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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud
… Image Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud October 25, 2019 In early October 2019, sixteen … engaged in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered …
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Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud
… . . . But our great National feast day was originated by a private individual, and a woman at that. Above all her other … in Red Cloud. What a happy time that was for me! I shall always think of the old house just as it was then—exactly as … personal artifacts or dig into Red Cloud history in a new way! …
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The Red Cloud Opera House is on the Nebraska Passport Program
… gains popularity. In 2015 more than 24,600 travelers collected stamps and we expect 2016’s participation to be … the 2016 program in a way that emphasized the incredible stories of Nebraska and its people—from the things we make … information or to get your Passport you can stop by The Willa Cather Foundation, (402) 746-2653. You can also go to …
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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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National Willa Cather Center
… Image National Willa Cather Center Advancing Her Legacy The National Willa Cather … watch the sunrise and sunset at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie Explore scenic country roads on a Cather "Country … stories of the people who passed through the station. Learn More …
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Remembering Jennifer Hein
… literature to a larger story that dovetails with important themes that are also central to understanding the American …
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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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All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture
… Willa Cather Center’s historic Burlington Depot will soon welcome visitors of all ages to explore the sights and … the railway as a vehicle for the settlement of the West. About the Depot The original two-story section of the depot, … use of non-artifact tactile tools, props, and papers. More About the Project Image Key themes of the exhibit will …
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Group and Motorcoach Tours
… and author of O Pioneers! , My Ántonia and One of Ours. Image Historic Site Tour The National Willa Cather Center is … of Red Cloud — and changing art installations in our galleries Enjoy scenic country roads or take a Cather …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist
… country focus on educating patrons and the general public about the value of archives. It’s easy to connect the … the questions she gets most often. How do you pronounce Cather? According to Henry Blackman Sell in a short article for the Chicago Daily News , Cather is "pronounced to rhyme with rather, if you …
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