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Our Final Ántonia Story!

… Image Our Final Ántonia Story! December 31, 2018 As we began celebrating the …
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Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House

… Second Home once provided Cather with a nurturing and encouraging atmosphere in which to work, while Red Cloud and … described this house as the Ferguesson family home in her final short story, "The Best Years." Over the years, the … called Black Hawk for the town in Cather's novel,  My Ántonia . The room has its own ADA- accessible entrance and …
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Support

… and given new life as the National Willa Cather Center. Become a Member Shop Become a Member Become a Member Make A Donation Make A …
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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 …
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Cather Legacy Society

… takes into account the people, places, and causes you care about. Joining the Cather Legacy Society is an excellent way … further our mission. A planned gift to the Willa Cather Foundation can provide you or your estate with significant … insurance policy. No matter how you choose to give, our staff can help guide you through the process as you fulfill …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… in the centenary year of her Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours . Live viewing parties were held at the Nebraska … .” This novel and others set in Nebraska, including My Ántonia and A Lost Lady, helped to establish Cather’s career … for Statuary Hall, and I'm thrilled that Nebraska will finally have a literary heroine representing our state in …
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Organization History

… intertwined with Cather’s fictional worlds. Bennett’s 1951 biography  The World of Willa Cather  is still widely used …
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