Guest Jane Nash, July 7, 2025 (#200)

Jane Nash, Mansfield, Massachusetts, takes center stage in this 1950s FUN CHAT as she traces the story of her German Jewish ancestry to Lincoln, NE when her mother, Hannah Gradwohl, Ames, IA, immigrated to the United States in 1936.

A treasure trove of over 1,500 family letters tells the story of the joys and tragedies of that eventful time and how those family values shaped her life.

Jane continues with her own personal story of the benefits of female friendships. Highly acclaimed NY Times author Jeffrey Zaslow, authored the award-winning book The Girls From Ames: A Story of Women and a 40-Year Friendship. This inspiring story salutes the valued friendships of Jane and her 10 best high school friends and the women they became.

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