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Guided Seven Building Town Tour

… to hold services. A special whistle alerted worshipers of Mass when the priest was aboard the train. J.L. Miner House …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 06/11/2025

Guided Three Building Downtown Tour

… Image Guided Three Building Downtown Tour Driving or Walking Tour This guided tour option includes the restored Willa Cather Childhood Home, the Farmers and Merchants Bank, and … and plan to follow a tour guide from site to site. Tours last approximately 60 minutes. Book This Tour Adults: …
Posted: 05/21/2024
Last Updated: 07/01/2024

Hwy 281 and Hwy 136 Construction Routes

… To make your visit to Red Cloud and the National Willa Cather Center a little easier, we wanted to share NDOT's … until you reach Red Cloud, then follow the in-town detours. See "Getting to the NWCC" below. If you're coming … them for the best route. At this time, the details of our walking tours are a little murky. Pedestrians will need to …
Posted: 04/03/2026
Last Updated: 04/06/2026

Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections … Fisher New York Herald Tribune 1933 Clipping TX-50-1000-054 Review of  April Twilights Pittsburg Gazette 1903 Clipping …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Annotations from the Archives: New Year, New View

… No photos are extant of Cather's building, but just up the block, typical New York rowhouses boast high ceilings and …
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 our … Three-Building Tour Experience Downtown Red Cloud This is a walking or driving tour of three historic sites associated …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

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

… Image The Ribbon-Cutting in front of Hotel Garber on April 4 [see Gallery for full captions] Image … into the interior design. The hotel's name is a nod to Silas and Lyra Garber, who served as models for Captain and Mrs. …
Posted: 04/09/2025
Last Updated: 04/09/2025

Burlington Depot

… 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 important historic site in Red Cloud! 7-Building Tour 3-Building Tour Individual Build Tour Self Guided Tour …
Posted: 07/18/2014
Last Updated: 02/26/2025

Edem Soul Music

… Coast, a large part of her music focuses on the creative content that comes from a place that can only be described …
Posted: 11/13/2023
Last Updated: 11/21/2024

Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa … Reopens A National Historic Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn about … Valley of her early childhood. Events took place across the country throughout 2023-2024 to honor and celebrate Willa …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 05/21/2024

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