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Couple Donates Beloved Allan Tubach Painting

… Image Couple Donates Beloved Allan Tubach Painting December 16, 2020 A recent gift of the painting Willa’s Windows , by … for several of her classic novels about prairie life. My favorites are My Ántonia and The Song of the Lark .” A few years ago, Ruth …
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Volunteer Profiles: Don & Teri Theobald

… favorite Willa Cather novels? The Song of the Lark and  My Antonia .   If you were to tell someone who had never …
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Newly Conserved Artwork Returns

… Image Image Newly Conserved Artwork Returns October 21, 2020 Through the generosity of several of our longtime … original W.T. Benda illustration for Willa Cather’s novel My Ántonia , lovingly presented to a friend. The inscription, …
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J.L. Miner House

… Image J.L. Miner House Built in 1878, the Miner house is one of the finest historic homes in … wrote to Carrie regularly throughout her life, and her book My Ántonia is dedicated "To Carrie and Irene Miner, In memory …
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Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!

… Image Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely! June 25, 2020 Despite …
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Educator & Student Opportunities this Spring

… in town and in the country. Students reading My Ántonia or learning about Nebraska history will benefit from visiting … we are circulating an Educator Needs Assessment survey to learn more about how we can better serve teachers and … for our Ántonia and Antonette Willa Skupa Turner scholarships is Thursday, February 28th. You can find …
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Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators

… Nebraska’s foremost citizen and author of O Pioneers! , My Ántonia & Death Comes for the Archbishop   ❧ Willa Cather … meal—for your timeframe. Basic tour packages are $10 per person or $25 per person (including a boxed lunch, …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson

… Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson December 8, 2019 Jerry and Susan Anderson live in the Des Moines, Iowa … immigrant stock; Cather’s books about that time—like My Àntonia and O Pioneers! and One of Ours— allow us … we could picture the place where much of the early part of My Àntonia takes place. That was really fun, and we think it …
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Webster County Sixth Grader MaKenna Karr Celebrates Antonette Willa Skupa Turner

… Celebrates Antonette Willa Skupa Turner September 25, 2019 Some kids growing up in Webster County, Nebraska, may not … history, and Karr recognized this after reading a copy of My Ántonia given to her by her own grandmother. “I loved that …
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Now Booking School and Group Tours For the Fall

… Image Now Booking School and Group Tours For the Fall July 31, 2019 Summer is in full-swing here in rural Nebraska, but … any size. Is your high school class writing an essay about My Ántonia ? If so, our 7-Building Tour throughout the town …
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