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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration

… charitable donations, please contact executive director, Ashley Olson, at aolson@willacather.org or (402) 746-4892. NOTE: Archival …
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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

… Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center June 3, 2017 On June 3rd, nearly 300 guests gathered in our Red Cloud … restoration and adaptive reuse of the historic Moon Block building in Red Cloud, Nebraska. The project was made … of scholars, students, and readers young and old.” Public tours led by members of the Willa Cather Foundation Board of …
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Nationwide Ántonia Scholarship Opportunity

… Scholarship Opportunity August 21, 2017 The Willa Cather Foundation is pleased to announce that a permanent endowment … Ashley Olson, executive director of the Willa Cather Foundation said. “This scholarship fund is particularly … meaningful because it will enable us to expand our reach to support students outside of our headquarters here in …
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Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation

… Image Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation January 23, 2019 After a several decades-long … sites and approximately 8,000 Cather related archival and museum artifacts, returns to local control the largest single … Willa Cather Center will remain a primary location to learn about and research one of America's most iconic writers. …
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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

… guided town tour of Cather’s Red Cloud. Executive Director, Ashley Olson, remarked that donors like Bernie and Nancy Picchi are … a major gift to the Willa Cather Foundation, please contact Ashley Olson, Executive Director, at aolson@willacather.org …
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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, … and Ardis James Foundation also makes annual gifts to support operation of the National Willa Cather Center — a … to Ralph James and Cathy James Paglia for their long-time support and for this important investment.” Ardis (Butler) …
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Mary Vaughan On Why She Joined the Cather Legacy Society

… as both validation and inspiration. Executive Director, Ashley Olson, noted, “Mary’s decades of support and her ensuing … like more information about doing so, please contact :  Ashley Olson, Executive Director, at 402-746-2653 or …
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