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Initial Construction on National Willa Cather Center Begins

… Image Initial Construction on National Willa Cather Center Begins October 21, 2014 On October 9, 2014, … has been raised in private gifts and grants, including support from the Peter Kiewit Foundation, Robert B. … connected with Willa Cather, including a 612-acre prairie, her childhood home, and the Red Cloud Opera House. …
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The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber

… Image Image Rendering of Hotel Garber The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber … Image What's in a Name? The hotel’s name is a nod to Silas Garber, a founder of Red Cloud and the third elected Governor of Nebraska. Silas and Lyra Garber were the prototypes for Mrs. and Captain …
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2024 Year-End Fundraising Campaign

… US REACH OUR GOAL! Image Donors and friends celebrate the Willa Cather Childhood Home dedication in June 2024. DONATE … Depot and Pavelka Farmstead . As programs, collections, and visitors to the museum continue to grow, so do the costs … and Hotel Garber Properties in our Collection Immersive Experience for Educators Summer Teacher Institute "This …
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Artist Karen Thurlow on Place and Memory

… much of my growing up years"  —Karen Thurlow Tell us a bit about your relationship to Webster County and your family … a child, I was not aware of the hardships.  We always ate well thanks to big gardens, canning, and homegrown meat. … study with some of the best artists around.  Some were well known and some were only known in the area  whereI lived.   …
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Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season!

… guided tours, including our new My Ántonia tour. Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season! Explore • Learn • Shop • … 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 … Cather only spent the second half of her childhood in Red Cloud, she returned often to visit family and friends. She …
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Join Our Team

… Job Title: Bookstore Associate Classification: Nonexempt Reports To: Director of Education and Engagement Status: … our guestbook as well as complete a satisfaction survey about their experience Answer the phone when the Visitors … the owners of the hotel by achieving the objectives of the annual budget. The GM will be responsible for marketing the …
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Beneath the Wide-Open

… Great Plains sky. With vigorous marks and bold colors, native-Nebraskan Goodding recreates a dynamic and …
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Red Cloud Opera House

… Image Red Cloud Opera House "When I go about among little Nebraska … —Willa Cather, Personal Interview Built in 1885, the Red Cloud Opera House transports visitors back in time to set … of participating in their existence." It was in the Red Cloud Opera House that Willa Cather first experienced …
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Potter Block Rehabilitation Reaches Fundraising Milestones

… Image Potter Block, Future Site of Hotel Garber Potter Block Rehabilitation … return of a third floor that was lost to fire in 1961 in a forward-looking effort to return the building to its … is a key priority for the National Willa Cather Center’s Campaign for the Future and Red Cloud’s Heritage Tourism …
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Potter Block Ceremonial Groundbreaking

… N. Webster Street, Red Cloud) on Friday, October 7, 2022, for a ceremonial groundbreaking. The event celebrated the … is a key priority for the National Willa Cather Center’s Campaign for the Future and Red Cloud’s Heritage Tourism Development Office, …
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