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The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber
… flood that was lost to fire in 1961 was reconstructed in 2023, helping to increase the space from 16,500 square feet … of a third floor that was lost to fire in 1961. In Fall 2023, the third floor was be rebuilt and other exterior … of precast stone under second floor windows. Image Fall 2023: Crews begin adding a third story back to the building, …
Posted: 08/24/2023
Last Updated: 03/28/2024
Support
… Support Support the NWCC Located in Cather’s childhood hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, the Center provides almost … County. Contribute to this Campaign The Willa Cather Birthplace Support for Future Preservation Willa Cather's birth home, a rural farmhouse in the Shenandoah Valley of …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 03/28/2024
Our Campaign for the Future
… Image Mrs. Laura Bush, Honorary National Chair Our Campaign for the Future … our Campaign for the Future , and we're grateful to 630+ supporters who've helped us raise over $8 million. We've … stay longer to enjoy the museum and all that Cather loved about Webster County. Fundraising has reached 87% of the …
Posted: 04/06/2023
Last Updated: 03/08/2024
Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud
… Willa Cather Center's founder, Mildred Bennett. More About the Project One of Red Cloud’s most arresting … Lyra and Silas Garber during her childhood in Red Cloud and used them as prototypes for Captain and Mrs. Forrester in A … & Merchants Bank will cost approximately $250,000. Names of supporters who contribute $500 or more will be featured on …
Posted: 07/18/2023
Last Updated: 02/28/2024
Making a Place Exhibit Opening!
… in Cather's fiction. The exhibit includes Pawnee culture; Silas and Lyra Garber—in life and as portrayed as Captain and Mrs. …
Posted: 01/29/2024
Last Updated: 02/21/2024
Willa Cather Timeline
… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870 — Silas Garber, former captain in the United States … Register of Historic Places and open year-round for guided tours. Winter 1883 to 1884 — Willa Cather attends a … Cather’s brother James Cather is born. Silas Garber begins building the Farmers and Merchants Bank in downtown Red …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023
Historic Sites
… Historic Sites Since our organization's founding as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront … 1965. Efforts to save the depot were extensive, requiring relocation and a full restoration—the result of the railroad's … in 1891. The brick façade was added sometime after the Cathers joined the church in 1922. Today, Grace Episcopal …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/25/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding
… Image Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding December 16, 2022 As we conclude restoration work on the … the house but still close to the creek. . . . The last night of [brick] firing was a gala event. Chicken was rolled …
Posted: 12/16/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
10 Ways to Celebrate 150 Years of Willa Cather!
… Image Image 10 Ways to Celebrate 150 Years of Willa Cather! April 26, 2023 Experience the prairie world of … Red Cloud on the Kansas border. You are free to explore or book a guided Prairie Tour to learn more about the natural history …
Posted: 04/18/2023
Last Updated: 05/02/2023
Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… of Red Cloud as a town via Cather’s acquaintance with Silas and Lyra Garber. I’m fascinated by how a rural town sprouts up—not …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/07/2023