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Membership

… Membership Members Make It Happen Willa Cather Foundation members enjoy many benefits including, a … Cather Review Conservation of the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie Cultural events and exhibits at the National Willa … educations initiatives, and conserves a native prairie. Learn More About Our Mission …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 04/27/2026

Welcome to the home of Willa Cather

… Welcome to the home of Willa Cather Willa Cather Willa Cather is one of the most … Faulkner and Wharton. Life & Literature Recent News Shop Books & Gifts The Willa Cather Foundation is a … and humanities programs, and preservation of historical settings and archives, we serve as a vibrant memorial to …
Posted: 12/07/2022
Last Updated: 04/03/2026

The Willa Cather Foundation

… Image The Willa Cather Foundation dba the National Willa Cather Center The … and groups of all backgrounds, worldviews, and identities. Learning: We continuously learn and teach. Professionalism: … and conservation of the 612-acre  Willa Cather Memorial Prairie ; Coordination of an immersive summer teacher …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/06/2025

Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season!

… on several guided tours, including our new My Ántonia tour. Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season! Explore • … cities in Europe where I used to love to go . . ." -Willa Cather in a letter to Carrie Miner Sherwood While Willa … trip. We offer a variety of guided historic site tours, lodging, and events year round at the National Willa Cather …
Posted: 11/13/2024
Last Updated: 11/17/2024

Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa … Home Reopens A National Historic Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn … The town of Red Cloud and its prairie landscapes were settings in some of Cather’s most popular writings, …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 05/21/2024

Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… and engagement and, in this capacity, she will lead educational programing, site tour initiatives, and public … she is not getting to know visitors or working on educator resources, Rachel enjoys volunteering and spending time with … for meeting visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/07/2023

Museum Collections Associate Wanted!

… related to the care and preservation of our collections and archives. This person will be trained in the use of … and in the National Willa Cather Center exhibit spaces and archives. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Using …
Posted: 12/05/2022
Last Updated: 12/28/2022

Back to School and Back to Cather

… , as well as the new collections pages on our website, to learn about Willa Cather and Red Cloud. There are even … with our expert education staff on everything Willa Cather Resources for teaching Cather's texts (under the LEARN tab … this website) Updates of mini-lessons and activities on our Educational Resources page To students and educators we …
Posted: 08/16/2021
Last Updated: 07/19/2022

Meet our 2022 Summer Humanities Interns!

… Interns! June 15, 2022 This summer, the National Willa Cather Center, with support from the Nebraska Cather … our interns create will cover topics related to Cather’s novels, as well as sculptor and Creighton University … 2022. His favorite area of history is European medieval and early modern history, and he looks forward to learning and …
Posted: 06/15/2022
Last Updated: 07/19/2022

Autumn Offerings for Educators

… here, even if they can't actually be here," Rachel Olsen, Education Coordinator, said. "Whether you are teaching … this website) Zoom webinars for your class with our expert education staff on everything Willa Cather Resources for … important scholarship programs each year: Several  student scholarships , with different requirements and deadlines, …
Posted: 08/17/2020
Last Updated: 08/25/2020

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