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George Wells' Orphan Train Experience

… interviewed George Müller Wells of nearby Cowles, Nebraska, about his childhood experience of riding the orphan train to … My father went up into Maine to find work, and he took us four children to his sister, an aunt of ours, for us to … cleaning establishment in New York City, and it was just about where Grand Central Station is now. The two girls was …
Posted: 11/18/2025
Last Updated: 04/30/2026

Willa Cather Lodging

… six bedrooms with two and a half baths and ample parlor, kitchen, and dining spaces. Rent the room that was Cather's, … and one full bathroom, with a laundry. A fully equipped kitchen awaits, with a gourmet local market across the …
Posted: 04/28/2025
Last Updated: 04/07/2026

Serena's Album

… Serena's Album Loading Serena's Album Rediscovering Serena’s Album In February 1887, Serena White of … This, too, may have been meant seriously; early aviation pioneers such as John Joseph Montgomery made headlines …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… Through the Pages of American Literature Discover Willa Cather and Red Cloud "I'm not exaggerating, Carrie, when I … sites and sounds that changed American literature. Take a detour from the scramble of urbanity and absorb the rolling … ADAPTIVE REUSE PROJECT Willa Cather Childhood Home & Guided Tours Experience An Author's World Willa Cather’s literary …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/20/2026

Finding Aids

… materials Notes on WCPM museum displays, historic sites, tour scripts Loose clippings about Cather, WCPM, Red Cloud … days at Red Cloud High School and during his time as a country school teacher in Webster County; photos of Meta … unknown 1895 Photograph PHO-62-007 Roscoe Cather teaching country school unknown ca. 1896 Photograph PHO-62-008 Roscoe …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House

… Image Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House " I am not exaggerating, Carrie, when I … a shared half bathroom. Named after the Nebraska town in  O Pioneers! , the room is above the former kitchen with its …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

Guided Seven Building Town Tour

… Guided Seven Building Town Tour Driving Tour Guests should have their own … and plan to follow a tour guide from site to site. Tours last approximately 2 hours. Adults: $25.00 Students: … - $10.00  Children: (5 & under) – Free Book a Tour Willa Cather Childhood Home 245 N Cedar Street The Cather family …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 06/11/2025

Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Reopens A National Historic Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn about historic site tour options. After an extensive sixteen-month restoration, … 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

Historic Sites

… author. Willa Cather Childhood Home Built in 1879, this house was five years old when the Cather family moved in. … 1965. Efforts to save the depot were extensive, requiring relocation and a full restoration—the result of the railroad's … Carrie, Mary, and Irene Miner. The Miners inspired the Harling family of My Ántonia . Cather dedicated My Ántonia …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

Red Cloud Opera House

… Image Red Cloud Opera House "When I go about among little Nebraska towns, the … a $1.1 endowment campaign for program and operational support. The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/07/2024

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