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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 … 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

… Image Jane Renner Hood Joins Cather Legacy Society January 23, 2017 Like her parents and grandparents before her, Jane … 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

… 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 … Executive Director, at aolson@willacather.org or 402-746-2653. …
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Seeking Volunteers & Part-time Staff

… 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

… and aunt, the first Cathers to settle in Nebraska in 1873. The Willa Cather Foundation’s collection also includes … original illustrations by W. T. Benda that appeared in My Ántonia , Cather family quilts, and Red Cloud Opera House …
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Pavelka Farm Served as 4th Tourism Serves Site

… provided part of the setting for Cather's beloved novel, My Ántonia . Over forty volunteers that assisted with the … prepare to celebrate the 100th publication anniversary of My Ántonia in 2018.” …
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Pavelka Farmstead Selected As Tourism Serves Site

… provided part of the setting for Cather's beloved novel, My Ántonia . Those assisting with the cleanup will do a number … tasks along the Cowboy Trail near Chadron, preparing the 321 mile trail for completion in the future. Thirdly, in …
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2016 Scholarship Recipients

… honors Pavelka, the prototype and inspiration for Ántonia Shimerda Cuzak, the eponymous character in Cather’s … contact Tracy Tucker, Education Director, at 402-746-2653 or ttucker@willacather.org. Application forms for 2017 are available online and annual deadlines are January 31 and February 28, respectively. …
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New Items Join our Collection

… collection are four of the original Benda illustrations to My Ántonia . These illustrations join two additional Benda … in the novel when it was released in 1918. The image of Ántonia driving cattle in a blizzard (shown to the right) is …
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