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Safeguarding the Windows at Grace Episcopal Church

… or click on images in the sidebar to enlarge. When the Willa Cather Foundation was gifted the Grace Episcopal Church by … like to support the rehabilitation of the church, please donate online or mail your gift to the Willa Cather …
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Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing

… Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing March 27, 2022 As part of their … Center. “We’re grateful to the Lingua Franca team for supporting our mission through this unique partnership.” "It … prose, while conjuring the mystic beauty of Nebraska’s prairies with hand-stitched embroidery and handmade …
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2021 Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year: Angela Duca

… Cather Pioneer Memorial, volunteers collected clippings and news about our work, our volunteers and staff, Cather … Red Cloud and Catherland and was first editor of the Cather newsletter. As the first President of the Board of Governors …
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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

… purchased Willa’s Windows in 2005. “I was at Allan’s house, and he knew I liked Willa Cather, and I said, 'Gee, I … and being in the setting for several of her classic novels about prairie life. My favorites are My Ántonia and The Song … of the Lark .” A few years ago, Ruth Keene, a member of our Board of Governors, and Tubach himself helped to facilitate …
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In Memoriam: Lucia Woods Lindley (1937-2020) — Friend, Photographer, and Philanthropist

… Photographer, and Philanthropist December 29, 2020 The Willa Cather Foundation has lost a dear friend and supporter in … in Lucia’s memory. If you are so inclined, you may donate here .  OBITUARIES in The New York Times : LUCIA …
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Meet Joanna Blitch: Illustrator of Special Edition of Youth and the Bright Medusa

… won us over immediately," said Executive Director Ashley Olson. "We were struck by the simplicity of the Sumi ink …
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Member Spotlight: Meet Frank Markley

… of our organization’s lifespan,” said Executive Director Ashley Olson. She added, “This long-term commitment to our mission …
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National Willa Cather Center Celebrates National Poetry Month

… been overlooked by readers,” commented executive director, Ashley Olson. “Like much of her fiction, Cather’s poetry provides …
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Request for Proposals: Willa Cather Book Illustration

… Tracy Tucker, Education Director — ttucker@willacather.org Ashley Olson, Executive Director — aolson@willacather.org 413 North Webster Street, Red Cloud, …
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