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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Country Tour

… Image The Divide Country Tour "As I looked about me I felt that the …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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