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MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner

… and Education Specialist Rachel Olsen. This event came about from Karr’s summer 4-H project, the idea to share a … she said. As part of its mission, the Willa Cather Foundation helps support K-12 educational initiatives by … about our Educational Resources or contact our education staff for information on curriculum, scholarships, research, …
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Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection Returns to Red Cloud

… Cloud February 28, 2019 On February 28, 2019, Willa Cather Foundation staff members accepted a special delivery as History … cousin, Kyd Clutter. Additional archival items include about two hundred letters written by Cather to friends and …
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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 … of Nancy’s interest in historic preservation and her husband Bernie’s career in investment research analysis, … making a major gift to the Willa Cather Foundation, please contact Ashley Olson, Executive Director, at …
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NEH Awards $50,000 Covid Relief Grant for Digitizing Collections

… and reopen sites, facilities, and programs. The Willa Cather Foundation received $50,000 toward the ongoing tour … website. Efforts will focus on digitization and online gallery creation featuring approximately 1,200 historic photos of Willa Cather, her friends and family, and early Red Cloud. Documents related to Red …
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2021 Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year: Angela Duca

… reviewed every page and compiled chronological files of the materials, has rehoused and reorganized several … will, eventually, enable us to digitize and search these files. Tracy added: "It's also nice to have Angela work with …
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Career Opportunity for a Program Associate

… events at the National Willa Cather Center and Red Cloud Opera House. The Program Associate works closely and … and professionally  The ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team A life-long learner who …
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National Willa Cather Center Meets Challenges, Enters Final Campaign Stage

… pledges to establish the National Willa Cather Center at Red Cloud, fulfilling a challenge grant deadline of June 30, … restoration will also provide a greatly enhanced base of operations for the Willa Cather Foundation through an …
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National Willa Cather Center Meets Challenges, Enters Final Campaign Stage

… Image National Willa Cather Center Meets Challenges, Enters Final Campaign Stage … Built just three years after Willa Cather and her family moved to the area, the "Moon Block" would become a … Willa Cather Foundation through an expanded bookstore, art gallery, and backstage facilities for the adjacent Red Cloud …
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