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Member Spotlight: Meet Frank Markley

… Image Member Spotlight: Meet Frank Markley April 6, 2020 An avid … a frequent visitor to Red Cloud, Frank Markley has been a member of the Willa Cather Foundation for a staggering … Bennett. It was this visit that motivated Markley to become a member. Afterward, he made regular visits to Red …
Posted: 04/30/2020
Last Updated: 05/07/2020

Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson

… and our ancestors must have experienced – the unbroken sea of grass stretching out to the horizon. Remarkably, we met the … Cather Center to install her amazing exhibit on native grasses . Her work opened our eyes to the incredible beauty …
Posted: 12/05/2019
Last Updated: 12/30/2019

Welcome to the home of Willa Cather

Welcome to the home of Willa Cather Willa Cather Willa Cather is one of the most important American novelists of the first half of the twentieth century. Seen as a regional writer for decades after her passing in 1947, critics have increasingly identified …
Posted: 12/07/2022
Last Updated: 04/03/2026

Serena's Album

… was made by a precocious 14-year-old signing herself “Wm. Cather M.D.” This entry by Serena’s classmate Willa Cather … theorizes that Serena came to Red Cloud to continue her studies with J. F. Curran, the very popular Superior High … photographer, of German parentage. He appears in an 1899 volume entitled Biographies and Portraits of the Progressive …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Support

… Support Support the NWCC Located in Cather’s childhood hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, the … that was fully restored and given new life as the National Willa Cather Center. Become a Member Shop the Bookstore … stay longer to enjoy the museum and all that Cather loved about Webster County.   Contribute to this Campaign The …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 03/31/2026

Join Our Team

… author Willa Cather and preserving the historical settings and archival material associated with her life and … understanding and appreciation of the life, times, settings, and work of Willa Cather. Our core programs …
Posted: 09/07/2023
Last Updated: 03/27/2026

National Willa Cather Center Hours & Directions

… Image National Willa Cather Center Hours & Directions Visit Us Address: National Willa Cather … Red Cloud, Nebraska 68970 - USA Telephone: 402-746-2653 Hours of Operation: March 1 to October 31: Sunday: Closed …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/22/2025

Membership

… ornament One free rental of the Cather Second Home Guest House Novelist ($2,500) X X X X X Poet ($1,000) X X X X   … at the National Willa Cather Center and the Red Cloud Opera House Supply of classroom resources to educators and … collection has grown into a multifaceted organization that operates an award-winning arts and cultural center, …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 10/01/2025

Cather Legacy Society

… Cather Legacy Society A Planned Gift With Lasting Impact … estate plan takes into account the people, places, and causes you care about. Joining the Cather Legacy Society is an excellent way …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 08/19/2025

Discover

… Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Sign Up For Our e-Newsletter Become a Member Become a Donor Become a Volunteer …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 06/13/2025

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