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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… Image Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud October 25, 2019 In early October 2019, sixteen Road … reviews: “This was a delightful combination of literature, history, and staying at the Cather Second Home in Red Cloud …
Posted: 10/23/2019
Last Updated: 11/21/2019

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 winters; … Red Cloud was.” If you've ever thought of coming home (or visiting) Red Cloud over the holidays, Cather's dear old …
Posted: 11/06/2025
Last Updated: 11/07/2025

The Red Cloud Opera House is on the Nebraska Passport Program

… Image The Red Cloud Opera House is on the Nebraska Passport Program April … Travelers will have from May 1 through September 30 to visit the attractions and get their stamps. The summer … and its people—from the things we make to our unique history,” said Passport Program Coordinator Amanda Barker. …
Posted: 04/15/2016
Last Updated: 07/19/2022

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 …
Posted: 09/27/2022
Last Updated: 12/20/2022

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 …
Posted: 05/21/2024
Last Updated: 10/09/2026

Cather After Dark: Mourning, Medicine, and Murder

… Oct 24, 2026 | 6 - 7:15pm Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 | 6:30 - 7:45pm Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 | 7 - 8:15pm CT The … plots are woven into novels and short stories such as My Ántonia , The Song of the Lark , "The Sculptor's Funeral," …
Posted: 08/18/2025
Last Updated: 09/24/2026

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: 08/21/2026

National Willa Cather Center

… buildings and sites devoted to any American author. Your visit to the Center comes with the unique experience of an … appointment) Take in a performance or exhibit at the Red Cloud Opera House Hike, stargaze, or watch the sunrise and …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/14/2026

Remembering Jennifer Hein

… April 2, 2026 The National Willa Cather Center is honored to recognize the legacy of Jennifer Jean Hein, whose … home state of Nebraska and its literary heritage. During a visit to Red Cloud for the 2024 Spring Conference, she expressed …
Posted: 04/02/2026
Last Updated: 04/02/2026

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 …
Posted: 01/28/2026
Last Updated: 02/10/2026

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