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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration

… and restore the original interior features Retrofit the building with new electrical and mechanical equipment prior … also involved the replication of two slender sandstone tourelles that once flanked the tower upward to the cornice … Cather Foundation, 413 N. Webster Street, Red Cloud, NE 68970. To learn about naming and recognition opportunities …
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Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center

… The Center will occupy Red Cloud’s historic “Moon Block” building following a restoration of the 1886 structure.  … Foundation, 413 North Webster Street, Red Cloud, NE 68970 or give online at www.WillaCather.org. The campaign is … added that the Foundation is also enjoying an increase in tourism as visitors discover all the Midwest has to …
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Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center

… Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center June 3, 2017 On June 3rd, nearly 300 guests gathered in our Red Cloud … restoration and adaptive reuse of the historic Moon Block building in Red Cloud, Nebraska. The project was made … of scholars, students, and readers young and old.” Public tours led by members of the Willa Cather Foundation Board of …
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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi

… its initial goal with contributions totaling $123,270 to aid in the restoration of the Willa Cather Historic … and dining rooms, alongside additional efforts to seal the building envelope and restore the interior. Thanks to the … home is a permanent feature on the Foundation’s guided town tour of Cather’s Red Cloud. Executive Director, Ashley …
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Farmers and Merchants Bank

… Image Farmers and Merchants Bank This building, constructed in 1888 and known as the Garber Bank, … former Union Army Officer, the founder of Red Cloud (1871), and the third governor of Nebraska (1875-1879) who … "Two Friends," and the novel  Lucy Gayheart .  7-Building Tour 3-Building Tour Self Guided Tour Garber Bank Building …
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Meet Our 2021 Summer Interns

… outreach project, as well as on the front lines of tour and visitor engagement in our bookstore. Thara is also … puzzle. What’s next? THARA —My internship ends on August 7, then I’ll briefly be at home in Bennington and afterwards … I want to have a job on top of that. I like being busy and building relationships with coworkers. MAGGIE —My internship …
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St. Juliana Falconieri Catholic Church

… for Ántonia, baptized her baby and later married. The building, erected in 1883 and used until 1903, later became … to begin. The building was dedicated and consecrated in 1970.  7-Building Tour Self Guided Tour St. Juliana Falconieri Catholic Church …
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