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Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud

… Image Cather's Thanksgiving postcard to her niece, 1909 … Red Cloud was.” If you've ever thought of coming home (or visiting) Red Cloud over the holidays, Cather's dear old house is available for guest lodging . Historic but entirely unfussy, the Cather Second …
Posted: 11/06/2025
Last Updated: 11/07/2025

All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture

… Cather Center’s historic Burlington Depot will soon welcome visitors of all ages to explore the sights and sounds of the railway! When the railroad opened in Red Cloud in 1878, the fortunes of the town were forever …
Posted: 02/14/2024
Last Updated: 10/30/2025

Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead

… Ántonia Image Located in rural Webster County, near Bladen, Nebraska, the farmstead served as the setting for the final … our sites—those who may be interested in architecture, in Nebraska or rural history, in preservation—in addition to …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber

… and Red Cloud Community Fund (an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation). More than $7 million in … have been secured. Paired with up to $1 million in Nebraska Historic Tax Credits, total funds secured from all … Silas was a founder of Red Cloud and a two term Governor of Nebraska. Much like the character she inspired, Lyra Garber …
Posted: 08/24/2023
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

Willa Cather Childhood Home Dedication & Ribbon-Cutting

… follows. Banquet & Readers Theater Tickets To learn more about the recent restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood … Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason will read an original poem about Willa Cather and the house that brings so many of her … Mason Miranda Davis Featured Speaker We are delighted to welcome Miranda Davis, the 2024-2025 Nebraska Youth Poet …
Posted: 05/13/2024
Last Updated: 09/29/2025

Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud

… writings: the short story "Two Friends," and the novel Lucy Gayheart . The bank is also the first building owned and …
Posted: 07/18/2023
Last Updated: 08/22/2025

Virtual Author Series: Joanna Biggs, Richard Scott Larson, and Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum

… near a local penitentiary. Tensions emerge as the community learns more about this child and her connection to long-held …  was published in May, 2023.  (Photo credit: Hillery Stone) Learn more about Joanna Biggs Richard Scott Larson Featured … will be released in the fall of 2025. Her three previous collections of short fiction are  What We Do With the …
Posted: 08/14/2025
Last Updated: 08/15/2025

Willa Cather Memorial Prairie

… Image Willa Cather Memorial Prairie The Willa Cather Memorial Prairie is a botanical treasure consisting … watch the skies, and stay safe while you visit! Guided tours of the prairie are available by pre-arrangement. …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 06/29/2025

We're Still Here: American Indian Spirit in the Unmade Place

… out the lack of Native American representation in her Nebraska novels particularly, despite an obvious historical … is made possible through a basic support grant from the Nebraska Arts Council and Nebraska Cultural Endowment. About Our Artists Steve Tamayo …
Posted: 01/22/2025
Last Updated: 06/17/2025

Visual Antithesis

Image Intolerance | acrylic | $10,350 An Exhibition by Daniel Garringer Art Gallery Tuesday, Mar 11 - Saturday, May 10, 2025 | All day Red Cloud Opera House 413 N WEBSTER ST Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States The Red Cloud Opera House is proud to welcome …
Posted: 01/21/2025
Last Updated: 03/18/2025

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