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Cornelia Murr

… Image Last Run to the Center Tour Opera House Friday, Feb 13, 2026 | 7:30 - 9:30pm CT Red … tracks, reflecting the relaxed pace of the small Nebraska town where Murr crafted the LP."  Murr’s musical style … Lenker. The second stop on her "Last Run to the Center" tour, you won’t want to miss this distinct and special …
Posted: 12/10/2025
Last Updated: 02/05/2026

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… Group and Motorcoach Tours Discover the World of Willa Cather on the American … please call 402-746-2653. What Your Group Will Experience Visit the fully-restored  Willa Cather Childhood home and … sites related to Willa Cather's life and writing on our guided tours Hike, picnic, star-gaze dark skies, or watch …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

Visit

… Visit Visit the Museum No study of Cather is complete … Cather Prairie Cather's Red Cloud Cather's Red Cloud Guided Tours The Best Way to Explore Red Cloud The National …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 10/23/2025

School Field Trips

… Willa Cather . Browse the current exhibit on display in the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery. Take part in an archival learning activity. During …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/14/2025

Burlington Depot

… original two-story section of the depot, constructed in 1897, is the building Cather was familiar with during her last years in … story of the Burlington in Red Cloud!   Watch our virtual tour of the 2021 restoration and preservation work at this …
Posted: 07/18/2014
Last Updated: 02/26/2025

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 …
Posted: 02/16/2021
Last Updated: 02/21/2025

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 …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 10/29/2024

"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 … before the term was coined in the 1960s. When Mabel Dodge settled in Taos and began to invite her friends and artists … If you plan to arrive early or leave late and want to book an extra night, you will book with MDLH directly and we …
Posted: 04/03/2020
Last Updated: 10/16/2024

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 … Willa Cather Childhood Home reopened for tours on December 7, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s 150th birthday. The … and extensive repairs to the windows and doors sealed the building envelope, which will limit exposure to the elements …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 05/21/2024

Historic Sites

… an American author. Willa Cather Childhood Home Built in 1879, this house was five years old when the Cather family … 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 …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

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