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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

… Image Image Mary Vaughan On Why She Joined the Cather Legacy Society July 21, 2021 Those who have been … the events. When asked recently to reflect on her long-time support of the Willa Cather Foundation and why she has … National Willa Cather Center.” A landscape painting titled Prairie Vista that was donated following a 2004 artist …
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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

… becoming a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Cather left the vast landscape of the midwest for NYC. While working as …
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2021 Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year: Angela Duca

… Volunteer of the Year: Angela Duca March 8, 2022 The National Willa Cather Center is delighted to announce that Angela Duca has …
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There Is No Willa Cather National Heritage Area

… public letter to Willa Cather Foundation executive director Ashley Olson on Wednesday, Governor Ricketts expressed his … potential feasibility of this project in the region. Olson is one of thirteen volunteer committee members of …
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Couple Donates Beloved Allan Tubach Painting

… or her life and work, please contact Executive Director, Ashley Olson at (402) 746-2653 or by email at aolson@willacather.org …
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In Memoriam: Lucia Woods Lindley (1937-2020) — Friend, Photographer, and Philanthropist

… effort with her friend and Cather scholar Bernice Slote. Ashley Olson, executive director, initially met Woods Lindley at a … everyone involved to take things to the next level,” Olson added. “I have missed her phone calls, complete with …
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Meet Joanna Blitch: Illustrator of Special Edition of Youth and the Bright Medusa

… say the image of Paul burying his boutonniere, from "Paul's Case." I loved combining the details—the suit, the fingers, …
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Member Spotlight: Meet Frank Markley

… course on regional writers; Willa Cather’s “Paul’s Case” and One of Ours were among the assigned readings. In …
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