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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud
… in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered through the Road Scholar program—”Red Cloud: Willa Cather’s Window to the World”—participants enjoyed lectures … documentary production of Oceans of Grass at the Red Cloud Opera House. Throughout their visit, our education staff led …
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Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud
… is the season of beauty and sentiment, as spring is in the Old World." —Willa Cather, "Nebraska: The End of the First … last Thanksgiving and Christmas that you and I had in the old house in Red Cloud. What a happy time that was for me! I shall always think of the old house just as it was then—exactly as Father and Mother …
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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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All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture
… they could not endure their own town a moment longer.” –Lucy Gayheart Image Coming Spring 2026! The National Willa Cather … of her works, like My Ántonia , “The Sculptor’s Funeral,” Lucy Gayheart , and an early play, “The West Bound Train.” …
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Group and Motorcoach Tours
… for curated books and gifts Explore the extensive Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center Take in a … can accommodate motor coach groups Life & Legacy Tour Learn Through Film, Exhibits, and Collections An expert-led …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist
… I don't think she did. I find it variously attributed to "old sodbusters" or "early Dakota settlers" or generic "Willa … collection, housing them in preservation-quality boxes and folders, and ensuring a proper storage environment and … (and can quote from Cather's letters!), Woodress remains a gold standard for many. Webster County: Visions of the Past , …
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Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House
… also be rented for family retreats, meetings, and special occasions. The Cather Second Home once provided Cather with a … Foundation’s headquarters at the Red Cloud Opera House, as well as downtown restaurants and shops, a grocery store, and … to guests) that once led to the maid's quarters, now known as the Hanover Room. The beautiful hardwood floors and …
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Cather After Dark: Mourning, Medicine, and Murder
… Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 | 7 - 8:15pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States "The type of writer we have been talking about has a brain like Limbo, full of ghosts, for which he … characters and evocative descriptions of the Nebraska prairie they inhabit. Critics characterize her work as …
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Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead
… for her 1918 novel. The floor plan of house was restored to its period of significance in 2021. The foundation … questions: Why is this site/object/person important to Red Cloud? Why is this site/object/person important to the life … organization in our local community, as well as attract new visitors to our sites—those who may be interested in …
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