Historic Red Cloud
Posted by ovplyouth on September 19, 2007
The Cather Foundation in Red Cloud, Nebraska, received an important boost to its plans for the creation a Willa Cather archives. The Senate recently passed an appropriations bill that includes $1,000,000 for the foundation to restore historic buildings to their former 1800s condition and to assemble an archives devoted to to the author. Willa Cather, who won the Pulitzer for her book 1 of Ours and also wrote classics like O Pioneers!, moved to Red Cloud Nebraska in 1883 and later graduated from the University of Nebraska. Many of the people she met while growing up on the prairie served as inspiration for her novels. The Cather Foundation was established in 1955 through the efforts of a small, dedicated group of volunteers. If you are interested in the news story about the funding bill go to the Omaha Action 3 News site.
