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Meet Intern William Kelly

… Image Meet Intern William Kelly June 26, 2019 It is both refreshing and encouraging to have young and … and what brought you to the Willa Cather Foundation? My upbringing split time between Omaha, Nebraska, and … of the Lark . So after that, I’ll move on to the famed My Ántonia . I try to take my reading out to the Willa Cather …
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St. Juliana Falconieri Catholic Church

… Church It was here that Annie Pavelka, the prototype for Ántonia, baptized her baby and later married. The building, erected in 1883 and used until 1903, later became a residential home. Visitors will notice …
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Suicide Grave

… The former location of the Mr. Shimerda's suicide grave in My Antonia  was described by Willa Cather as a little island … prototype for Mr. Shimerda, committed suicide in February 1881 and was buried on his own farm, near the cross-roads. … and in all that country it was the spot most dear to me.” — My Antonia Country Tour United States …
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Cather Symposium: Ireland

… Image Cather Symposium: Ireland October 13, 2017 Cather Symposium: Ireland June 28–July 1, 2018 … Cather family, and taking place during the centennial of My Ántonia , the symposium will explore themes deeply resonant …
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Jane Renner Hood Joins Cather Legacy Society

… Jane Renner Hood Joins Cather Legacy Society January 23, 2017 Like her parents and grandparents before her, Jane Renner … to mind a class at Creighton University in which reading My Ántonia helps foster understanding of the modern wave of …
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Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder Joins Cather Legacy Society

… Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder Joins Cather Legacy Society May 24, 2017 Reflecting back on her first Spring Conference many years … This is what scholars should do with knowledge. Part of my response was also due to Red Cloud itself and the … that experience, however, Ryder was assigned the reading of My Antonia in 8 th grade. Something in the text spoke to …
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Seeking Volunteers & Part-time Staff

… Seeking Volunteers & Part-time Staff March 2, 2017 That is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great.” – My Ántonia Over 8,000 visitors from forty states and five …
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National Willa Cather Center to Offer New Opportunities

… Image National Willa Cather Center to Offer New Opportunities August 12, 2016 As …
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Pavelka Farm Served as 4th Tourism Serves Site

… Farm Served as 4th Tourism Serves Site December 20, 2016 Nebraska Tourism’s fourth Nebraska Tourism Serves project … provided part of the setting for Cather's beloved novel, My Ántonia . Over forty volunteers that assisted with the …
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Pavelka Farmstead Selected As Tourism Serves Site

… Farmstead Selected As Tourism Serves Site October 20, 2016 Nebraska Tourism’s fourth Nebraska Tourism Serves project … provided part of the setting for Cather's beloved novel, My Ántonia . Those assisting with the cleanup will do a number …
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