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Guided Seven Building Town Tour

… Guided Seven Building Town Tour Driving Tour Guests should have their own … and plan to follow a tour guide from site to site. Tours last approximately 2 hours. Adults: $25.00 Students: … - $10.00  Children: (5 & under) – Free Book a Tour Willa Cather Childhood Home 245 N Cedar Street The Cather family …
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

All Aboard! West-Bound Trains in American Culture

… railroad opened in Red Cloud in 1878, the fortunes of the town were forever changed. Our newest permanent exhibit … 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

… our own!  Important! Through traffic will be directed to detour off of both Highway 281 and Highway 136. If you intend … , and you won't detour from the highways until you're in town. Please see the detour map below. Getting to Red Cloud … and you won't detour from the highway until you're in town. Please see the detour map below. If you're coming from …
Posted: 04/03/2026
Last Updated: 05/29/2026

Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections … Fisher New York Herald Tribune 1933 Clipping TX-50-1000-054 Review of  April Twilights Pittsburg Gazette 1903 Clipping …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Annotations from the Archives: New Year, New View

… Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative Partnership of Willa Cather & Edith …
Posted: 01/02/2026
Last Updated: 01/21/2026

Guided Willa Cather Tours

… tours all include the Willa Cather Childhood Home. Please check our hours of operation when planning your visit, and …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

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

… An eyesore at the corner of two major intersecting highways, the Potter building had been vacant and decaying for … recalled these occasions in both her published work and private letters. Now joined with the Center’s preserved … gifts from many generous individuals and foundations. These private gifts helped leverage grant awards from the Nebraska …
Posted: 04/09/2025
Last Updated: 04/09/2025

Burlington Depot

… during her last years in Red Cloud. Red Cloud was on the main line of the Burlington and Missouri between Kansas City …
Posted: 07/18/2014
Last Updated: 02/26/2025

Edem Soul Music

… Coast, a large part of her music focuses on the creative content that comes from a place that can only be described …
Posted: 11/13/2023
Last Updated: 11/21/2024

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