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An Immersive Willa Cather Experience

… Image Walking on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie Image The Willa Cather Childhood … home to the windswept prairie that memorializes her, visitors of all ages and backgrounds are guaranteed to … prepaid package of $150 per adult and $100 per student — Lodging is booked separately. Please schedule your visit at …
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Jack F. Preis

… traveler of the Midwest and Great Plains. "I first read My Ántonia in college while, during my summers, I was working on a farm in Illinois. When I read …
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Reinterpreting the Burlington Depot

… uses the depot as a setting in many of her works, like My Ántonia , “The Sculptor’s Funeral,” Lucy Gayheart , and an … Depot ( thread on canvas). 100th anniversary copy of My Ántonia . $5,000 X X X X X X $2,500 X X X X X   $1,000 X …
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Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up

… Rationing Poster, United State Office of War Information, 1943 Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up February 7, 2025 … as different as bankers and Boy Scouts. It addressed myriad social problems from poverty and debt to the … Pavelka, the Webster County woman who was immortalized as Ántonia Shimerda in Cather’s novel My Ántonia , was locally …
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Group Tours

… Group Tours Welcome to the World of Willa Cather on the American Prairie Image A guided tour on the … Cather Memorial Prairie Experience Willa Cather's Red Cloud Visit Red Cloud—our unique small town on the prairie—and … escorts Complimentary bus parking Discount on group lodging in Red Cloud On-site tour coordinator Meals & …
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Antonette Willa Skupa Turner Scholarship

… and Annie Sadilek Pavelka, prototypes for both Anton and Ántonia Shimerda in Cather's novel  My Ántonia  and Anton and Mary Rosicky in Cather's short … Willa Skupa Turner Scholarship Application Past Winners 2013: Jordie Theye, Odell 2014: Abigail Feden, Papillon 2015: …
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Leslie & Helen R. Wilson Memorial Scholarship

… schedule to graduate in the upper one-third the high school class, and an active participant in his or her church and … and educators interested in introducing Cather in the classroom. Please browse the descriptions that follow for …
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Norma Ross Walter Scholarship

… Norma Ross Walter Scholarship Due January 31 About the Scholarship / Eligibility The purpose of the … 2005: Alicia Dallman, Franklin  2006: Sarah Chambers, Palmyra  2007: Justine McMullin, Leigh  2008: Kirsten Block, … Walter Scholarship Antonette Willa Skupa Turner Scholarship Ántonia Scholarship Leslie & Helen R. Wilson Memorial …
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National Willa Cather Center Scholarship

… or enrollment in a trade school or apprenticeship program. 3. Is able to demonstrate active participation in his or her … DEADLINE May 1 annually Download     Past Winners 2023: Brooks Armstrong, Red Cloud High School 2024: Avery … Walter Scholarship Antonette Willa Skupa Turner Scholarship Ántonia Scholarship Leslie & Helen R. Wilson Memorial …
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Guided Willa Cather Tours

… perfect 2-day itinerary. Learn More Guided Seasonal Tour Ántonia's Black Hawk This is a driving tour of four historic sites featured in Willa Cather's 1918 novel My Ántonia. Guests should have their own transportation and … is a National Historic Landmark that was restored in 2023. The accessible home is a short walk or drive from the …
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