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Conservation of Willa Cather's Attic Bedroom Wallpaper

Image Conservation of Willa Cather's Attic Bedroom Wallpaper Flowers in her "Rose Bower" March 4, 2024 SUPPORT THIS PROJECT As part of the 2019 collections and buildings transfer between History Nebraska and the Willa Cather Foundation, the Gerald R. Ford …

Posted: 07/02/2019

Last Updated: 09/29/2025

Abbie Loomis looks to protect Cather sites that offer profound understanding of the immigrant experience

… when she discovered Willa Cather. Her mother was a voracious reader, and My Ántonia was among the Cather books on her … all winter. I want them to feel that and not to just think about it as some out-there story. History doesn’t mean much … project, and then joined the Cather Legacy Society to support future maintenance at the site through a planned …

Posted: 09/08/2023

Last Updated: 09/29/2025

Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home

Image Image Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home March 6, 2023 It was a chance roadtrip with her father after college that first interested Jaydene Miner Drew in her Nebraska family history. Her father, James Hugh …

Posted: 03/06/2023

Last Updated: 09/29/2025

A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society

… Image A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society July 13, 2016 “ I feel blessed that … to a trip to Egypt in 2015, they made sure that the Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was included in their estate plans. … they’ve enjoyed, whether it’s the historic buildings, the prairie, or the Opera House. “It has brought a lot to us as …

Posted: 07/13/2016

Last Updated: 09/29/2025

Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift

… Legacy Gift September 6, 2024 During the Willa Cather Spring Conference, Sharon Kohout always makes time to say hello to … and visitors can experience the same engaging tours, conferences, and seminars that she has. “The Willa Cather …

Posted: 09/10/2024

Last Updated: 09/29/2025

Retired Teacher Leaves Unexpected Gift to the Willa Cather Foundation

… Retired Teacher Leaves Unexpected Gift to the Willa Cather Foundation April 10, 2025 Ask Loren Johnson’s former … kindness and compassion. In fact, Johnson cared so deeply about others that he rarely shared much about his own life … said Pedroza, a retired theology professor. “He made all of us perform and develop at our best. There were at least a …

Posted: 04/10/2025

Last Updated: 09/29/2025

Conference Sponsorship

Image Jane Smiley, 2025 keynote speaker Conference Sponsorship The first weekend in June, historians, scholars, and fans of Willa Cather nation-wide convene in Red Cloud for the annual Willa Cather Spring Conference . As one of our country's storied …

Posted: 01/17/2023

Last Updated: 09/29/2025