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Welcome to the home of Willa Cather

… Faulkner and Wharton. Life & Literature Recent News Shop Books & Gifts The Willa Cather Foundation is a … Sites Historic Sites Reader Resources Reader Resources Plan Your Visit Plan Your Visit Cather's Writings Cather's … 7, 2023), the Willa Cather Childhood Home reopened for guided tours after a 16-month restoration. This National …
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Discover

… Writers For Teachers For Teachers For Students For Students Get Involved Support Our Work The Willa Cather Foundation is a …
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The Willa Cather Foundation

… Image The Willa Cather Foundation dba the National Willa Cather Center The Willa Cather Foundation—formerly the … Historic Landmark; Publication of the  Willa Cather Review ,  a peer-reviewed journal that offers a …
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Unseen & Underfoot: The Hidden Diversity of the Plains

… Prairie A special science exhibition in the West Atrium Art Gallery Monday, Mar 17 - Saturday, May 17, 2025 | All day … alongside the habitats in which they were collected. Featured sites include the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and Willa Cather's Childhood Home in Red Cloud, as well as several other prairie sites, photographed …
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Artist Karen Thurlow on Place and Memory

… in this county. Thank you to everyone at the National Willa Cather Center for allowing me to show my art in the town … much of my growing up years"  —Karen Thurlow Tell us a bit about your relationship to Webster County and your family …
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National Willa Cather Center Hours & Directions

… (70 miles north of Red Cloud) The airport offers Budget and Thrifty car rental services. Take South Highway 281 … northeast of Red Cloud) The Lincoln airport offers Avis, Budget, Hertz, National, Alamo, and Enterprise rental car … to K 181 North, and continue north into Red Cloud. Get Involved Support Our Work The Willa Cather Foundation is a …
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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist

… Parks or the University of Nebraska. Nick has been with the Willa Cather Foundation since January 2022 and is currently … to get better at the Prairie Tour, particularly talking about the plants and animals that live on the prairie. I …
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Press Room

… that follow for contact information, buzz about Cather, her ongoing relevance, links to our social media, … her life. A self-made woman, Cather wrote about the homestead experience; the settlement and growth of middle … Programs and services include regular guided  historic site tours , conservation of the 612-acre Willa Cather Memorial …
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Organization History

… Image Organization History Advancing Her Legacy The Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was founded in 1955 by a group of … Bennett became fascinated by people, events, and historic sites in and around Red Cloud and Webster County that had …
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A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society

… Image A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society July 13, 2016 “ I feel blessed that … of supporting in a financial way the things you care about.” Considering this, it’s not surprising that when … prior to a trip to Egypt in 2015, they made sure that the Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was included in their estate …
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