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Guided Seven Building Town Tour

… Guided Seven Building Town Tour Driving Tour Guests should have their own … household items throughout the home. Burlington Depot 437 W. Welsch Street Cather uses the depot in many of her …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 06/11/2025

Guided Three Building Downtown Tour

… the Farmers and Merchants Bank, and the Red Cloud Opera House. Visitors will also have an opportunity to explore two … guests the opportunity to deepen their core knowledge about Willa Cather's early life in the Nebraska town that … efforts led by the National Willa Cather Center's founder, Mildred Bennett. Red Cloud Opera House 413 N Webster Street …
Posted: 05/21/2024
Last Updated: 07/01/2024

Hwy 281 and Hwy 136 Construction Routes

… 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" … on Hwy 281: Stay on Webster Street and turn left on West 7th Avenue.  Turn left again on Cedar Street. 1/2 block …
Posted: 04/03/2026
Last Updated: 04/06/2026

71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Image Willa Cather at Bowdoin College Memory, Myth, and Meaning: Cather … together her experience and knowledge in captivating talks. Learn more about Rebecca Romney Sponsorship Benefits Spring … AM Service at Grace Episcopal 9:45 AM Session 4 9:45 AM Prairie Foraging with Adam Hintz Micro-Readers Theatre: A …
Posted: 08/20/2025
Last Updated: 03/30/2026

Finding Aids

… wide x 5 ⅜ tall x ⅝” deep. Two black and white photographs. Printed and handwritten ephemera. Container type: envelope … and journals, Union College, Western Literature, Prairie Schooner, etc   Box 46 Cassettes and Recordings … Cordially yours, Willa Cather Dust jacket very good   The Song of the Lark BK-50-308 Willa Cather 1915 1st printing …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Annotations from the Archives: New Year, New View

… Bridge and beginning a new novel, which would become O Pioneers!. A new locale was just the thing!  In this …
Posted: 01/02/2026
Last Updated: 01/21/2026

Guided Willa Cather Tours

… Guided Willa Cather Tours The National Willa Cather Center and many … Please check our hours of operation when planning your visit, and be sure to scroll through the full list of tour …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

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

… in front of Hotel Garber on April 4 [see Gallery for full captions] Image Hotel Garber in its opening week … artists or artists in residence will launch in the near future. The addition of this space was envisioned to enable … funds secured from all sources is more than $8 million. The campaign is now within $230,000 of reaching its goal.  In …
Posted: 04/09/2025
Last Updated: 04/09/2025

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

Edem Soul Music

… Image Edem Soul Music Opera House Saturday, Dec 7, 2024 | 7:30 - 9pm Red Cloud Opera House 413 N Webster St. … 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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