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56th Annual Spring Conference
… Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference Coming April 29-30 Red Cloud, Nebraska, March 1, 2011 — The 2011 Willa Cather … may be purchased separately. For more information, visit www.WillaCather.org or phone toll-free 1-866-731-7304. …
Posted: 12/29/2014
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center
… Willa Cather Center (NWCC): Please see attached PDF file. About the Willa Cather Foundation The Willa Cather …
Posted: 01/04/2015
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center
… Center June 3, 2017 On June 3rd, nearly 300 guests gathered in our Red Cloud Opera House as distinguished guest Laura Bush … and comfortably in our new study center. And finally, our visitors from across the country and around the world will …
Posted: 08/21/2017
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation
… Image Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation January 23, 2019 After a … Site to the Willa Cather Foundation. Located in Red Cloud, Nebraska—where Cather spent her formative years—six … iconic writers. Tourists and scholars from around the world visit Red Cloud because of its associations with Willa …
Posted: 01/18/2019
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Save America's Treasures Grant Awarded for Restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home
… enable restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home in Red Cloud, Nebraska. The Willa Cather Childhood Home, a modest … Willa Cather Center by History Nebraska in early 2019. “Visitors from all over the world remark that walking through …
Posted: 09/24/2019
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment
… 19, 2021 Literature enthusiasts from across the country who visit the National Willa Cather Center can look forward to new experiences—in Cather’s hometown of Red Cloud and virtually—thanks to the ongoing work of the Willa …
Posted: 02/16/2021
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Antonette Willa Skupa Turner: 1920-2021
… 16, 2021 For many of us in the Cather community, a trip to Red Cloud wasn't complete without a visit with Antonette Turner. The granddaughter of Anna …
Posted: 08/16/2021
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Community Events: Free and Open to the Public!
… of the conference, we are also hosting several events in Red Cloud on Saturday, June 5—the last day of the … open to the greater community, free of charge . We invite visitors to join us at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and …
Posted: 05/24/2021
Last Updated: 06/15/2021
Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!
… and began reading Willa Cather’s novels along with books by Mari Sandoz and Bess Streeter Aldrich. Recognizing the value …
Posted: 06/25/2020
Last Updated: 07/01/2020
Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson
… School and teaches environmental law while Susan has retired from a career in education law. Both avid Willa Cather … the organization will achieve in the near future? In the long term? Because Cather’s work drew so much on her … on the site. And maybe some pavement that would make the road passable? Lots of possibilities, if the funds are …
Posted: 12/05/2019
Last Updated: 12/30/2019