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Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!
… Image Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely! June 25, … her stay productive. Still, she would love to be able to visit and work at the NWCC, especially to spend time in the … past and ultimately make connections to the present and predictions about the future. As a high school student, …
Posted: 06/25/2020
Last Updated: 07/01/2020
IMLS-Funded Exhibit to Open in the National Willa Cather Center
… Image IMLS-Funded Exhibit to Open in the National Willa Cather Center September 21, 2015 Thanks to a Learning Experiences grant of $111,479 from the Institute of … help museums deliver enhanced learning experiences, improve collections care, and address community needs.” Founded in …
Posted: 09/21/2015
Last Updated: 12/07/2015
National Willa Cather Center Meets Challenges, Enters Final Campaign Stage
… Development Block Grant (CDBG) in the Tourism Development Category through the Nebraska Department of Economic … Willa Cather Foundation through an expanded bookstore, art gallery, and backstage facilities for the adjacent Red Cloud …
Posted: 01/04/2015
Last Updated: 01/04/2015
Reinterpreting the Burlington Depot
… uses the depot as a setting in many of her works, like My Ántonia , “The Sculptor’s Funeral,” Lucy Gayheart , and an … Depot ( thread on canvas). 100th anniversary copy of My Ántonia . $5,000 X X X X X X $2,500 X X X X X $1,000 X …
Posted: 02/14/2024
Last Updated: 03/07/2025
Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead
… A new permanent exhibit "We turned to leave the cave; Ántonia and I went up the stairs first, and the children … cave into the sunlight. It made me dizzy for a moment." - My Ántonia Image Located in rural Webster County, near … the farmstead served as the setting for the final scenes of My Ántonia . Anna Sadilek Pavelka was the inspiration for …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 03/07/2025
Membership
… Membership Members Make It Happen Willa Cather Foundation members enjoy many benefits including, a … discounts on registrations and tickets to select events, lodging at the Cather Second Home, as well as invitations … Additionally, if you'll kindly let us know about your visit to the National Willa Cather Center in advance, we'll …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 03/04/2025
Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up
… up, Wear it out, Make it do, Or do without. This week, the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery opens the traveling exhibit … education and entertainment for both children and adults. Willa Cather created several of these using advertising … in many forms throughout her life. And if you're able to visit the Red Cloud Opera House gallery, we hope that you'll …
Posted: 02/05/2025
Last Updated: 02/11/2025
Annotations from the Archives: A Lost Lady Debuts
… career: the opening of the feature film adaptation of her 1923 novel, A Lost Lady. It was the first of her works to be … you can get a very high price for the film rights of "The Song of the Lark" I'll consent to the sale," she wrote to her editor …
Posted: 01/06/2025
Last Updated: 01/21/2025
2024 Year-End Fundraising Campaign
… US REACH OUR GOAL! Image Donors and friends celebrate the Willa Cather Childhood Home dedication in June 2024. DONATE … his law studies with an array of classic literature discovered in his uncle’s bookcase. Perhaps you too can relate to … Depot and Pavelka Farmstead . As programs, collections, and visitors to the museum continue to grow, so do the costs …
Posted: 11/06/2024
Last Updated: 01/15/2025
Annotations from the Archives: October is American Archives Month
… very fabric of democracy, since the French Revolution ushered in the idea of centralized, publicly accessible … and by mailed questionnaire. Beginning her research into Willa Cather's life soon after Cather's death, Bennett … enhance or disrupt our reading of My Ántonia . To make your visit, you can schedule an appointment or email our …
Posted: 09/29/2024
Last Updated: 10/01/2024