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Experience America’s Literary Legacy

… permanent exhibit space details the life of Willa Cather in American Bittersweet . Our bookstore features books by and … literary legacy is at one with the very soul of the places that so inspired her brilliant career — and still … the night sky. Take a walk (and bring a picnic) amidst the great ocean of land that rolls around you. Listen only to …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 06/12/2025

Willa Cather Timeline

… move into town. Red Cloud’s population at the time is 2,500. Charles Cather opens an office selling farm loans and … of the Panic of 1893. Blind Boone, a well-known African American pianist, performs at the Red Cloud Opera House. … it is only a coincidence that passages in his book  The Great Gatsby  closely resemble a passage in Cather’s  A Lost …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023

Annotations from the Archive: Webster County Collections

… Collections February 25, 2022 The installation of the Crossroads exhibit, from the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main … exhibit that I’m sure our guests will enjoy. Alongside the Crossroads exhibit though is a smaller local exhibition of … in letters to her Red Cloud acquaintances, she wrote about events like those depicted in the exhibit—business openings …
Posted: 02/25/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

Volunteer Appreciation & Recruitment Cocktail Hour

… ropes and take part in a special viewing of our new exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America , as well as enjoy free … award. Sign up to volunteer for any of the 2022 opera house events and get a free pass to the show of your choice! We'll …
Posted: 02/08/2022
Last Updated: 02/22/2022

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