Search Results

798 results found

The New Virginia Church

… this area. Because this was a Methodist church, the Cathers did not attend services here but instead went to the Baptist services held in the old Catherton schoolhouse farther north. Looking east of the New … Virginia Church, you see the site of the sod school house Willa Cather attended her first year in Nebraska. Country …
Posted:
Last Updated:

Bladen

… of the founder of the Lincoln State Journal and friend of Willa Cather, the town of Bladen boasts the home of G.P. Cather and his wife and the Bladen Opera House, where Anna …
Posted:
Last Updated:

Bladen Cemetery

… The Bladen Cemetery, just southeast of town, is where G.P. Cather, hero of One of Ours and Willa Cather's cousin, is buried. "He died believing his own …
Posted:
Last Updated:

Red Cloud, Nebraska

… literary standpoint, Red Cloud ranks as one of the most famous villages in American Literature." This is because Red … railroad town, and it is the mission of the Willa Cather Foundation to promote and assist in the development and … this beautiful, brick street town. Click here to learn more about Red Cloud. Click here to search past issues of the Red …
Posted:
Last Updated:

Celebrate Cather's Birthday!

… American culture and raising some financial support for her Foundation, would you consider hosting a party in her honor? … and the suggested donation. Invitations and publicity about the events will be provided by the Willa Cather … and a true birthday party complete with cake. Previously designed to celebrate Cather's birthday, we hope to …
Posted:
Last Updated:

New Collection of Letters

… Florance. A childhood friend of Cather who later studied music in Chicago, "Trix" Mizer Florance is one of several … this meaningful collection of letters to the Willa Cather Foundation. It seems only fitting they return to their … the care and study of these letters possible. Inquiries about the letters should be directed to Education Director, …
Posted:
Last Updated:

Great Plains Ecotourism Coalition

… Image Great Plains Ecotourism Coalition October 20, 2014 The Willa Cather Foundation is delighted to announce their membership … Park posters of the 1930s and will be available soon at the Cather Foundation bookstore. Other coalition partners …
Posted:
Last Updated:

Woodress Research Scholars Grant

… weeks, in order to conduct research on Willa Cather using Cather resources in Nebraska and at UNL. Applications … August 31, 2015. The Cather Project will assist with advice about travel, lodging, and a trip to the Willa Cather Foundation in Red Cloud, Nebraska (2 ½ hours away) to enable …
Posted:
Last Updated:

New Addition to the Archive

… Addition to the Archive October 20, 2014 The Willa Cather Foundation has recently received a fascinating letter as an … in one of those little western towns," Cather writes, "must, I think, have a very keen and definite feeling about it, but it almost hopeless to try to communicate it to …
Posted:
Last Updated:

Barbara and Kern Wisman of Jerusalem

… Barbara and Kern Wisman of Jerusalem December 11, 2009 Barbara and Kern Wisman of Jerusalem, Israel talk about their visit to the Willa Cather Foundation. For more information about Cather tours click …
Posted:
Last Updated: