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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 …
Posted: 10/23/2019
Last Updated: 11/21/2019

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!     …
Posted: 11/06/2025
Last Updated: 11/07/2025

The Red Cloud Opera House is on the Nebraska Passport Program

… Travelers will have from May 1 through September 30 to visit the attractions and get their stamps. The summer … The free mobile app is perfect for travelers who might be visiting stops outside of their posted hours. Please note, the passport app will be updated with …
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 are few things more …
Posted: 09/27/2022
Last Updated: 12/20/2022

All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture

… All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture A new permanent exhibit for the Burlington Depot “The station platform was soon full of restless young people, glancing up the …
Posted: 02/14/2024
Last Updated: 10/30/2025

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… the famed setting at the end of Willa Cather's  My Ántonia Shop at the National Willa Cather Center Bookstore for …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist

… Blackman Sell in a short article for the Chicago Daily News , Cather is "pronounced to rhyme with rather, if you … fast and twice as far as something real. Did Willa Cather know Georgia O'Keeffe? Many readers of Cather's work and her … job, I also care for the museum and art collections, create exhibitions, and lead the team that maintains the historic …
Posted: 10/15/2025
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House

… Image Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House " I am not exaggerating, … beautiful cities in Europe where I used to love to go. " —Willa Cather, in a letter to childhood friend, Carrie Miner … guest rooms and two-and-a-half baths.  Book Now on Airbnb About the Guest House Image The Cather Second Home is a …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

Cather After Dark: Mourning, Medicine, and Murder

… 7:45pm Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 | 7 - 8:15pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States "The type of writer we … a few.  Guests are invited to book one 75-minute tour to visit the Willa Cather Childhood Home, Burlington Depot, and …
Posted: 08/18/2025
Last Updated: 10/14/2025

Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead

… was restored to its period of significance in 2021. The foundation was stabilized, lighting and mechanical systems … & weather, physical hardships) Agricultural technology SUPPORT THIS PROJECT DOWNLOAD PDF Design, fabrication, and … Farmstead will cost approximately $195,000. Names of supporters who contribute $1,000 or more will be featured on …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

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