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Burlington Depot
… (and several grain and livestock trains) passed through town daily, making the Red Cloud Depot a busy and exciting … story of the Burlington in Red Cloud! Watch our virtual tour of the 2021 restoration and preservation work at this important historic site in Red Cloud! 7-Building Tour 3-Building Tour Individual Build Tour Self Guided Tour …
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NWCC Launches NEH-Funded Digital Projects
… and descriptions necessary for creating the mobile tour apps on the Cuseum platform. Designed to enhance guided tours for Red Cloud visitors or to stand alone as an … the American Bittersweet exhibit, or take the self-guided town tour, as well as listening to audio clips and viewing …
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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia
… We Live" theme. The novel is set in Black Hawk, Nebraska, a town Willa Cather modeled after her childhood hometown of Red Cloud. More than that, Cather's memorable … more about the October 4th kick-off event Book a My Ántonia tour The Big Read Initiative With the support from the …
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"Willa Cather and the Counterculture" - Registration Closed
… of its historic and arts offerings, while learning about Cather’s time in New Mexico. We’ll discuss and share from … who had his own vision of the counterculture lifestyle. “Willa Cather and the Counterculture” explores Cather’s … and continue through the end of the Part 7. Willa Cather: A Literary Life , by James Woodress. Chap. 16 & 18 “The …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens A National Historic … Prairie, care for priceless collections, and allow a living memorial to operate for the benefit of generations to …
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Historic Sites
… restored exterior finishes, but will also offer accessible tours for those with mobility limitations. “When she went … priest who served this church came by train from a nearby town. A special train whistle alerted parishioners that Mass … store for decades. “When I go about among little Nebraska towns . . . the thing I miss most is the opera house.” …
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The Foster Family
… home on Red Cloud's Elm Street; she sometimes worked out of town as a nurse-companion. John worked as a laborer, a … By all accounts, the family was beloved among Red Cloud's townspeople. Early photos show that black and white children … as a civil rights leader. In 1910, he and his band began touring with the Omaha Chamber of Commerce as they traveled …
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Willa Cather Biography
… so the children could receive a better education at the town's school. At that time, Red Cloud was a division point … transferred passengers to and from the depot south of town. The Red Cloud Opera House , now restored and the … letters. A Lost Lady, published in 1923, is something of tour de force example of the sort of fiction Cather called …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway Set to Reopen in December of 2023 … National Willa Cather Center and participate in guided town tours of six additional historic properties related to …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… Annie uses the money to pay for taxes on her farm instead. Lucy Gayheart is serialized in Women’s Home Companion and …
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