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Member Spotlight: Meet Frank Markley
… embarked on a cross-country road trip, visiting the boyhood home of Mark Twain in Hannibal, Missouri, and stopping at … and found himself parked outside of Willa Cather’s Childhood Home. At that moment, he was inspired to plan a genuine visit. The following year, Markley returned and toured the Willa Cather Childhood Home, the St. Juliana …
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Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators
… Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators February 7, 2020 Visit Red Cloud—Our unique small town on the prairie and meet Willa …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson
… School and teaches environmental law while Susan has retired from a career in education law. Both avid Willa Cather … in Willa Cather’s novels. They recently spent time in Red Cloud where they enjoyed their several day stay at Villa … sunset on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. You recently visited Red Cloud. What brought you here and how did you …
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Cather Second Home Guest House
… She was 30 at the time. Over the next 28 years, Willa often visited her family in this house during summers and … spent a great deal of time there. Cather's last visit to Red Cloud was for a family reunion at Christmas in 1931. She …
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Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains
… And all along it, wherever it looped or ran, the sunflowers grew; some of them were as big as little trees, with … dozens of blossoms. They made a golden ribbon across the prairie. Occasionally one of the horses would tear off with … using the colorful blooms as trail markers came to be. Cather directly referenced the trail on the Laramie Plain of …
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Student and Educator Scholarships for 2020
… Image Student and Educator Scholarships for 2020 August 28, 2019 As a young college … High school students can apply for one or all of the four scholarships we offer to seniors who will major either in … about our scholarship opportunities, please visit the " Scholarships " page on our website. You can also contact our …
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2019 Artist-in-Residence, Richard Dickson, On What Inspires His Rural Photography
… to photograph the landscapes and buildings in and around Red Cloud and Webster County. Using Victorian-era and … brought you to Red Cloud this summer? A few years ago I visited New Mexico, attracted by the sights and the setting …
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National Willa Cather Center selected as Passport Stop
… National Willa Cather Center is one of 80 attractions featured in the Nebraska Tourism Commission’s summer 2017 … was selected as part of the “Celebrate Nebraska 150” tour. Visit us by September 30 to get your passport stamped. You … (Chadron) National Willa Cather Center (Red Cloud) NE 150 Mobile Museum (Various Locations) Nebraska …
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Free Events happening at the 62nd Annual Spring Conference
… Image Free Events happening at the 62nd Annual Spring Conference May … history and culture. This year’s conference includes many events that are free and open to the public, brought to you … and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment . Included in the free events are: Keynote address by Brent Glass, Director …
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Seeking Volunteers & Part-time Staff
… into something complete and great.” – My Ántonia Over 8,000 visitors from forty states and five countries travel through Red Cloud annually to visit the Opera House and tour the Cather …
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