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Guided Seven Building Town Tour

… 1884-1904. Willa Cather describes it in great detail in The Song of the Lark and “Old Mrs. Harris.” Willa Cather’s room was upstairs …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2026

All Aboard! West-Bound Trains in American Culture

… two-story section of the depot, constructed in 1897, is the building Cather was familiar with during her last years in … Guests are invited to view the exhibit as part of a guided tour. About the tour …
Posted: 04/30/2026
Last Updated: 07/20/2026

Hwy 281 and Hwy 136 Construction Routes

… open for business during construction! The long-planned Nebraska Department of Transportation Red Cloud project gets … of our own!  Important! Through traffic will be directed to detour off of both Highway 281 and Highway 136. If you … to visit Red Cloud, you're local traffic , and you won't detour from the highways until you're in town. Please see …
Posted: 04/03/2026
Last Updated: 05/29/2026

Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the … collections, housed in Cather's hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, containing memorabilia, artifacts, historic … finding aids are available for the collections below. A PDF file is available for download. Betty Kort Collection Date …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Annotations from the Archives: New Year, New View

… But I have taken a good deal of pleasure in fixing the place up, for it is exactly the kind of apartment I have … and social movements, the Village was a world apart. It was home to The Masses , a socialist magazine; artists like John … Partnership of Willa Cather & Edith Lewis, by Melissa Homestead     …
Posted: 01/02/2026
Last Updated: 01/21/2026

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

… its opening week Hotel Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy April 9, 2025 RED … that helped rehabilitate an empty historic commercial building into a boutique hotel and event center. Leaders … models for Captain and Mrs. Forrester in Willa Cather’s 1923 novel A Lost Lady . Silas was a founder of Red Cloud and a …
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

… Image Edem Soul Music Opera House Saturday, Dec 7, 2024 | 7:30 - 9pm Red Cloud Opera House … an ASL interpreter, or any other accommodations, please contact our Visitor Services Coordinator, Nick Powers, at …
Posted: 11/13/2023
Last Updated: 11/21/2024

Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa … Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn about historic site tour … with Cather's life and work, conserve the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, care for priceless collections, and allow …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 05/21/2024

Historic Sites

… the arrival of traveling productions such as The Bohemian Girl  and The Mikado .  The Red Cloud Opera House hosts …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

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