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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… Tracy Tucker, Education Director: ttucker@willacather.org Rachel Olsen, Education Specialist: rolsen@willacather.org …
Posted: 10/23/2019
Last Updated: 11/21/2019

Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud

… niece, 1909 Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud November 7, 2025 "There we have short, bitter winters; … Red Cloud was.” If you've ever thought of coming home (or visiting) Red Cloud over the holidays, Cather's dear old …
Posted: 11/06/2025
Last Updated: 11/07/2025

The Red Cloud Opera House is on the Nebraska Passport Program

… Image The Red Cloud Opera House is on the Nebraska Passport Program April … Travelers will have from May 1 through September 30 to visit the attractions and get their stamps. The summer … and its people—from the things we make to our unique history,” said Passport Program Coordinator Amanda Barker. …
Posted: 04/15/2016
Last Updated: 07/19/2022

Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest

… Park in Richmond, Virginia, and later joined the staff of Historic Hanover Tavern and taught at … believed motivated his father to remember the Willa Cather Foundation in his estate plan, Alex Kyle said, “My dad was … to celebrating literature and its way of educating people about early life on the Great Plains.” With his bequest, Dr. …
Posted: 09/27/2022
Last Updated: 12/20/2022

Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House

… when I confide to you that I would rather go home to Red Cloud than to any of the beautiful cities in Europe where I … to childhood friend, Carrie Miner Sherwood [April 29, 1945] Visitors to Red Cloud are invited to book a stay at the …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 11/04/2026

Exhibit Tour

… rooms containing Cather family artifacts while learning about the Cather family's homesteading journey from … and 'The Best Years"  that were modeled after the house; and guides will provide a peek inside Cather's … efforts led by the National Willa Cather Center's founder, Mildred Bennett. National Willa Cather Center 425 N Webster …
Posted: 05/21/2024
Last Updated: 10/09/2026

Cather After Dark: Mourning, Medicine, and Murder

… 8:15pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States Register Online Now "The type … a few.  Guests are invited to book one 75-minute tour to visit the Red Cloud Cemetery, Willa Cather Childhood Home, …
Posted: 08/18/2025
Last Updated: 09/24/2026

National Willa Cather Center

… the opportunity to fully explore the life and legacy of one of America's most celebrated authors. The Center is the … comes with the unique experience of an embrace from the small community where Willa Cather spent her formative … narratives that are interwoven with priceless historical photographs and artifacts. The exhibit’s name, taken from …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/14/2026

Remembering Jennifer Hein

… Center. If you would like additional information about planned giving and the Cather Legacy Society, or if you have named …
Posted: 04/02/2026
Last Updated: 04/02/2026

Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains

… - 2pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States Enjoy an afternoon filled … escaped to freedom and traveled roughly 2,000 miles to visit actual sites, cities, and places that freedom-seekers …
Posted: 01/28/2026
Last Updated: 02/10/2026

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