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Support the Willa Cather Foundation
… Support the Willa Cather Foundation The Impact of Your Gift … you make a financial contribution to the National Willa Cather Center, you become a partner in our many efforts to … Center; conservation of the 612-acre Willa Cather Memorial Prairie; and organization of educational programs such as …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 07/15/2024
Willa Cather Foundation Awarded Operations Support from Nebraska Arts Council
… Image Willa Cather Foundation Awarded Operations Support from Nebraska Arts Council June 16, 2021 The Willa … recalled, “But I am sorry that the old opera houses in the prairie towns are dark, because they really did give a …
Posted: 06/16/2021
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol
… Image Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Image Willa Cather statue representing Nebraska at National Statuary … sites were offered at 11:00 a.m., and 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. World renowned author Willa Cather spent her formative years …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 06/24/2024
Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa … her brilliant young mind to imagine the whole world. Cather later referred to it as her “rose-bower,” and she occupied … 150 Years of Willa Cather Perhaps best known for her novels My Ántonia , O Pioneers! and Death Comes for the …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 05/21/2024
Own A Piece of History: Willa Cather Sculpture
… Image Image Image Littleton Alston with his statue of Willa Cather at the U.S. Capitol—June 7, 2023 Own A Piece of History: Willa Cather Sculpture Signed by sculptor Littleton Alston June 7, … by the artist. Cather is portrayed hiking through the open prairie with a walking stick, wearing a brimmed hat and …
Posted: 06/01/2022
Last Updated: 05/07/2024
The Willa Cather Foundation
… and groups of all backgrounds, worldviews, and identities. Learning: We continuously learn and teach. Professionalism: We adhere to core … family, as well as other period pieces; Allocation of scholarships to high school students and graduate students …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/08/2024
Cather 150 Campaign: Advancing Her Legacy and Enriching Lives
… Cather 150 Campaign: Advancing Her Legacy and Enriching Lives Thanks to … National Willa Cather Center provide classroom resources for teachers, preserve historic sites associated with … and further advance Cather’s legacy for the benefit of future generations, we must also expand our annual budget. …
Posted: 11/06/2023
Last Updated: 01/11/2024
Willa Cather Biography
… of her own birthplace, rural northern Virginia, in Sapphira and the Slave Girl . In the mid-1930s, having returned to Nebraska from …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024
Reading Willa Cather: A Sesquicentennial Celebration
… The Library is pleased to partner with the National Willa Cather Center to commemorate Willa Cather’s 150th birthday. … a National Historic Landmark. Guided town, country, and prairie tours provide visitors with an immersive place-based … scholarship. Willa Cather’s legacy lives on thanks to the support of people across the country and abroad. Members …
Posted: 10/07/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023
Reading Willa Cather: A Sesquicentennial Celebration
… Image Willa Cather Image Join us at the Boston Athenaeum Special Events … Childhood Home, a National Historic Landmark. Guided town, country, and prairie tours provide visitors with an immersive place-based …
Posted: 10/07/2023
Last Updated: 10/07/2023