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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration

… the rehabilitation of the bank, please donate online or mail your gift to the Willa Cather Foundation, 413 N. …
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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

… Image Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather … In addition to overseeing a growing archive of Cather letters and photographs, the addition of the Willa Cather … she did her first writing and where the wallpaper that she selected and purchased still remains. The Ántonia Farmhouse …
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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

… exceeding its initial goal with contributions totaling $123,270 to aid in the restoration of the Willa Cather Historic … and dining rooms, alongside additional efforts to seal the building envelope and restore the interior. Thanks to the … home is a permanent feature on the Foundation’s guided town tour of Cather’s Red Cloud. Executive Director, Ashley …
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Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment

… Image Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment February 19, 2021 … enthusiasts from across the country who visit the National Willa Cather Center can look forward to new experiences—in …
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Mary Vaughan On Why She Joined the Cather Legacy Society

… figures who shaped her as an artist, noting reading Lucy Gayheart changed her life as a little girl. Characters like Lucy and Thea Kronborg of The Song of the Lark shaped Mary’s …
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