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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud
… in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered through … of Webster County. It included stops at the George Cather home (now a bed and breakfast) and Pavelka Farmstead . They … Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud! Our town and country tours, Willa Cather Memorial Prairie visit, and unique …
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Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud
… feast day was originated by a private individual, and a woman at that. Above all her other interests and duties, the … people, how invaluable would be its associations. That man of mighty proclamations first proclaimed "Thanksgiving … with her family. In a letter to Elizabeth Wolfe Huffmann, on June 13, 1945, Cather recalled her last holidays in …
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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 … 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. …
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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
… journey from Virginia; the domestic spaces in The Song of the Lark , "Old Mrs. Harris," and 'The Best Years" that were …
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Cather After Dark: Mourning, Medicine, and Murder
… Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 | 7 - 8:15pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … for which he has always tried to find bodies." ~ Willa Cather, in a 1925 interview with Flora Merrill Due to its … characters and evocative descriptions of the Nebraska prairie they inhabit. Critics characterize her work as …
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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 … Home Guest House Browse the bookstore and gift shop Guided Tours Hours of Operation American Bittersweet The Life & …
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Remembering Jennifer Hein
… at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, time in commercial radio, and the ownership of a travel agency before she …
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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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