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Albertinis Become Charter Members of Legacy Society

… one of the annual gatherings since that time. “I first read My Ántonia as a sophomore in high school, and Cather has been … from his Cather class to Red Cloud, typically departing at 4:00 a.m. and returning around midnight. “The students saw …
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2015 Scholarships Awarded

… School. Educator Scholarship recipients were Brother Jeremy Dominc of Necedah, Wisconsin, who teaches junior high and … Since 1987, the Willa Cather Foundation has awarded over 45 scholarships totaling more than $156,000 through the … Shimerda Cuzak, the major character in Cather’s novel My Ántonia . The scholarship winners and the Willa Cather …
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Willa Cather 2012 Reading Challenge

… Pioneers! (1913) March: The Song of the Lark (1915) April: My Ántonia (1918) May: One of Ours (1922) June: A Lost Lady … Gayheart (1935) December: Sapphira and the Slave Girl (1940) CLICK HERE to purchase one or more of the novels. CLICK …
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Cather Homestead

… location of the Cather homestead—the Burden homestead in My Ántonia . Willa Cather came here in 1883. Even then she was … was the complete dome of heaven, all there was of it.” — My Ántonia Country Tour United States …
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Catherton Cemetery

… Ann Caroline Cather, Willa's grandparents—the Burdens in My Ántonia . "The moonlight silvered the long billowy grass …
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Murphy Grave

… given by J. L. Miner, prototype for Christian Harling in My Ántonia , to be the Catholic Cemetery. Around 1904, most of the graves were moved to the Red Cloud Cemetery …
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Cloverton Cemetery

… are buried. Anna and John Pavelka are prototypes for Ántonia Shimerda Cuzak and Anton Cuzak of  My Antonia  and the Rosickys of "Neighbour Rosicky." Country …
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Special Offer: Cather Country Retreat

… Image Special Offer: Cather Country Retreat October 13, 2014 The Willa Cather … evening cabaret show with Mary Carrick; Saturday night lodging at the historic Cather Second Home; and two guided … Song of the Lark . Join us on Saturday, November 8th and visit one of the most famous villages in American …
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Small Town Big Dreams

… front that sloped down to the highroad." -- My Ántonia by Willa Cather The Hastings/Adams County Convention and Visitors … Nebraskans began from humble beginnings before achieving worldwide acclaim. Both families lived on farms before …
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Antonia's Accent

… over the first syllable in her memorable character's name — Ántonia — to indicate the greater stress that syllable would … the accent in our references to the character or to My Antonia. Some of these visitors will, with justification, … come in search of Antonia. If all references here were to Ántonia, visitors who come via Internet search engines would …
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