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Ecotourism on the Great Plains: Red Cloud Workshop

… Ecotourism on the Great Plains: Red Cloud Workshop June 6, 2017 Ecotourism on the Great Plains: … Date and Time Tue, July 18, 2017 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM CDT Location Red Cloud Opera House 411 N Webster St Red Cloud, …
Posted: 06/06/2017
Last Updated: 07/25/2017

71st Annual Spring Conference Schedule

… program is forthcoming.   Thursday, June 4 Time Event and Location 1:00 PM Welcome and Opening Plenary: "Cancer and … RCOH Auditorium   10:30 AM "To Think of All that Was Remembered and Retold": Educators in Cather's Red Cloud with Marcy Mahoney, Melissa Schuster, and Marisa …
Posted: 04/27/2026
Last Updated: 05/26/2026

Serena's Album

… entitled Mental Portraits , probably as a 16th birthday gift. These books, also known as autograph albums or … identifies as her favorite character in romance. They had three children, two of whom survived to adulthood. Addie was … two more would be born in the next several years. The tiny settlement known as “Elora” — Mrs. Keifer gives it as her …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Through Darkness to Light

… 1865. They moved in constant fear of being killed or recaptured, returned, and beaten as an example of what would happen … bear. Occasionally, they were guided from one secret, safe location to the next by an everchanging, clandestine group … Arts. Programming at the National Willa Cather Center's Red Cloud Opera House Gallery is made possible with the support …
Posted: 01/12/2026
Last Updated: 02/13/2026

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… Willa Cather Center is located in the quiet rural town of Red Cloud, Nebraska—childhood home of writer Willa Cather. … please call 402-746-2653. What Your Group Will Experience Visit the fully-restored  Willa Cather Childhood home and …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society

… Cloud and historic preservation. “The physical and natural environment that Cather saw is still available for people to …
Posted: 07/13/2016
Last Updated: 09/29/2025

An Interview with Artist Daniel Garringer

… major factors that then led to my pursuit of a career in teaching. The others would be the fact that my mother was a … to find time to produce your own art.  What was it like teaching art and why is it so important for young students … to learn about, or make, art? I quickly discovered that teaching art would leave little time for one’s own artistic …
Posted: 03/18/2025
Last Updated: 03/18/2025

Historic Sites

… Historic Sites Since our organization's founding as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront of of … a diverse schedule that includes theater, music, lectures, gallery exhibits, and much more. The Opera House was donated …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes

… and go, but the land is always here...”  —O Pioneers! Visit Red Cloud and immerse yourself in the prairie settings and … 281 near Lebanon, Kansas). If you're searching for the best location for a spectacular Nebraska sunset, sunrise, or even …
Posted: 07/30/2019
Last Updated: 09/10/2023

Tim Youd: Retyping Willa Cather

… | 12am National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States The National Willa Cather … the same make/model typewriter used by the author, and in a location related to the novel and/or author. When retyping, …
Posted: 03/16/2022
Last Updated: 04/13/2022

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