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Guided Seven Building Town Tour

… was erected in 1889 by Silas Garber, fourth governor of Nebraska and prototype for Captain Forrester in  A Lost Lady …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 06/11/2025

Guided Three Building Downtown Tour

… Image Guided Three Building Downtown Tour Driving or Walking Tour This guided tour option … decorated with original wallpaper. Farmers & Merchants Bank 338 N Webster Street Making a Place: A Long History of Red …
Posted: 05/21/2024
Last Updated: 07/01/2024

Hwy 281 and Hwy 136 Construction Routes

… Hwy 281 and Hwy 136 Construction Routes We're open for business during … our own!  Important! Through traffic will be directed to detour off of both Highway 281 and Highway 136. If you intend … remain open, although parking on Webster Street near our building may be limited. See "Getting to the the NWCC" …
Posted: 04/03/2026
Last Updated: 04/06/2026

Finding Aids

…  ____________ Bulk dates:  1878-1921 Finding Aid created by Lucy Koenig and Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2023 Copyright: … Mildred Bennett Collection documents the organizational and scholarly work of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial’s … (Copy pp. 47-72 199-200)     Manuscript Tx-50-4000-F05 Lucy Gayheart  Typescript (Copy pp. 22-118)     Magazine …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Annotations from the Archives: New Year, New View

… Greenwich Village, by Lew Ney (born Luther Emanuel Widen, 1886-1963), circa 1925. Annotations from the Archives: New Year, … work and instead was finishing up proofreading Alexander's Bridge and beginning a new novel, which would become O …
Posted: 01/02/2026
Last Updated: 01/21/2026

Guided Willa Cather Tours

Guided Willa Cather Tours The National Willa Cather Center and many of our historic sites are open for guided tours year-round. Four of the historic sites are fully accessible to those with limited mobility. Begin your exploration of settings from …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

Hotel Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy

… a general manager, sales and event manager, housekeeping staff, and a head chef. The hotel restaurant will include … made possible by gifts from many generous individuals and foundations. These private gifts helped leverage grant … Nebraska Passport program.  MAKE A DONATION Learn more about the Hotel Garber project —All gallery images, below, …
Posted: 04/09/2025
Last Updated: 04/09/2025

Burlington Depot

… two-story section of the depot, constructed in 1897, is the building Cather was familiar with during her last years in … story of the Burlington in Red Cloud!   Watch our virtual tour of the 2021 restoration and preservation work at this important historic site in Red Cloud! 7-Building Tour 3-Building Tour Individual Build Tour Self Guided Tour …
Posted: 07/18/2014
Last Updated: 02/26/2025

Edem Soul Music

… Red Cloud Opera House is made possible with the support of Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. Edem Soul Music Sneak Peek! … shelter from the sun in the Starke Round Barn with Hear Nebraska’s Good Living Tour video crew. Watch her perform …
Posted: 11/13/2023
Last Updated: 11/21/2024

Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… lighting for enhanced interpretation; a climate control system and a new roof and foundation. Enclosure of the attic …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 05/21/2024

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