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Visit this page often for the latest Cather-related news as well as information about the Willa Cather Foundation's programs, collections, and events.
Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration
July 21, 2022
The Willa Cather Childhood Home will experience its first major restoration in over fifty years and will reopen in 2023.
Potter Block Rehabilitation Reaches Fundraising Milestones
July 21, 2022
Plans to rehabilitate the historic Potter Block in Red Cloud into a charming boutique hotel and event space are becoming reality!
Student Scholarships Awarded
June 20, 2022
The National Willa Cather Center is delighted to announce our 2022 recipients of the Norma Ross Walter, Ántonia, Antonette Willa Skupa Turner, and the Leslie A. and Helen R. Wilson scholarships. Scholars not in attendance at our 67th annual Spring Conference recorded a video reading of their winning essays shared virtually.
The Norma Ross Walter Scholarship winners:
Annotations from the Archive: The Death of G.P. Cather
June 20, 2022
Our special One of Ours Gallery in our digital collections celebrates the novel while sharing more information about the life and death of G.P. Cather.
Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie
June 15, 2022
Watch for pollinators on summer wildflowers among our magnificent 612 acre prairie landscape — in person or virtually!
Meet our 2022 Summer Humanities Interns!
June 15, 2022
Learn more about our awesome summer interns! From left: Audrey Smith, Patrick O’Neil, & Korryn Plantenberg.
Annotations from the Archive: Discovering Emanuel Prettyman
April 29, 2022
A special archival highlight relating to G.P. Cather and our celebration year of One of Ours.
William Norris Buffett Gifts Millions for Creation of Hotel Garber
April 29, 2022
A magnificent legacy gift that will assist with the creation of Hotel Garber.
Artist Tim Youd on Typing Willa Cather in Red Cloud
April 29, 2022
Artist Tim Youd on his artistic process and time in Red Cloud retyping The Song of the Lark.
Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing
March 27, 2022
Boutique clothier Lingua Franca and Nebraskan Rachel Hruska MacPherson give back to the Willa Cather Foundation.