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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

… at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center June 3, 2017 On June 3rd, nearly 300 guests gathered in our Red … 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

… 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

… to have cared for these important properties for the last forty years. The Willa Cather Foundation is an excellent … is especially beloved because of Cather’s preserved bedroom under the eaves where she did her first writing and where …
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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

… parents’ passions and their inherent love of Nebraska. Ashley Olson, Executive Director of the National Willa Cather …
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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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Safeguarding the Windows at Grace Episcopal Church

… charitable donations, please contact executive director, Ashley Olson, at aolson@willacather.org or (402) 746-4892. A special thanks to …
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Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing

… is such a creative way to celebrate her work,” said Ashley Olson, executive director of the National Willa Cather …
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