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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

… or her writing that you wish to donate, please contact Tracy Tucker, Education Director & Archivist, at ttucker@willacather.org or (402) 746-2653. …
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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!

… 2020 Despite the staffing difficulties created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Willa Cather Center was able to … As a high school student, Braxton was required to read My Ántonia, and he became interested in how the book’s time …
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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

… has retired from a career in education law. Both avid Willa Cather enthusiasts, the Andersons have traveled to various settings around North America that appear in Willa Cather’s novels. They recently spent time in Red Cloud where … at a beautiful October sunset on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. You recently visited Red Cloud. What brought you …
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Webster County Sixth Grader MaKenna Karr Celebrates Antonette Willa Skupa Turner

… County Sixth Grader MaKenna Karr Celebrates Antonette Willa Skupa Turner September 25, 2019 Some kids growing up … may not know who Antonette Turner is, and they may not know about Turner’s grandmother, Anna Pavelka, either. But … Fair. As the granddaughter of the woman who inspired Willa Cather’s most famous character, Turner provides young people …
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Now Booking School and Group Tours For the Fall

… Image Image Now Booking School and Group Tours For the Fall July 31, 2019 Summer is in full-swing … for schools or groups who want to learn more about Willa Cather and the town that inspired so much of her writing. … known locally as the “Dane Church), and the George Cather Home. Autumn is a great time for a Country Tour due to the …
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