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Ashley Olson Receives Mildred Bennett Award

… Landmark. Past Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors member Dr. Steve Shively, who was in attendance at the … is significant. I was honored to work with Ashley as a member of the board for many years, and I realize how … to our organization's mission not only inspires board members, staff, and volunteers, but also strengthens our …
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Ashley Olson

… Image Ashley Olson Executive Director Ashley Olson has been a member of the National Willa Cather …
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An Interview with Ashley Olson, Executive Director of the Willa Cather Foundation

… with Ashley Olson, Executive Director of the Willa Cather Foundation December 16, 2022 Ashley Olson has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2008 and has served as the organization's … I’ve stayed here because the organization was intentional about creating leadership opportunities that aligned with my …
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Executive Director Ashley Olson to be Honored as "Fundraiser of the Year" by Nebraska AFP

… Image Executive Director Ashley Olson to be Honored as "Fundraiser of the Year" by Nebraska AFP December 7, 2019 Ashley Olson, Executive Director of the Willa Cather …
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Red Cloud Opera House Sponsorship Opportunities

… Red Cloud Opera House Sponsorship Opportunities Willa Cather believed … and 90,000 individuals who engage with the National Willa Cather Center online and through social media.  Sponsor …
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The National Willa Cather Center Receives 2025 Rising Star Award

… president awards Rising Star Award to Executive Director Ashley Olson The National Willa Cather Center Receives 2025 Rising …
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Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift

… & Mark Madigan at the Cather Seminar in Paris in 2007 Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift Inspired by Decades of … Edith Wharton were all taken, so I looked and said, ‘Well, I did read My Ántonia a few years ago and liked it a … World War I African American U.S. Army infantry regiment known as the Harlem Hellfighters.  On September 3, he took …
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Conservation of Willa Cather's Attic Bedroom Wallpaper

… efforts, please contact development coordinator Ashley Olson at aolson@willacather.org or (402) 746-2653. You may also donate …
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Abbie Loomis looks to protect Cather sites that offer profound understanding of the immigrant experience

… Willa Cather. Her mother was a voracious reader, and My Ántonia was among the Cather books on her shelf the day … read. Since then she’s continued to read Cather, but it’s My Ántonia that she revisits every few years.  “Once I found …
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Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home

… generation in the J.L. Miner House, or the Harling House in My Ántonia . He was the grandson of the home’s namesake and … Sherwood and Irene Miner Weisz, to whom Cather dedicated My Ántonia . After graduating from Red Cloud High School, … history and reading Cather to learn more. “It was really My Ántonia that started it all,” she said. “Being able to …
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