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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

… and land records dating back to the Cather family’s residency in Virginia. When the National Willa Cather Center …
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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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2016 Scholarship Recipients

… Image 2016 Scholarship Recipients June 29, 2016 A springtime tradition, the Willa Cather Foundation is … honors Pavelka, the prototype and inspiration for Ántonia Shimerda Cuzak, the eponymous character in Cather’s …
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New Items Join our Collection

… Image Image Image New Items Join our Collection August 1, 2012 When Jim and Angela Southwick came to Red Cloud for … collection are four of the original Benda illustrations to My Ántonia . These illustrations join two additional Benda …
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