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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud
… Image Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud October 25, 2019 In early October 2019, sixteen … engaged in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered …
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Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud
… Image Cather's Thanksgiving postcard to her niece, 1909 … of beauty and sentiment, as spring is in the Old World." —Willa Cather, "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle," … and editor of a popular ladies’ magazine. In addition to writing “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” Hale is perhaps best known …
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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 15, 2016 The … Apple App Store or the Google Play App Store. The Red Cloud Opera House is proud to announce that we are a part of the …
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Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest
… his father to Nebraska in 2019 for “one last visit to the Plains.” While visiting south-central Nebraska, the Kyles … he developed a deep appreciation of Nebraska and the Great Plains. When asked what he believed motivated his … impressed with the Foundation’s dedication to celebrating literature and its way of educating people about early life …
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Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains
… escaped to freedom and traveled roughly 2,000 miles to visit actual sites, cities, and places that freedom-seekers … Programming at the National Willa Cather Center's Red Cloud Opera House Gallery is made possible with the support of the …
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All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture
… –Lucy Gayheart Image Coming Spring 2026! The National Willa Cather Center’s historic Burlington Depot will soon welcome … Why is this site/object/person important to the life and writing of Willa Cather? We hope this two-fold interpretive …
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Group and Motorcoach Tours
… Group and Motorcoach Tours Discover the World of Willa Cather on the American … , My Ántonia and One of Ours. Image Historic Site Tour The National Willa Cather Center is located in the quiet rural town of Red Cloud, Nebraska—childhood home of writer Willa … stunning drive on the Great Plains into Willa Cather's hometown. …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist
… 16 is Ask-An-Archivist Day! October 16, 2025 October is American Archives Month, a time when archivists across the … the questions she gets most often. How do you pronounce Cather? According to Henry Blackman Sell in a short article … frequently that I keep a hard copy at home and at work. Did Willa Cather say, "Anybody can love the mountains, but it's …
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Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House
… Image Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House " I am not exaggerating, … cities in Europe where I used to love to go. " —Willa Cather, in a letter to childhood friend, Carrie Miner … gave her inspiration and insights. The house—now owned and operated by the Willa Cather Foundation—is a retreat for …
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Cather After Dark: Mourning, Medicine, and Murder
… plots are woven into novels and short stories such as My Ántonia , The Song of the Lark , "The Sculptor's …
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