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… NWCC Located in Cather’s childhood hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, the Center provides almost 20,000 square feet of … the story of Willa Cather’s initial encounters with the Nebraska frontier and its varied people. Donations of $1,000 … twentieth century farmstead of an immigrant farm family in Nebraska. Our aim is to create a space that reflects the …
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Scott Kirby's Main Street Souvenirs

… program will feature Red Cloud and the National Willa Cather Center, photos and stories of the town, and the … already up of paintings in the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery at the time of the performance. Don’t miss this … House is made possible with the support of the Baldwin Foundation, Nebraska Arts Council, and Nebraska Cultural …
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Visions of the Prairie

… will be highlighted in this presentation, and it includes chapters about local history, including the …
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Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains

… Image Nebraska's Underground Railroad Special Events Wednesday, … States Enjoy an afternoon filled with art and history! Nebraska historian Bill Hayes discusses the issue of slavery … during the 1850s and the controversy surrounding the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and how the issue affected people moving to …
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Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up

… Willa Cather wrote, “. . . I have several times sent to Nebraska packages of cards like those I am sending to you. …
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Historic Sites

… hardware store for decades. “When I go about among little Nebraska towns . . . the thing I miss most is the opera … of the property was finally decided years later by the Nebraska Supreme Court. The award-winning restoration of the … twentieth century farmstead of an immigrant farm family in Nebraska. “We turned to leave the cave; Antonia and I went …
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Imprinting the West: Manifest Destiny, Real and Imagined

… focus is on American Indian education, especially the system of federal boarding schools established for Native …
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Potter Block Rehabilitation Reaches Fundraising Milestones

… Capital Recovery & Investment Act grant from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development and an allocation of $1,000,000 in Nebraska Historic Tax Credits from History Nebraska has made it feasible to move ahead with the next …
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Potter Block Ceremonial Groundbreaking

… N. Webster Street, Red Cloud) on Friday, October 7, 2022, for a ceremonial groundbreaking. The event celebrated the … is a key priority for the National Willa Cather Center’s Campaign for the Future and Red Cloud’s Heritage Tourism Development Office, …
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Artist Reception for Shane Booth and Book Talk with Alan Wilkinson

… and the life of one of the region's greatest writers, Mari Sandoz. His blog from that time formed the basis of the …
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