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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
… November 14–17, 2024! We’ll explore the beautiful mountain town and the best of its historic and arts offerings, while … well as a host of selected outside readings, in addition to touring the Father Martinez Hacienda and Taos Pueblo, the … time in Taos, we will again be offering a guided walking tour in Santa Fe with professional tour guide Garrett Peck. …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… Reopens A National Historic Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here to learn about historic site tour options. After an extensive sixteen-month restoration, … has become known as one of America’s canonical authors. The town of Red Cloud and its prairie landscapes were settings …
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Historic Sites
… restored exterior finishes, but will also offer accessible tours for those with mobility limitations. “When she went … removing redundant facilities from major lines. To save the building from destruction, it was moved from its original … Catholic church in Red Cloud. The church was built in 1883 and used until 1903. The design is modest and simple, with …
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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
… harder than other scrub-women" (Lewis 30). Journalist and Teacher, Writer and Poet, 1895-1912 Image Photographic … from Princeton; in 1929, Cather was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters and later the American Academy …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway
… the National Willa Cather Center and participate in guided town tours of six additional historic properties related to … The Center’s mobile app also offers a 30-minute narrated tour of the Willa Cather Childhood Home. While the initial …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… homestead claims near a site that would soon become the town of Red Cloud, Nebraska. 1871 — In Silas Garber’s dugout, Webster County and the town of Red Cloud are officially organized. 1872 — Charles … Register of Historic Places and open year-round for guided tours. Winter 1883 to 1884 — Willa Cather attends a …
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