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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 the …
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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

… by the Willa Cather Foundation and the University of Nebraska - Lincoln Set in the ancestral home of the Cather …
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Jane Renner Hood Joins Cather Legacy Society

… children, education and the environment. Upon returning to Nebraska from Chicago and becoming director of Humanities Nebraska, she began visiting Red Cloud and decided that the … said: “The Cather Foundation, in collaboration with other Nebraska organizations, is involved in the restoration and …
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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

… Cather’s uncle and aunt, the first Cathers to settle in Nebraska in 1873. The Willa Cather Foundation’s collection …
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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 took place in Bladen, Nebraska, on November 4 and 5 . Nebraska Tourism Serves …
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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 will take place in Bladen, Nebraska, November 4 and 5 . Nebraska Tourism Serves brings …
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2016 Scholarship Recipients

… Each of the four recipients, having graduated from a Nebraska high school in May, delivered an original essay on …
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