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Guided Seven Building Town Tour

… (5 & under) – Free Book a Tour Willa Cather Childhood Home 245 N Cedar Street The Cather family lived in this home from … 1884-1904. Willa Cather describes it in great detail in The Song of the Lark and “Old Mrs. Harris.” Willa Cather’s room was upstairs …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 06/11/2025

Guided Three Building Downtown Tour

… Children: (5 & under) – Free Willa Cather Childhood Home 245 N Cedar Street At the newly restored Willa Cather … journey from Virginia; the domestic spaces in The Song of the Lark , "Old Mrs. Harris," and 'The Best Years"  that were …
Posted: 05/21/2024
Last Updated: 07/01/2024

All Aboard! West-Bound Trains in American Culture

… two-story section of the depot, constructed in 1897, is the building Cather was familiar with during her last years in … Guests are invited to view the exhibit as part of a guided tour. About the tour …
Posted: 04/30/2026
Last Updated: 07/20/2026

Hwy 281 and Hwy 136 Construction Routes

… Hwy 281 and Hwy 136 Construction Routes We're open for business during … our own!  Important! Through traffic will be directed to detour off of both Highway 281 and Highway 136. If you intend … remain open, although parking on Webster Street near our building may be limited. See "Getting to the the NWCC" …
Posted: 04/03/2026
Last Updated: 05/29/2026

Finding Aids

… Boris Hambourg, ? Heinemann, William, 1863-1920 Hess, Julia Myra Hibben, Jenny Davidson Hibben, John Grier Hills, Laura … Tullius Select Orations of Cicero n/d n/a Clark, Glenn The Soul's Sincere Desire 1953 n/a Collins, Dale Ordeal 1924 n/a … Gentlemen of Virginia 1908 n/a Eliot, George The Spanish Gypsy: the Legend of Jubal, and Other Poems Old and New   …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Annotations from the Archives: New Year, New View

… Greenwich Village, by Lew Ney (born Luther Emanuel Widen, 1886-1963), circa 1925. Annotations from the Archives: New Year, … work and instead was finishing up proofreading Alexander's Bridge and beginning a new novel, which would become O …
Posted: 01/02/2026
Last Updated: 01/21/2026

Guided Willa Cather Tours

… Guided Willa Cather Tours The National Willa Cather Center and many of … Red Cloud From her quaint childhood home to the windswept prairie that memorializes her, visitors of all ages and … and authentic experiences in the perfect 2-day itinerary. Learn More Guided Willa Cather Childhood Home Tour …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

Hotel Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy

… Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy April 9, 2025 RED CLOUD, NE—The National Willa Cather Center celebrated the long-awaited soft opening …
Posted: 04/09/2025
Last Updated: 04/09/2025

Burlington Depot

… during her last years in Red Cloud. Red Cloud was on the main line of the Burlington and Missouri between Kansas City …
Posted: 07/18/2014
Last Updated: 02/26/2025

Edem Soul Music

… Image Edem Soul Music Opera House Saturday, Dec 7, 2024 | 7:30 - 9pm Red Cloud Opera House 413 N Webster St. Red Cloud , … in the Starke Round Barn with Hear Nebraska’s Good Living Tour video crew. Watch her perform the soothing, uplifting song “When I Fall” inside the historic building.   Listen to Edem Soul Music! ADA Accessibility The …
Posted: 11/13/2023
Last Updated: 11/21/2024

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