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Couple Donates Beloved Allan Tubach Painting

… and being in the setting 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 Keene, a member of our Board of Governors, and Tubach himself helped to facilitate … the eventual Collier donation to the Willa Cather Foundation. When first approached, Collier wasn't yet ready …
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Volunteer Profiles: Don & Teri Theobald

… Image Volunteer Profiles: Don & Teri Theobald November 4, 2020 Don and Teri Theobald live in one of the Willa … favorite Willa Cather novels? The Song of the Lark and  My Antonia .   If you were to tell someone who had never visited …
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Newly Conserved Artwork Returns

… original W.T. Benda illustration for Willa Cather’s novel My Ántonia , lovingly presented to a friend. The inscription, … 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 of …
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Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!

… 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

… Image Educator & Student Opportunities this Spring February 18, 2020 Spring is a perfect time to bring students to … sites both in town and in the country. Students reading My Ántonia or learning about Nebraska history will benefit from …
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Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators

… Image Image Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators February 7, 2020 … Cloud—Our unique small town on the prairie and meet Willa Cather, Nebraska’s foremost citizen and author of O … land as Willa Cather would have known it Explore scenic country roads or take a Cather " Country Tour " of outlying …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson

… attic room just as she described it, as Thea’s room in The Song of the Lark , allowed us to envision her ensconced there in her own …
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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 it …
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Now Booking School and Group Tours For the Fall

… 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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