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Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift

… were all taken, so I looked and said, ‘Well, I did read My Ántonia a few years ago and liked it a lot,’” Harris … Willa Cather Review ,  Cather Studies , and editing the scholarly edition of  One of Ours.  “She was a first-rate …
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Emily Caroline Cather's Trunk

… the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center for analysis in 2023. Object stabilization and preservation will cost $9,500.  … their migration. Like the character she inspired in  My Ántonia , Emily Caroline Smith Cather moved to Nebraska from …
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Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead

… County, near Bladen, Nebraska, the farmstead served as the setting for the final scenes of My Ántonia . Anna Sadilek … was the inspiration for Ántonia Shimerda, arguably Willa Cather's most famous character and the namesake for her 1918 … Invitation to the welcome reception. Commemorative exhibit bookmark.   Set of notecards featuring illustrations by …
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Abbie Loomis looks to protect Cather sites that offer profound understanding of the immigrant experience

… alive for people.” This work of the Foundation is of vital importance to Loomis, who allocated a multi-year campaign …
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Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home

… also in general, being able to empower themselves and have careers and show that it can be done; it’s inspiring,” she …
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A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society

… I earned 25 cents,” says Wade. “Honestly, it taught me the importance of supporting in a financial way the things you …
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Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift

… Cather’s writing for the first time. “Like many students, my entry [to Cather] was  My Ántonia ,” Kohout said. “It just spoke to me. Her writing … Spring Conference , an event she first attended in 2013.  “I love the fact that it’s just scholarly enough to …
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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources

… 9, 2025 The collections and archives at the National Willa Cather Center have always, since our founding, played a … to collections, we recognize that there's something special about a personal visit to the archives, where the documents …
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Cather Legacy Society

… Legacy Society   A comprehensive estate plan takes into account the people, places, and causes you care about. …
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School Field Trips

… for the first time, or taking a deep dive into the world of My Ántonia or O Pioneers! , students and educators will gain …
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