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Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center

… National Willa Cather Center, a public museum, archive, and arts and cultural center. The facility, which will be … feet of space that includes a public museum, state-of-the art archive, research center, classroom, expanded bookstore and art gallery, dressing rooms and backstage facilities for the Red …
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Support the Willa Cather Birthplace Fund

… Image Willa Cather's birthplace, a rural farmhouse in the Shenandoah … its stabilization and preservation. In October 2025, she donated the birthplace property to Willa Cather's Virginia , … and promotion of Cather's Virginia legacy. The Willa Cather Foundation is proud to be working collaboratively with Willa …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway Set to … to Benefit Ongoing Preservation Efforts! Donate Now The Willa Cather Childhood Home is a national treasure, one of … family. A modest one-and-a-half story frame house, the Willa Cather Childhood Home was Cather’s residence between …
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Laura Bush Announces the Willa Cather Campaign for the Future

… the campaign is being announced just one year after History Nebraska, a state agency, transferred ownership of six … The state had owned the properties since 1978, but History Nebraska and the Foundation had operated the site together … noted, “The marvelous thing about going to Red Cloud, Nebraska, is you can walk right into Willa Cather’s world. …
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Ken Burns Announces Creation of National Willa Cather Center

… will be located in Cather's childhood home of Red Cloud, Nebraska, will provide almost 20,000 square feet of space … grant offered by the Peter Kiewit Foundation of Omaha, Nebraska, the Willa Cather Foundation must raise $132,000 by …
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National Willa Cather Center Meets Challenges, Enters Final Campaign Stage

… June 30, 2014 from the Peter Kiewit Foundation of Omaha, Nebraska, as well as meeting a grant requirement of the … the country. Once complete, the Center will become a great Nebraska destination and provide an incredible tribute to … (CDBG) in the Tourism Development Category through the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED). …
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National Willa Cather Center Meets Challenges, Enters Final Campaign Stage

… of June 30, 2014 from the Peter Kiewit Foundation of Omaha, Nebraska, as well as meeting a grant requirement of the … the country. Once complete, the Center will become a great Nebraska destination and provide an incredible tribute to … (CDBG) in the Tourism Development Category through the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED). …
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Conservation of Willa Cather's Attic Bedroom Wallpaper

… efforts, please contact development coordinator Ashley Olson at aolson@willacather.org or (402) 746-2653. You may also donate …
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Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment

… Image Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment February 19, 2021 … enthusiasts from across the country who visit the National Willa Cather Center can look forward to new experiences—in …
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A Special Challenge Grant Opportunity

… be received by December 31. Thank you! DONATE This year the Cather Center proudly completed a nationwide “Big Read” of … and book clubs. Together, we sparked conversations about Indigenous peoples, the American frontier, the … experience, and the power of historical reflection through Willa Cather’s prose.  Our work doesn’t stop here. With your …
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