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Willa Cather Timeline
… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870 — Silas Garber, former captain in … House. (It would not reopen until after the Willa Cather Foundation begins its restoration efforts beginning in 1991 …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023
50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp
… stamp September 6, 2023 In 1969, the Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors pursued a series of postage … to hear Regional Postmaster General Clarence B. Gels speak about Willa Cather. Also in the audience were relatives of … F. Wackerla employed 34 extra workers to help his regular staff handle the 600,000 First Day of Issue stamps. Ten Red …
Posted: 09/06/2023
Last Updated: 09/07/2023
A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society
… of supporting in a financial way the things you care about.” Considering this, it’s not surprising that when … trip to Egypt in 2015, they made sure that the Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was included in their estate plans. As … is a testament to Cather, the town, Board members, and staff who make things happen – but from their own …
Posted: 07/13/2016
Last Updated: 03/06/2023
Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… Olsen January 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a … services staff, Rachel organizes the Teacher Institute and Author Series programs, oversees the Red Cloud Opera House …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/07/2023
Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents … p. 1 Service by Volunteers p. 1 Restoration Attracts National Attention p. 1 Notable Comments p. 2 WCPM … Displays p. 1 New Equipment Renovation p. 2 Research Center p. 2 Interest in Cather p. 2 Willa Cather Merit …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/16/2023
Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest
… Image Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest September 27, 2022 There … had escorted his father to Nebraska in 2019 for “one last visit to the Plains.” While visiting south-central Nebraska, the Kyles ventured to Red …
Posted: 09/27/2022
Last Updated: 12/20/2022
Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker
… 2022 Although Tracy Tucker has been with the Willa Cather Foundation for a decade as Director of Education, she was … & Curation as part of an internal restructuring. Learn more about Tracy and her new role—and what this means for the … that I’m only able to do this with the help of some great staff members and volunteers! Apart from your job …
Posted: 10/24/2022
Last Updated: 11/22/2022
56th Annual Spring Conference
… of popular music, movies, and books, to her writings about actresses and opera stars, Cather regularly engaged … festive programming based on the conference theme,” said Foundation Board of Governors member and Conference … of the most exciting features of a spring conference. The staff and the Board of Governors, assisted by Red Cloud …
Posted: 12/29/2014
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner
… she said. As part of its mission, the Willa Cather Foundation helps support K-12 educational initiatives by providing books, …
Posted: 10/22/2019
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection Returns to Red Cloud
… Cloud February 28, 2019 On February 28, 2019, Willa Cather Foundation staff members accepted a special delivery as History … cousin, Kyd Clutter. Additional archival items include about two hundred letters written by Cather to friends and …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 07/11/2022