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68th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Drawn from her 2021 history,  Grasslands Grown: Creating Place on the U.S. Northern Plains and Canadian Plains , … Their aesthetic expressions sought to create a sense of place by restorying the northern grasslands with settler … by University of Nebraska Press (2021), includes Rozum’s “‘Nature Rarely Establishes Sharp Boundaries’: Settler Society …
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2015 Spring Conference & Seminar a Great Success

… Success July 24, 2015 2015 was a very special year for the Willa Cather Foundation’s annual Spring Conference. As we … was given in Lincoln. Nebraska native Terese Svoboda spoke about how her Nebraska roots have shaped her own work, …
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2014 Spring Conference Highlights

… opened Thursday with a day of scholarly presentations on Cather, her contemporaries, and the literary environment. We … morning we welcomed our Norma Ross Walter and Antonette Willa Skupa Turner scholarship winners and their families to … Nebraska forager Adam Hintz led a tour of the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, educating visitors on edible prairie …
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Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift

… from what she’s read and heard. For example, in  A Lost Lady —Harris’ favorite Cather novel—Cather references Bible …
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Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift

… Legacy Gift September 6, 2024 During the Willa Cather Spring Conference, Sharon Kohout always makes time to say hello to … and visitors can experience the same engaging tours, conferences, and seminars that she has. “The Willa Cather …
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The Willa Cather Foundation

… Image The Willa Cather Foundation dba the National Willa Cather Center The … settings and archival material associated with her life and writings. Since its founding in 1955, the Foundation has …
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Hotel Garber Construction Expands and Advances

… described its potential to attract smaller and mid-size conferences through modernized meeting spaces and food … makes plans to prepare for the opening, it has been a busy spring and summer at the construction site. The rebuilt …
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Press Room

… that follow for contact information, buzz about Cather, her ongoing relevance, links to our social media, and the work of the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. Contact … Farmstead  (part of our “ Country Tour ”) Willa Cather Memorial Prairie Programs and services include regular …
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Willa Cather Foundation Events

… Willa Cather Foundation Events The Willa Cather Foundation holds a variety of events in Red Cloud annually, including several Opera House … concert including original compositions inspired by My Ántonia as well as music Daniel has written during his …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… oversees the Red Cloud Opera House season of events, plans conferences and seminars, and fosters relationships with … events and discussions coming together for our 68th annual Spring Conference, and the 18th Willa Cather International …
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