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Ashley Olson

… Image Ashley Olson Executive Director Ashley Olson has been a member of the National Willa Cather …
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An Interview with Ashley Olson, Executive Director of the Willa Cather Foundation

… Image An Interview with Ashley Olson, Executive Director of the Willa Cather Foundation December 16, 2022 Ashley Olson has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation …
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Executive Director Ashley Olson to be Honored as "Fundraiser of the Year" by Nebraska AFP

… Image Executive Director Ashley Olson to be Honored as "Fundraiser of the Year" by Nebraska AFP December 7, 2019 Ashley Olson, Executive Director of the Willa Cather …
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Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift

… a beverage with Bob Thacker & Mark Madigan at the Cather Seminar in Paris in 2007 Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy … to study Cather on a variety of topics, presenting at conferences and seminars, contributing to the  Willa Cather … 1987, and he’s traveled across the country and abroad for International Willa Cather Seminars. “The Cather group was …
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Conservation of Willa Cather's Attic Bedroom Wallpaper

… Image Conservation of Willa Cather's Attic Bedroom Wallpaper Flowers in her "Rose Bower" … transfer between History Nebraska and the Willa Cather Foundation, the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center provided …
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Abbie Loomis looks to protect Cather sites that offer profound understanding of the immigrant experience

… when she discovered Willa Cather. Her mother was a voracious reader, and My Ántonia was among the Cather books on her … of books,” Loomis said. “When you’re in high school you just read a book and think, oh that’s a good book, I love it; … Foundation as a beneficiary in your estate plans, please contact Ashley Olson, Executive Director, at …
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Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home

… from New York to Las Vegas for work and had stopped in Red Cloud to see the town where he’d spent summers as a child. … in Las Vegas to make the return trip, and he insisted they visit again so that she could see the town associated with …
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A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society

… small town in Nebraska that can claim one of the most famous authors in the world, so I’m happy to have the … of supporting in a financial way the things you care about.” Considering this, it’s not surprising that when … or would like more information about doing so, please contact Ashley Olson, Executive Director, at 402-746-2653 or …
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Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift

… Image Kohout at Willa Cather's grave in Jaffrey, NH Image Viewing Cather's … Nebraska. Kohout grew up in Texas, but each summer she visited her mother’s family in Lincoln, Nebraska. She has … stop there. She has attended the Willa Cather Foundation’s immersive weekend in Taos, New Mexico , and this summer …
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Retired Teacher Leaves Unexpected Gift to the Willa Cather Foundation

… Image Loren Johnson Retired Teacher Leaves Unexpected Gift to the Willa Cather … a connection with people around him. Always going to visit folks. Great listener and willing to give advice… if … Cather Foundation began in 2004, following a trip to Red Cloud, Nebraska for the Willa Cather Spring Conference. And …
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