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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… enjoyed lectures by Willa Cather scholars, toured each of our historic sites , had a tour of our … heartland, the prairie, and one of its charming small towns—a step back in time with an amazing author center and … at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud! Our town and country tours, Willa Cather Memorial Prairie visit, …
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Now Booking School and Group Tours For the Fall

… Image Image Now Booking School and Group Tours For the Fall July 31, 2019 Summer is in full-swing … or groups who want to learn more about Willa Cather and the town that inspired so much of her writing. Here at the … My Ántonia ? If so, our 7-Building Tour throughout the town will enrich student engagement with the novel and their …
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Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains

… Image Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains August 28, 2019 “The road ran about like a wild thing, avoiding the deep … nodding in time to his bites as he ate down toward them.” — My Ántonia When Jim Burden recalls the legend of “the …
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Student and Educator Scholarships for 2020

… Student and Educator Scholarships for 2020 August 28, 2019 As a young college student, Willa Cather’s academic path … Willa Cather Foundation awards each year. Furthermore, our Ántonia Scholarship, named for Cather’s most famous literary …
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2019 Artist-in-Residence, Richard Dickson, On What Inspires His Rural Photography

… photographer, has been in residence with the National Willa Cather Center since early July to photograph the landscapes … - September 30, 2019). We recently asked him some questions about his photography and his summer residency. Tell us a …
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Meet Intern William Kelly

… Image Meet Intern William Kelly June 26, 2019 It is both refreshing and encouraging to have young and … and what brought you to the Willa Cather Foundation? My upbringing split time between Omaha, Nebraska, and … of the Lark . So after that, I’ll move on to the famed My Ántonia . I try to take my reading out to the Willa Cather …
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Suicide Grave

… Shimerda's suicide grave in My Antonia  was described by Willa Cather as a little island of tall red grass. Francis … the fields were under fence, and the roads no longer ran about like wild things, but followed the surveyed …
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Free Events happening at the 62nd Annual Spring Conference

… at the 62nd Annual Spring Conference May 24, 2017 The Willa Cather Foundation hosts their 62nd annual Spring Conference … Burlington Depot. Author Ann Satterthwaite joins us to talk about her book, Local Glories: Opera Houses on Main Street, …
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Ecotourism on the Great Plains: Red Cloud Workshop

… wild places. The workshop, put on in conjunction with the Willa Cather Foundation, will be held at Red Cloud Opera House, … of a project funded by the Rural Futures Institute. More about the project here: http://visittheprairie.com …
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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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