what Alexandra Bergson may have had in her own prairie farmhouse. Cozy and low-ceiled, as Willa Cather …
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National Willa Cather Center

… Image National Willa Cather Center Advancing Her Legacy The National Willa Cather Center offers the opportunity to fully explore the … Take in a performance or exhibit at the Red Cloud Opera House Hike, stargaze, or watch the sunrise and sunset …
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Remembering Jennifer Hein

… of Jennifer Jean Hein, whose thoughtful bequest will help support the continued preservation and interpretation of the … Center. If you would like additional information about planned giving and the Cather Legacy Society, or if you have named …
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Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains

… Nebraska historian Bill Hayes discusses the issue of slavery in the U.S. during the 1850s and the controversy … their journey north to freedom. Willa Cather's final novel Sapphira and the Slave Girl (1940) depicts a similarly harrowing journey, basing …
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