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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.

Albertinis Become Charter Members of Legacy Society

Albertinis Become Charter Members of Legacy Society

Thursday, July 23, 2015
Dr. Virgil Albertini and his wife Dolores first visited Red Cloud in the 1970s on a road trip from Maryville, Missouri, over Thanksgiving break. During the visit, they...

2015 Scholarships Awarded

2015 Scholarships Awarded

Thursday, July 2, 2015
On June 5, the Willa Cather Foundation honored its 2015 scholarship recipients. In addition to awarding the Norma Ross Walter and Antonette Willa Skupa Turner scholarships, a...

Hundreds Attend National Willa Cather Center Groundbreaking

Hundreds Attend National Willa Cather Center Groundbreaking

Wednesday, July 1, 2015
As they placed their shovels in the dirt on June 5, leadership of the Willa Cather Foundation and acclaimed historian and guest Richard Norton Smith celebrated an important...

Willa Cather Historic Sites selected as a 2015 Nebraska Passport Destination

Willa Cather Historic Sites selected as a 2015 Nebraska Passport Destination

Wednesday, May 13, 2015
The Nebraska Tourism Commission presents the 80 featured stops in the 2015 Nebraska Passport Program. The Passport program encourages travelers to explore Nebraska, collect...

Career Opportunity for Heritage Tourism Development Director

Career Opportunity for Heritage Tourism Development Director

Thursday, March 26, 2015
The community of Red Cloud, including the Red Cloud Community Foundation Fund, the Willa Cather Foundation, the area Chamber of Commerce, the City of Red Cloud and others...

WCF Collection Grows

WCF Collection Grows

Thursday, February 12, 2015
As plans progress for the National Willa Cather Center and the new archival facility to be housed within it, additions to our archival collection continue to arrive through...

New Collection of Letters

New Collection of Letters

Monday, December 15, 2014
Our growing collection of Cather papers and objects was enhanced recently with the addition of The Beatrix "Trix" Mizer Florance and Sidney R. Florance Collection, a group of...

Celebrate Cather's Birthday!

Celebrate Cather's Birthday!

Monday, November 24, 2014
Willa Cather's 141st birthday is Sunday, December 7, 2014. As a way of celebrating her place in American culture and raising some financial support for her Foundation, would...

Initial Construction on National Willa Cather Center Begins

Initial Construction on National Willa Cather Center Begins

Tuesday, October 21, 2014
On October 9, 2014, phase one of construction began on the historic Moon Block building in downtown Red Cloud, Nebraska, which will become the National Willa Cather Center. "...

Great Plains Ecotourism Coalition

Great Plains Ecotourism Coalition

Monday, October 20, 2014
The Willa Cather Foundation is delighted to announce their membership in the Great Plains Ecotourism Coalition, beginning November 7. The coalition, a project of the Center...

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