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Childhood Home Tour
… Image Image Image Childhood Home Tour Understand Cather's Youth The Willa Cather Childhood Home is a short walk or drive from the National Willa Cather Center. Tours last approximately 30 minutes. Book a Tour Located at … in 1884, when Charles Cather moved his family into town from their Webster county homesteading site. Cather …
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NWCC Launches NEH-Funded Digital Projects
… Bittersweet exhibit, or take the self-guided town tour, as well as listening to audio clips and viewing collection … researchers and useful to the organization. "We've always known that there are treasures in our collection, and we're … year. The grant of $134,060 supported staff salaries as well as interpretation and programs. "This award came at a …
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Guided Seasonal Tour
… In partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read supports community reading programs designed around a single … County that are featured in My Ántonia . Registration includes a ticket to the tour and a copy of My Ántonia . … aboard the train. J.L. Miner House 241 N. Seward Street One block west of the Cather home is the J. L. Miner House, the …
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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia
… to Communities and Organizations September 4, 2024 Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by … We Live" theme. The novel is set in Black Hawk, Nebraska, a town Willa Cather modeled after her childhood hometown of … Willa Cather Spring Conference My Ántonia -themed guided tours A special event at the recently restored Pavelka …
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Guided Three Building Downtown Tour
… Image Guided Three Building Downtown Tour Driving or Walking Tour This guided tour option includes the restored Willa Cather Childhood Home, the Farmers and Merchants Bank, and … and plan to follow a tour guide from site to site. Tours last approximately 60 minutes. Book This Tour Adults: …
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Historic Sites
… thing I miss most is the opera house.” —Willa Cather, 1929 Moon Block Adjoining the Opera House is the Moon Block, named for its original investor, Michigan Senator John Moon. The Moon Block is home to the National Willa Cather …
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Special Guests: Paul Giamatti and Clara Wong
… , made a low key visit to Red Cloud and the National Willa Cather Center last week. Wong and Giamatti, who joined … for a weekend of events at Omaha's Film Streams, enjoyed tours of the Cather historic sites, the Willa Cather … his stay, "and to get so close to the lovely folks in the town." Giamatti is best known for his movie roles …
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Potter Block Rehabilitation Reaches Fundraising Milestones
… stays. When developed and conjoined to the National Willa Cather Center’s Farmers and Merchants Bank next door, the … gallery and exhibit areas and space for historic site tours that will highlight connections to Red Cloud’s history … Garber Hotel Garber will be a 26-room boutique hotel in downtown Red Cloud. The facility will help achieve tourism …
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Meet our 2023 Humanities Interns!
… between the University of Nebraska and the National Willa Cather Center. Nolan Bennett , originally from Kearney, … helping out guests by working in the bookstore and giving town tours around Red Cloud, as well as researching resources for …
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Event Archives
… in a new exhibit on view at Hotel Garber. Learn More Image Cather Family Christmas Decorations Home for the Holidays … season to discover the Victorian Christmas traditions Willa Cather and her Red Cloud community observed during this festive time of year. Register Here Learn More Image Cather Family Christmas Decorations Home for the Holidays …
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