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3rd Annual December Night Soup Showdown

… chefs dust off their favorite recipe for the 3rd annual December Night Soup Showdown. The event is open to the public from … food critic’s choice and presentation. Proceeds from the December Night Soup Showdown will benefit the arts and …
Posted: 11/15/2016
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

2nd Annual December Night Soup Showdown

Image Sunday, Dec 6, 2015 | 5 - 7pm Red Cloud Opera House 413 North Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States The Willa Cather Foundation and Auld Public Library will host this highly-anticipated event at the Red Cloud Opera House. The Showdown is …
Posted: 11/13/2015
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

4th Annual December Night Soup Showdown

… chefs dust off their favorite recipe for the 4th annual December Night Soup Showdown. The event is open to the public from …
Posted: 11/21/2017
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

December Soup Showdown

… Image December Soup Showdown November 24, 2014 CHEFS NEEDED FOR DECEMBER NIGHT SOUP SHOWDOWN (Red Cloud, NE) — Do you have a …
Posted: 12/29/2014
Last Updated: 07/19/2022

Annotations From the Archives: Red Cloud's Christmas Traditions

… From the Archives: Red Cloud's Christmas Traditions December 10, 2025 In Webster County during Willa Cather’s … of Red Cloud, held an annual supper and dance on Christmas night. The Red Cloud volunteer fire department also gave a … forget and cease to love, but her childhood is eternal. (December 17, 1893) Later, this memory would fuel the ending …
Posted: 12/10/2024
Last Updated: 12/17/2025

Annotations from the Archives: Armistice Day

… renderings of battles, and sentimental covers depicting life in the trenches were all featured alongside the more … and published in Punch in December 1915, the poem took on a life of its own as one of the war's most popular pieces. … Day to honor veterans of all U.S. wars. You can learn more about the history of Armistice Day and Veteran's Day at the …
Posted: 11/04/2024
Last Updated: 11/05/2024

Red Cloud Opera House

… Image Red Cloud Opera House "When I go about among little Nebraska towns, the thing I miss most is the Opera House."  —Willa Cather, Personal Interview Built in 1885, the Red Cloud … people." "But I am sorry that the old Opera Houses in the prairie towns are dark, because they really did give a …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/07/2024

The Potter Family

… Jennie McDougal (1843–1923), in 1860. He served in Company F of the 19th Iowa Volunteers; after being wounded, he … them. Often he would build a house for themselves and just get moved in when he would sell it and then build another, thus keeping them on the move every few months. His …
Posted: 08/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/27/2024

5th Annual Soup Showdown Rescheduled

Image Opera House Sunday, Jan 13, 2019 | 5 - 7pm Red Cloud Opera House 413 North Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States The Red Cloud Opera House will be brimming with enticing aromas as local chefs dust off their favorite recipe for the 5th annual …
Posted: 11/07/2018
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding

… Image Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding December 16, 2022 As we conclude restoration work on the … the house but still close to the creek. . . . The last night of [brick] firing was a gala event. Chicken was rolled …
Posted: 12/16/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

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