National Willa Cather Center News

Watch for pollinators on summer wildflowers among our magnificent 612 acre prairie landscape — in person or virtually!

Learn more about our awesome summer interns! From left: Audrey Smith, Patrick O’Neil, & Korryn Plantenberg.

A magnificent legacy gift that will assist with the creation of Hotel Garber.

Artist Tim Youd on his artistic process and time in Red Cloud retyping The Song of the Lark.

Boutique clothier Lingua Franca and Nebraskan Rachel Hruska MacPherson give back to the Willa Cather Foundation.

A happy accident of the archives leads to a great discovery!

Teachers! Apply for our inaugural National Willa Cather Teacher Institute this July — applications due April 30!

The Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year Award is presented each year to an outstanding and dedicated volunteer.

In an effort to better serve our members and the Cather community, we are conducting a brief survey (nineteen questions) of our readers. We would like to ask you a few questions about your experience of this publication. Your responses are confidential, and you will not be identified in the survey results. Please be open and honest with your feedback as this will help us with our future planning. If you have questions about the survey, please contact Education Director Tracy Tucker at the email listed below.