Flowers in the Attic
(Posted June 19, 2019)
The original wallpaper in the attic of Willa Cather's childhood home is an artifact with a rich historical and literary significance. Our ...
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What We Found
Marker Monday: Burlington Depot
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Built in 1897, the main section of Red Cloud’s Burlington Depot contained sleeping quarters on the second floor, and freight room, agent’s office, and ...
Marker Monday: Cather Childhood Home
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Built ca. 1876, this is the house in which Willa Cather lived from 1884 to 1890. She describes it in “Old Mrs. Harris,” in “The Best Years,” and in ...
Wallpaper Conservation at the Willa Cather Childhood Home
After spending the first nine years of her life in Virginia and another 18 months on a homestead in south central Nebraska, Willa Cather’s family settled in the nearby ...
Flashback Friday: The ‘Flagpole Affair” at Red Cloud Agency, 1874
On October 23, 1874, Lakota warriors entered Red Cloud Agency and chopped up the pole that agent John J. Saville planned to use to fly the American flag. ...
The 1918 Flu Pandemic in Nebraska
World War I killed some 15 to 19 million people, but the 1918 flu pandemic was far worse. As the flu raged around the world, Nebraska communities responded.
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Marker Monday: Grace Episcopal Church
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Built in 1884 on the corner of Second and Walnut, the Grace Protestant Episcopal Church was moved to its present location in 1891. The brick veneer was ...
Marker Monday: Kay Cover, “Let Her Fly!”
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Softball gained popularity in Nebraska during the Great Depression and World War II as an athletic opportunity for girls and women. It continued to ...
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