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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… Image Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud October 25, 2019 In early October 2019, … engaged in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered … and visited the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. They also experienced our “ Country Tour ” on board a vintage trolley …
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Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud

… Image Cather's Thanksgiving postcard to her niece, 1909 … Red Cloud was.” If you've ever thought of coming home (or visiting) Red Cloud over the holidays, Cather's dear old house is available for guest lodging . Historic but entirely unfussy, the Cather Second …
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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. …
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Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest

… Image Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest September 27, 2022 There … Kyle. The news came from Dr. Kyle’s son, Alex Kyle, who shared that he had escorted his father to Nebraska in 2019 for … visiting south-central Nebraska, the Kyles ventured to Red Cloud to see the National Willa Cather Center, participate …
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Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains

… with art and history! Nebraska historian Bill Hayes discusses the issue of slavery in the U.S. during the 1850s and the … surrounding the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and how the issue affected people moving to the Nebraska Territory. The …
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All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture

… historic site. The expansion of our interpretation will help to more fully situate our organization in our local …
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Group and Motorcoach Tours

… Group and Motorcoach Tours Discover the World of Willa Cather … Willa Cather—Nebraska’s "foremost citizen" and author of  O Pioneers! ,  My Ántonia  and  One of Ours. Image Historic … oasis on the Great Plains. Ten historic buildings—and a 612-acre tract of native prairie—comprise the largest …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist

… archives is foundational to American ideas—after being ushered in by our revolutionary partners, the French. As we … her with Georgia O'Keeffe—with good reason! They both visited New Mexico at the invitation of Mabel Dodge Luhan … a handful of people with direct connections to Cather's Red Cloud family and friends. Willa Cather Living , by Edith …
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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 …
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Cather After Dark: Mourning, Medicine, and Murder

… many of these charming stories, however, and this tour will help participants understand how dangerous railroad working …
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