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Scott Kirby's Main Street Souvenirs

… of Kirby’s program will feature Red Cloud and the National Willa Cather Center, photos and stories of the town, and the … ties that weave the region together. Kirby will also donate an original watercolor painting of the town and will …
Posted: 12/10/2025
Last Updated: 03/23/2026

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 …
Posted: 11/06/2024
Last Updated: 10/23/2025

The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber

… exhibit,  Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud , about the history of the community and its intersections with Willa Cather’s life and art.   The facility will help achieve … enjoy the museum, the historic sites, the town, the Cather Prairie, and other scenic places Cather loved. An …
Posted: 08/24/2023
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

Planning Underway for Hotel Garber

… in the historic Potter-Wright building next door to the Willa Cather Foundation’s Farmers and Merchants Bank, the hotel … Jarrod McCartney, at jmccartney@redcloudnebraska.com. To donate online, please click here . …
Posted: 09/23/2020
Last Updated: 09/23/2022

Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration

… Red Cloud’s offices before being purchased in 1959 by the Willa Cather Foundation. Following efforts to convert the building … like to support the rehabilitation of the bank, please donate online or mail your gift to the Willa Cather …
Posted: 08/16/2021
Last Updated: 07/19/2022

Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi

… a major gift to our Campaign for the Future   with a generous pledge of $50,000 that was issued as a challenge prior to … career in investment research analysis, Foundation founder Mildred Bennett appealed to Nancy to purchase the J. L. … “I feel so fortunate that Mildred Bennett shared her dreams about what the Cather Foundation should and could become …
Posted: 10/19/2020
Last Updated: 07/11/2022

Safeguarding the Windows at Grace Episcopal Church

… or click on images in the sidebar to enlarge. When the Willa Cather Foundation was gifted the Grace Episcopal Church by … like to support the rehabilitation of the church, please donate online or mail your gift to the Willa Cather …
Posted: 12/16/2021
Last Updated: 07/11/2022

In Memoriam: Lucia Woods Lindley (1937-2020) — Friend, Photographer, and Philanthropist

… Photographer, and Philanthropist December 29, 2020 The Willa Cather Foundation has lost a dear friend and supporter in … in Lucia’s memory. If you are so inclined, you may donate here .  OBITUARIES in The New York Times : LUCIA …
Posted: 12/29/2020
Last Updated: 12/30/2020

Virtual Birthday Party

… Image Virtual Birthday Party November 21, 2012 Join the Willa Cather Foundation as we celebrate the birthday of one of the … go toward support of our ongoing educational programming. Donate Now …
Posted: 09/15/2014
Last Updated: 02/16/2015

New Collection of Letters

… Image New Collection of Letters December 15, 2014 Our growing collection of … of letters written to Sidney and Beatrix Mizer Florance. A childhood friend of Cather who later studied music in … twenty-five letters, cards, and notes reveal their long friendship and their shared interest in music. Spanning more …
Posted: 12/23/2014
Last Updated: 12/23/2014

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