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Schoolhouse Enters Portfolio of Historic Structures

… Yost School – formerly the North Star School, District 81, pictured here prior to its recent relocation Schoolhouse … would later become fixtures in her literature, including  My Ántonia ,  One of Ours , and “The Best Years.” When repair …
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Serena's Album

… herself “Wm. Cather M.D.” This entry by Serena’s classmate Willa Cather was first published in 1951 in The World of … the 19th-century German Gustav Lange, whose popular light works such as “Edelweiss” and “Blumenlied” would certainly … the coming school year; Adella L. Hurlbutt would have had teaching responsibilities as well. She was one of the two …
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Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… inspired the Pulitzer Prize winner’s influential writings. LEARN MORE National Willa Cather Center A cultural oasis on … events and performances throughout the year. Our Special Collections & Archives hold some of the priceless treasures of a literary …
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Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections of materials related to the life and works of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather. Our … children, as well as some unidentified people. Diplomas and teaching certificates, commencement program for Roscoe and …
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Amy Balmanno

… Image Amy Balmanno Fresno, CA Amy Balmanno is a great-great-granddaughter of Anna and John … up in California and spent many summers in Blue Hill with my great-grandmother, Antonette Pavelka Kort. When she first read My Ántonia as a teenager, Cather's novel helped her envision …
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Amy L. Springer

… Image Amy L. Springer Red Cloud, Nebraska Originally from New Orleans, Amy Springer first came to Red Cloud as a Willa Cather … American Authors" course, where I was first enchanted by My Antonia and its enduring sense of place, and deep …
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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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Book a Guest Speaker for Your Group

… use the booking form to request a date. Presentation Topics My Ántonia : The Story of An American Novel Death Comes for the … Book” Willa Cather and the American Frontier: Exploring My Ántonia and Death Comes for the Archbishop Willa Cather: …
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Willa Cather, American Voice

… | 4 - 5pm ET Salmagundi Club 47 5th Avenue New York , NY 10003 United States Register for Event On Friday, March 6, … a series of groundbreaking novels, including O Pioneers! , My Ántonia , One of Ours , The Professor’s House , and Death …
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Home for the Holidays

… Tuesday, Nov 25, 2025 | 4 - 5pm Saturday, Dec 20, 2025 | 11am - 12pm Saturday, Dec 20, 2025 | 1 - 2pm Saturday, Dec … depictions turn up in novels and short stories such as My Ántonia and "The Burglar's Christmas." She likely carried …
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