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Our Final Ántonia Story!

… Image Our Final Ántonia Story! December 31, 2018 As we began celebrating the …
Posted: 09/06/2018
Last Updated: 07/11/2022

Serena's Album

… Serena's Album Loading Serena's Album Rediscovering Serena’s Album In February 1887, Serena White … in Superior, Nebraska, Serena went to school in nearby Red Cloud in 1888-1889. There was much visiting back and forth … C. Tinkham’s home town of Homer, Illinois was an important location for this family. Serena’s mother Lora White, her …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Support

… a Member Become a Member Make A Donation Make A Donation Planned Giving Planned Giving Charitable IRA Rollover Charitable IRA …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 03/31/2026

Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House

… Image Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House " I am not exaggerating, … guest rooms and two-and-a-half baths.  Book Now on Airbnb About the Guest House Image The Cather Second Home is a … rug evoke what Alexandra Bergson may have had in her own prairie farmhouse. Cozy and low-ceiled, as Willa Cather …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead

… A new permanent exhibit "We turned to leave the cave; Ántonia and I went up the stairs first, and the children … Nebraska, the farmstead served as the setting for the final scenes of My Ántonia . Anna Sadilek Pavelka was the … the twentieth century.  While the site is open for guided tours, it remains a hollow space. This reinterpretation will …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

Cather Legacy Society

… to the Foundation Why a Bequest?  This simple method of remembering the Willa Cather Foundation assures that some … the Immigrant Experience Abbie Loomis first discovered My Ántonia as a teenager and has been reading her mother's copy …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 08/19/2025

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 … not find them. And so I wrote O Pioneers! .” This novel and others set in Nebraska, including My Ántonia and A Lost …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 06/24/2024

Organization History

… Organization History Advancing Her Legacy The Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was founded in 1955 by a group of local … expand educational outreach, and establish an endowment to support long-term preservation of the historic sites. … Potter Block into Hotel Garber. The campaign also aims to support the addition of collections and program staff, …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/25/2023

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