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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 of … prototype for Mr. Shimerda, committed suicide in February 1881 and was buried on his own farm, near the cross-roads. …
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Free Events happening at the 62nd Annual Spring Conference

… 62nd Annual Spring Conference May 24, 2017 The Willa Cather Foundation hosts their 62nd annual Spring Conference June 1 … the result of a 2016 summer residency with the Willa Cather Foundation. Also on view will be Western Wonderlands: The … all exhibits are free and open to the public through the support of Humanities Nebraska, the Nebraska Arts Council, …
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Welcome, New Board Members!

… New Board Members! December 11, 2015 We at the Willa Cather Foundation are proud to work with a board that supports the organization’s mission as effectively as ours … president of the Nebraska Literary Heritage Association, a support group for the Jane Pope Geske Heritage Room of the …
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WoW Celebrates Anniversary of The Song of the Lark

… of The Song of the Lark July 14, 2015 The Willa Cather Foundation is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Willa … historic Red Cloud Opera House. On Friday, August 14, the Foundation will play host to the Platte Valley Astronomical … The performance will receive its Nebraska debut through support from the Giger Foundation and the Porter Family. The …
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Jorn Olsen Photography

… Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Art Gallery Monday, Mar 16, 2015 | 12am - Sunday, May 3, 2015 | … River to the vivid colors of an autumn sunset over the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, Olsen creates magnificent images of …
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Spring Conference: May 31-June 2, 2012

… May 31-June 2, 2012 May 16, 2011 The 57th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference and the one-day scholarly symposium … Cather's Poems, now in preparation, will be among the last volumes published in that series by the University of … be sent by February 15, 2012 to: Robert Thacker Canadian Studies Program St. Lawrence University Canton, New York …
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Writer's Workshop: May 17-20, 2012

… Workshop: May 17-20, 2012 October 26, 2011 When Willa Cather received the advice to write about the part of the … she knew best, she turned for inspiration to the Nebraska prairie that affected her youth. Each year, the Willa Cather Foundation is pleased to host a Prairie Writers' …
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2013 Spring Conference

… while." These words ring as true today as they did the day Cather penned them, 100 years ago. Our spring conference will celebrate the centennial of Cather's breakthrough novel O Pioneers! in which she "hit … The novel celebrates the transformation of the American prairies by European settlers and marks Cather's emergence …
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Catherton Cemetery

… Ann Caroline Cather, Willa's grandparents—the Burdens in My Ántonia . "The moonlight silvered the long billowy grass that …
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Small Town Big Dreams

… Small Town Big Dreams March 3, 2010 "On my way East I broke my journey at Hastings, in … in front that sloped down to the highroad." -- My Ántonia by Willa Cather The Hastings/Adams County Convention …
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