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… Support Support the NWCC Located in Cather’s childhood hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, the … that was fully restored and given new life as the National Willa Cather Center. Become a Member Shop Become a Member … to donate it to a nonprofit within a year. The Willa Cather Foundation is continuing to work alongside stakeholders in …
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The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber
… building to its original splendor. A third flood that was lost to fire in 1961 was reconstructed in 2023, helping to … models for Mrs. and Captain Forrester in Willa Cather’s A Lost Lady . Silas was a founder of Red Cloud and a two term …
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Planning Underway for Hotel Garber
… the historic Potter-Wright building next door to the Willa Cather Foundation’s Farmers and Merchants Bank, the hotel … and historic sites, the town, the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and other scenic places Cather loved. The design … donations and equity investments. To learn more or to help support the project, please contact Executive Director, …
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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration
… and restore the original interior features Retrofit the building with new electrical and mechanical equipment prior … was completed by Carson Stone & Supply of Omaha using 3D scanning technology to replicate the intricate engraving … also involved the replication of two slender sandstone tourelles that once flanked the tower upward to the cornice …
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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi
… husband Bernie’s career in investment research analysis, Foundation founder Mildred Bennett appealed to Nancy to … My Ántonia . With continued encouragement by Foundation staff, Nancy and Bernie agreed to purchase the house after … “I feel so fortunate that Mildred Bennett shared her dreams about what the Cather Foundation should and could become …
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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 … 1971 Fall Newsletter, Vol. 15 : "Restoration," page 2 1983 Literary Issue, Vol. 27 : "Grace Church, Red Cloud: A 'True …
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In Memoriam: Lucia Woods Lindley (1937-2020) — Friend, Photographer, and Philanthropist
… and Philanthropist December 29, 2020 The Willa Cather Foundation has lost a dear friend and supporter in Lucia … Spring Conference over a decade ago: “What first struck me about Lucia was her sophistication and charm; she was also very astute.” As a former member of the WCF Board of Governors, Woods Lindley encouraged the Foundation …
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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 …
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New Collection of Letters
… Florance is one of several possible prototypes for Cather's Lucy Gayheart, making the addition of these letters especially …
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