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Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation

… be transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation on January 24, 2019. The properties were given to the State of Nebraska … that she selected and purchased still remains. The Ántonia Farmhouse (the Pavelka Farmstead) , about 15 miles … Red Cloud. Anna Pavelka was the inspiration for the novel  My Ántonia,  published in 1918. Cather had visited the …
Posted: 01/18/2019
Last Updated: 07/11/2022

Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!

… As a high school student, Braxton was required to read My Ántonia, and he became interested in how the book’s time …
Posted: 06/25/2020
Last Updated: 07/01/2020

Membership

Membership Members Make It Happen Willa Cather Foundation members enjoy many benefits including, a free guided tour of the  Cather historic sites , subscription to the  Willa Cather Review , bookstore discounts, Cather merchandise, discounts on …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 04/27/2026

71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Myth, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250 Spring Conference Thursday, Jun 4 - Saturday, Jun 6, 2026 | All day … Cloud , NE 68970 United States Register The Willa Cather Spring Conference returns with the theme "Memory, Myth, and …
Posted: 08/20/2025
Last Updated: 04/23/2026

Timothy W. Bintrim

… rent for all but five of those years. He is passionate about the mission of the Foundation because he felt she provided an academic community when he …
Posted: 02/12/2025
Last Updated: 04/14/2026

Country Tour

… Image The Divide Country Tour "As I looked about me I felt that the …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/06/2026

Homegrown Art and Poetry with Jewel Rodgers

… Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026 | 6 - 8pm CT Red Cloud Opera House 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States Join us for an evening of art, poetry, and community! Part of her … an ASL interpreter, or any other accommodations, please contact our Visitor Services Coordinator, Nick Powers, at …
Posted: 03/24/2026
Last Updated: 04/06/2026

Welcome New Board Members

… at age twelve when his grandmother loaned him a copy of  A Lost Lady . “I grew up in the midst of Catherland and, as a …
Posted: 04/02/2026
Last Updated: 04/02/2026

Remembering Jennifer Hein

… of members, Jennifer had quickly emerged as an enthusiastic supporter of preservation and education … central to understanding the American experience. A generous bequest left to benefit the Cather Center reflected … Foundation as a beneficiary in your estate plans, please contact Ashley Olson, Executive Director, at …
Posted: 04/02/2026
Last Updated: 04/02/2026

Serena's Album

… gives it as her home — was essentially a post office in search of a town, established in 1882 by Mr. Keifer and … University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities; The University of Nebraska Press; … Cather Foundation with the assistance of Kari Ronning, a research professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

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