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Visit this page often for the latest Cather-related news as well as information about the Willa Cather Foundation's programs, collections, and events.
National Willa Cather Center Selected for the 2021 Nebraska Passport Program
April 22, 2021
We are delighted to announce that the National Willa Cather Center will once again be part of the Nebraska Passport Program!
Ongoing Historic Site Restoration & Campaign Updates
April 22, 2021
Thanks to your generous Campaign donations, great strides have been made in the restoration of our historic sites.
Annotations from the Archive: Our Photo Collections Continue to Grow
April 22, 2021
Recent portraits and other images received illustrate our range of donors—and the surprising ways items often find us!
There Is No Willa Cather National Heritage Area
April 8, 2021
Recent headlines suggest clarification is needed. The Willa Cather Foundation is not seeking designation as a National Heritage Area.
Artist INC Express FREE Three-Day Virtual Workshop
April 5, 2021
The Mid-America Arts Alliance's Artist INC program brings a free, three-day virtual workshop, Artist INC Express, to Nebraska in order to address the specific business needs and challenges artists of all disciplines face every day.
Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment
February 19, 2021
A $250,000 gift to our endowment will expand educational and arts programming.
NWCC Launches NEH-Funded Digital Projects
February 16, 2021
Two new digital educational initiatives—a digital collections search tool and web-app—are made possible by a NEH CARES Act grant.
Annotations from the Archive: Explore the Collection Online
February 16, 2021
The Cather family, their friends, and many other donors have been very generous to the National Willa Cather Center over the years, contributing to collections that were begun by our organization's founders. As a result, the National Willa Cather Center houses the earliest Cather collections and continues to add to its growing collection of letters, photographs, artwork, and personal items, which we make available to scholars and researchers.
Ardis Yost’s Chocolate Sheet Cake & Frosting
January 27, 2021
This easy recipe yields a rich and delicious chocolate cake in no time.
Leroy Maruhn - Our Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year
January 6, 2021
Because of the generosity of new volunteer Leroy Maruhn, we were able to get much accomplished in 2020 at our historic sites.