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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration

… lobby Developing and installing new exhibits for the space About the building Construction of the Farmers and Merchants … and churches of the era throughout the United States. It includes a Colorado sandstone facade; intricately carved … at aolson@willacather.org or (402) 746-4892. NOTE: Archival images in the banner slide show are from the Willa Cather …
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Welcoming our new Executive Director

… Cather Foundation Board of Governors has announced that Ashley Olson, Associate Executive Director, will assume the … of Governors. "The Board of Governors is thrilled to have Ashley move into the role of Executive Director and we have …
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Final Phase of Cather Center Construction Underway

… various giving levels. For more information, please contact Ashley Olson, Executive Director at 866-731-7304 or aolson@willacather.org. …
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Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center

… the country contributed to the campaign. Executive Director Ashley Olson noted, “With the completion of this project, our rich …
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Nationwide Ántonia Scholarship Opportunity

… and study of Cather in high schools across the country,” Ashley Olson, executive director of the Willa Cather Foundation …
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Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation

… Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation January 23, 2019 After a several decades-long collaboration dedicated to … that she selected and purchased still remains. The Ántonia Farmhouse (the Pavelka Farmstead) , about 15 miles … Red Cloud. Anna Pavelka was the inspiration for the novel  My Ántonia,  published in 1918. Cather had visited the …
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Save America's Treasures Grant Awarded for Restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home

… said National Willa Cather Center Executive Director Ashley Olson. “We’re grateful to the Historic Preservation Fund and … (Smithsonian: Washington, D.C.); the restoration of the Olson House, the site of American artist Andrew Wyeth’s …
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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi

… Image Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi October 21, 2020 Long-time supporters Nancy and Bernie Picchi … L. Miner House, also known as the Harling House in Cather’s My Ántonia . With continued encouragement by Foundation staff, …
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Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment

… Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment February 19, 2021 Literature enthusiasts from across the country who … He has read all of the author’s books, but points to My Ántonia as a favorite. The National Willa Cather Center’s …
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Mary Vaughan On Why She Joined the Cather Legacy Society

… the presence of Mary Vaughan and her mother Evadne at Willa Cather Spring Conferences and International Seminars. … that Mary understood why people came together for the events. When asked recently to reflect on her long-time … Cather helps us all live a better life. It was true for my mother and me. It is still true, for me.” For all of us …
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