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Willa Cather Biography
… of her own birthplace, rural northern Virginia, in Sapphira and the Slave Girl . In the mid-1930s, having returned to Nebraska from …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024
Discover
… fiction. Experience Virtual Cather The Willa Cather Foundation is a not-for-profit organization created in 1955 … For Teachers For Students For Students Get Involved Support Our Work The Willa Cather Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 12/27/2023
Imprinting the West: Manifest Destiny, Real and Imagined
… Special Events Friday, Dec 15, 2023 | 1 - 2pm Red Cloud Opera House and Art Gallery 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 … on display through January 6, 2024 at the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery! Ideal for students studying 19th …
Posted: 12/04/2023
Last Updated: 12/04/2023
Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway
… new fire and intrusion alarm systems, roof replacement, foundation repair, recreation of the original fence, and … family resided in the home. Thank You! This project is supported by a Save America’s Treasures grant administered … for the Humanities (NEH), award these matching grants to support the preservation of nationally significant historic …
Posted: 09/26/2022
Last Updated: 11/29/2023
O Pioneers!
… Willa Cather Center A University of Nebraska-Lincoln Opera Opera House Friday, Oct 20, 2023 | 7 - 10pm the Red Cloud Opera …
Posted: 09/06/2023
Last Updated: 10/04/2023
Abbie Loomis looks to protect Cather sites that offer profound understanding of the immigrant experience
… to make history come alive for people.” This work of the Foundation is of vital importance to Loomis, who allocated a … project, and then joined the Cather Legacy Society to support future maintenance at the site through a planned … Legacy Society , or if you have named the Willa Cather Foundation as a beneficiary in your estate plans, please …
Posted: 09/08/2023
Last Updated: 09/08/2023
Pavelka Farmstead
… My Ántonia . Pavelka worked as a hired girl, helping to support her family after they immigrated from Bohemia and … Review , published three times a year by the Willa Cather Foundation, and an article about the Pavelka Farmstead — …
Posted: 12/05/2014
Last Updated: 09/08/2023
Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration
… cedar shingle roof, gutters, and downspouts Repair of the foundation and reconstruction of window wells Retention of … to the interior and site exterior. Please consider supporting the project with a charitable gift. Pledges are … may also be made online . Thank You! This project is supported by a Save America’s Treasures grant administered …
Posted: 07/21/2022
Last Updated: 09/06/2023
Potter Block Rehabilitation Reaches Fundraising Milestones
… and underpinning prepared the Potter Block building to support the eventual return of a third floor that was lost … and Red Cloud Community Fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation. The Heritage Tourism Development Office was … of Omaha, Nebraska. How You Can Help Please consider supporting the project with a charitable gift. Naming and …
Posted: 07/21/2022
Last Updated: 08/24/2023
Potter Block Ceremonial Groundbreaking
… was completed in 2020 prepared the historic building to support the return of a third floor that was lost to fire in … Fund (an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation). Over $5 million in donations, grants, and … charitable gifts can be made to the Willa Cather Foundation or the Red Cloud Community Fund. Donations of any …
Posted: 09/27/2022
Last Updated: 08/24/2023