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Membership

… Membership Members Make It Happen Willa Cather Foundation members enjoy many benefits … Additionally, if you'll kindly let us know about your visit to the National Willa Cather Center in advance, we'll … We are pleased to provide our Essayist-level benefits at a reduced price for a year. Educator or 65+: ($50) Essayist …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 04/27/2026

Welcome to the home of Willa Cather

… Life & Literature Historic Sites Historic Sites Reader Resources Reader Resources Plan Your Visit Plan Your Visit … celebrated throughout the year and across the country. Learn More Cather Books & Gifts Something for Everyone Our … great American writer. Through our scholarly endeavors, educational outreach, arts and humanities programs, and …
Posted: 12/07/2022
Last Updated: 04/03/2026

The Willa Cather Foundation

… Image The Willa Cather Foundation dba the National Willa Cather Center The Willa … These values guide the decisions and actions of our board, staff, and volunteers. Creativity: We encourage the … that museums are spaces to have courageous conversations about the complex history we share, and we seek transparent …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/06/2025

Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season!

… Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season! Explore • Learn • Shop • Stay "I'm not exaggerating, Carrie, when I … grant funding, we have traveling exhibits, programs, and educational resources available through June 30, 2025. Participate in …
Posted: 11/13/2024
Last Updated: 11/17/2024

Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn about historic site tour options. After an extensive … numerous Cather-related historic properties, expansion of educational programming and exhibits, development of visitor … help the National Willa Cather Center provide classroom resources for teachers, preserve historic sites associated …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 05/21/2024

Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… and engagement and, in this capacity, she will lead educational programing, site tour initiatives, and public … she is not getting to know visitors or working on educator resources, Rachel enjoys volunteering and spending time with … for meeting visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/07/2023

Museum Collections Associate Wanted!

… Museum Collections Associate Wanted! December 5, 2022 Job Title: … related to the care and preservation of our collections and archives. This person will be trained in the use of … organizational skills. Ability to follow instructions and learn proper methods of preservation procedures. Shows …
Posted: 12/05/2022
Last Updated: 12/28/2022

Back to School and Back to Cather

… , as well as the new collections pages on our website, to learn about Willa Cather and Red Cloud. There are even … with our expert education staff on everything Willa Cather Resources for teaching Cather's texts (under the LEARN tab … this website) Updates of mini-lessons and activities on our Educational Resources page To students and educators we …
Posted: 08/16/2021
Last Updated: 07/19/2022

Meet our 2022 Summer Humanities Interns!

… help educators teach students about Willa Cather. The new educational resources our interns create will cover topics related to … medieval and early modern history, and he looks forward to learning and immersing in Willa Cather’s literature and ties …
Posted: 06/15/2022
Last Updated: 07/19/2022

Autumn Offerings for Educators

… them. "I want visitors to feel the impact of what they learn here, even if they can't actually be here," Rachel … to enhance your class’s experience reading Willa Cather or learning about Nebraska history."  This year, our touring … important scholarship programs each year: Several  student scholarships , with different requirements and deadlines, …
Posted: 08/17/2020
Last Updated: 08/25/2020

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