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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 the Road Scholar program—”Red Cloud: Willa Cather’s Window to the World”—participants enjoyed lectures … They also experienced our “ Country Tour ” on board a vintage trolley that successfully navigated the grid matrix …
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Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud
… I have a little house in Canada, and I have lived in a good many places in the world, but no one place is as dear …
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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
… Nebraska, the Kyles ventured to Red Cloud to see the National Willa Cather Center, participate in a guided tour, and explore the …
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Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains
… and how the movement became connected with the Great Plains. Hayes explores how the Underground Railroad formed … to Light , an exhibit featuring photographs taken along a route that was once part of the Underground Railroad. … journey. This program is free to attend and perfect for high school students studying American History prior to the …
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All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture
… of Cassia Kite's The Burlington Depot ( thread on canvas). 100th anniversary copy of My Ántonia. $5,000 X X X X X X … X X $1,000 X X X X $500 X X X $250 X X $100 X More about our reinterpretation strategy …
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Group and Motorcoach Tours
… Group and Motorcoach Tours Discover the World of Willa Cather on the American … Cather—Nebraska’s "foremost citizen" and author of O Pioneers! , My Ántonia and One of Ours. Image Historic Site Tour The National Willa …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist
… the questions she gets most often. How do you pronounce Cather? According to Henry Blackman Sell in a short article … frequently that I keep a hard copy at home and at work. Did Willa Cather say, "Anybody can love the mountains, but it's … That came from Louis Toothman in 1961 and was printed in a National Wildlife Federation report , though they don't …
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Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House
… Image Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House " I am not … to childhood friend, Carrie Miner Sherwood [April 29, 1945] Visitors to Red Cloud are invited to book a stay at … a shared half bathroom. Named after the Nebraska town in O Pioneers! , the room is above the former kitchen with its …
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Cather After Dark: Mourning, Medicine, and Murder
… in Cather's fiction? Are you curious about 19th century funeral practices and medical treatments? Do you want to … such as My Ántonia , The Song of the Lark , "The Sculptor's Funeral," and "The Affair at Grover Station," to name a … take part in this unique and mildly unsettling night of fun! Contact visitor services coordinator Nick Powers at …
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