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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

… variations visible on the first page aren’t helpful in determining which parts of the entry might have been made at … traveling, May Clark prefers “The Cars.” This was a common term for railroad carriages; the very earliest automobiles …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Support

… research center, classroom, bookstore, art gallery, and performing arts center. The Center occupies Red Cloud’s … Cather loved about Webster County.   Contribute to this Campaign The Willa Cather Birthplace Support for Future Preservation Willa Cather's birth home, a rural …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 03/31/2026

Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House

… a shared half bathroom. Named after the Nebraska town in  O Pioneers! , the room is above the former kitchen with its …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead

… symbol in Cather’s work. More About the Project Image Key themes of the exhibit will include: The Conclusion of the … to those who are solely interested in Cather. Exhibit themes are explored with the inclusion of people of color, …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

Cather Legacy Society

… estate plan takes into account the people, places, and causes you care about. Joining the Cather Legacy Society is an … inspire others and provide financial security to enable us to engage in long-range planning. Your planned gift will … your philanthropic needs. If you have questions, please contact your financial advisors or Ashley Olson, Executive …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 08/19/2025

Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… .” This novel and others set in Nebraska, including My Ántonia and A Lost Lady, helped to establish Cather’s career … literature and correspondence remain the subject of scholarly inquiry. Her writing has been translated into more …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 06/24/2024

Organization History

… source work for Cather’s early years. In the early 1950s, Bennett gathered a small group of Red Cloud citizens, … of Governors. The group recognized Cather’s importance to American literature and Red Cloud’s unique potential to … noted:   In dedicating this Memorial to Willa Cather, great woman, great literary artist, who once was one of ours …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/25/2023

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