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Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains

… dozens of blossoms. They made a golden ribbon across the prairie. Occasionally one of the horses would tear off with … , he remembers the story of Mormon settlers, scattering seeds along their trail so others could follow their path to … in areas where hot, dry weather has killed or stunted prairie grasses. Under better conditions, the prairie …
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Student and Educator Scholarships for 2020

… Image Student and Educator Scholarships for 2020 August 28, 2019 As a young college … High school students can apply for one or all of the four scholarships we offer to seniors who will major either in … about our scholarship opportunities, please visit the " Scholarships " page on our website. You can also contact our …
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Sites Manager Position Open

… Sites Manager Position Open July 23, 2019 The Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) seeks a highly-organized, … and grounds. These properties include the National Willa Cather Center (30,000 square feet); the Red Cloud …
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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 … processes while here, his current work is inspired by Willa Cather's writings and the land which she loved. His … and imagine what it was like in those days. The land, the prairie, the vegetation and isolated homesteads, and the …
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Call for Submissions: Creative Works Inspired by My Ántonia

… Ántonia February 27, 2018 Sarah Orne Jewett once wrote to Willa Cather that “the thing that teases the mind over and over … each of its 2018 issues to this iconic work, to its living appeal, and to its inexhaustibility as a leading …
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Marking the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice

… As the world remembers the end of the Great War, we at the Willa Cather Foundation would like to share—again— Telling War …
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Meet Intern William Kelly

… at the Burlington Depot, beginning to read through Willa Cather’s work, and exploring the prairie and rural environs. Where are you from, what are your interests, and what brought you to the Willa Cather Foundation? My upbringing split time between Omaha, …
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Suicide Grave

… Image Suicide Grave The former location of the Mr. Shimerda's suicide grave in My Antonia …
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Newly Appointed Board Members Announced

… Newly Appointed Board Members Announced January 9, 2018 The Willa Cather Foundation, along with a global community of scholars … and lovers of classic American literature, recognize that Willa Cather’s work is as appreciated and globally relevant …
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Celebrating 100 Years of My Ántonia

… Image Celebrating 100 Years of My Ántonia October 13, 2017 “Here at Last is an American Novel”: Celebrating 100 Years of My Ántonia 63rd annual Willa Cather Spring Conference Red … | May 31–June 2, 2018 When critic Randolph Bourne heralded My Ántonia as the arrival of the “American novel,” in 1918, …
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