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Nothing But Land: Willa Cather and Indigenous Writers

… in writing exercises that incorporate selections from My Ántonia as well as work by Thomas C. Gannon and … with late 19th century settlement culture.  Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by the … to take part in a shared reading experience with a focus on My Ántonia and its reputation as a most “American novel.” …
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Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up

… it do, Or do without. This week, the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery opens the traveling exhibit Thrift Style , a … contributions of Great Plains communities. In the first place, diet and cookery, the foundation of life, were …
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Antonette Willa Skupa Turner Scholarship

… for both Anton and Ántonia Shimerda in Cather's novel  My Ántonia  and Anton and Mary Rosicky in Cather's short …
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Leslie & Helen R. Wilson Memorial Scholarship

Leslie & Helen R. Wilson Memorial Scholarship Due April 20 - Annually About the Scholarship / Eligibility The purpose of the Leslie A. and Helen R. Wilson Memorial Scholarship is to provide financial assistance to residents of Webster County (Nebraska) …
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Norma Ross Walter Scholarship

… 2005: Alicia Dallman, Franklin  2006: Sarah Chambers, Palmyra  2007: Justine McMullin, Leigh  2008: Kirsten Block, …
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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 assistance to a graduating senior at Red Cloud High School with plans to attend …
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Annotations from the Archives: A Lost Lady Debuts

… of A Lost Lady Image A Lost Lady Opens Annotations from the Archives: A Lost Lady Debuts January 6, 2025 January 6, … around to liking her. Though the film itself is lost, the archives at the National Willa Cather Center houses a copy …
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An Evening With Willa Cather

… ( My Ántonia ,  One of Ours ,  The Professor’s House ,  Death Comes for the Archbishop ) set a new standard in American literature. This …
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Guided Seasonal Tour

… Image Guided Seasonal Tour Ántonia's Black Hawk Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was … We Live" theme. The novel is set in Black Hawk, Nebraska, a town Willa Cather modeled after her childhood hometown of Red Cloud. More than that, Cather's memorable …
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Cather Sesquicentennial

… The National Endowment for the Humanities Big Read of My Ántonia : September 1, 2024-June 30, 2025 — Programs and … p.m. ET • Readings by actors Mary Stuart Masterson and Jeremy Davison, with musical performances by Hailey McAvoy …
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