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… Visit Visit the Museum No study of Cather is complete without a trip to Red Cloud. The National Willa Cather Center is an award-winning museum in the heart …
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An Immersive Willa Cather Experience
… Image Walking on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie Image The Willa Cather Childhood Home was reopened … also be booked individually on our tour page. For questions about this tour package, please contact Nick Powers, at …
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School Field Trips
… Not sure how to get started planning your visit? Contact Rachel Olsen, director of education and engagement at rolsen@willacather.org to help you schedule your field trip. …
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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
… onsite in Red Cloud, Tucker and education coordinator Rachel Olsen were able to focus on creating the photographs, … "We've thought of this as the first phase," said Olsen, who hopes to connect with teachers who would like to …
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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia
… Image Image NEA Big Read: My Ántonia Programs Offered to Communities and Organizations September 4, 2024 Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles …
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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
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa … interpretation; a climate control system and a new roof and foundation. Enclosure of the attic space and extensive … of the most remarkable and compelling periods in American history.” She referred to the sites and collections in Red …
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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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