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Member Spotlight: Meet Frank Markley

… Cloud, Frank Markley has been a member of the Willa Cather Foundation for a staggering thirty-seven years. Markley … Willa Cather Foundation thanks Frank Markley for his loyal support. “Frank is among a small subset of members who have supported us for over half of our organization’s lifespan,” …
Posted: 04/30/2020
Last Updated: 05/07/2020

Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson

… and our ancestors must have experienced – the unbroken sea of grass stretching out to the horizon. Remarkably, we met the … Cather Center to install her amazing exhibit on native grasses . Her work opened our eyes to the incredible beauty …
Posted: 12/05/2019
Last Updated: 12/30/2019

Staff

… by a professional team of full- and part-time staff members. Please browse the profiles below to learn more … Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Sign Up For Our e-Newsletter Become a Member Become a Donor Become a Volunteer …
Posted: 01/06/2023
Last Updated: 07/01/2026

Welcome to the home of Willa Cather

Welcome to the home of Willa Cather Willa Cather Willa Cather is one of the most important American novelists of the first half of the twentieth century. Seen as a regional writer for decades after her passing in 1947, critics have increasingly identified …
Posted: 12/07/2022
Last Updated: 07/01/2026

Join Our Team

… and reporting; development communications; and event support. The Development Manager works closely with the ED … capital campaigns, and endowment (via major gifts and planned giving). As envisioned, the position will become a …
Posted: 09/07/2023
Last Updated: 06/18/2026

National Willa Cather Center Hours & Directions

… rental car companies. Take TI-70 East to K 181 North, which becomes US 281 North until reaching Red Cloud.  Manhattan … West, then turn right and go north on K 181; this highway becomes US 281 North and will bring you to Red Cloud.  … Prize-winning author. Sign Up For Our e-Newsletter Become a Member Become a Donor Become a Volunteer …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/29/2026

Membership

… Additionally, if you'll kindly let us know about your visit to the National Willa Cather Center in advance, we'll … ornament One free rental of the Cather Second Home Guest House Novelist ($2,500) X X X X X Poet ($1,000) X X X X   … at the National Willa Cather Center and the Red Cloud Opera House Supply of classroom resources to educators and …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 04/27/2026

Serena's Album

… Cather.” ) Albums like Serena’s gave their users — mostly young and mostly female — the opportunity to put on … and almost painful immediacy. It has a quality many readers have seen in Willa Cather’s work — human intimacies on the page, …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Support

… research center, classroom, bookstore, art gallery, and performing arts center. The Center occupies Red Cloud’s … Cather loved about Webster County.   Contribute to this Campaign The Willa Cather Birthplace Support for Future Preservation Willa Cather's birth home, a rural …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 03/31/2026

Cather Legacy Society

… Cather Legacy Society A Planned Gift With Lasting Impact Image Mary Vaughan: Why She Joined the Cather Legacy Society   A comprehensive estate plan takes … and generous bequest from Dr. Joseph D. ‘Joe’ Kyle. The news came from Dr. Kyle’s son, Alex Kyle, who shared that he …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 08/19/2025

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