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National Willa Cather Center Scholarship

… National Willa Cather Center Scholarship Due May 1 ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP / ELIGIBILITY The purpose of the National Willa Cather Center Scholarship is to provide financial … Cather’s writing made an impression, or detail the value of living in a rural community in which the Red Cloud Opera …
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Leslie & Helen R. Wilson Memorial Scholarship

… Nebraska he and Helen M. Reiher were married February 9, 1923, at her parents home near Red Cloud, Nebraska. They lived … #27 school, graduated from Red Cloud High School in 1913 and taught District #26 one year before attending the … Walter Scholarship Antonette Willa Skupa Turner Scholarship Ántonia Scholarship Leslie & Helen R. Wilson Memorial …
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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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For Students

For Students For Students The National Willa Cather Center seeks to support students of varying ages through internships and scholarships.  The Humanities Internship at the NWCC offers an experiential learning opportunity for an advanced undergraduate or …
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One-Day Bus Tour to the National Willa Cather Center

… explore other historic sites and landscapes connected to My Ántonia . Saturday, September 19, 2026 Registration Options …
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All Aboard! West-Bound Trains in American Culture

… Culture ! When the railroad opened in Red Cloud in 1878, the fortunes of the town were forever changed. Our … two-story section of the depot, constructed in 1897, is the building Cather was familiar with during her last years in … Guests are invited to view the exhibit as part of a guided tour. About the tour …
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Willa Cather: An American Voice

… Image Willa Cather: An American Voice Special Events Sunday, Jun 28, 2026 | 3 - 4:30pm ET Spencertown … remarks by Peter Cipkowski , President of the Willa Cather Foundation , a professor at University of California, Los …
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Reading Willa Cather

… O Pioneers! ,  My Ántonia ,  One of Ours ,  The Professor’s House , and  Death Comes for the Archbishop  — helped shape … MN. Em has been rooted in the Twin Cities for the past decade. Originally from the Chicagoland area, they … A New Brain , Follies ; Frank Theatre: The Threepenny Opera , Cabaret ; James Sewell Ballet: Nutcracker (not so) …
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Country Tour

… in it, the whole country seemed somehow, to be running."  — My Ántonia The Country Tour highlights twenty historic sites … of the Webster County countryside, including settings from  My Ántonia, O Pioneers!, One of Ours,  short stories …
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Schoolhouse Enters Portfolio of Historic Structures

… Its period objects—from student desks and blackboards to maps, lamps, and a school bell—will help bring history to …
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