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The Cat Who Lived in the Museum

October 19, 2020

You are here –> 1960s-1970s It was a distinctly different time at Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate, the historic house museum… One highlight of visiting Ashland in the 1960s and ’70s was Gypsy the calico cat. She came to Ashland as a stray in 1962 when Director Lorraine Seay took her in.  Gypsy lived for … More The Cat Who Lived in the Museum

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The Cat Who Lived in the Museum

May 21, 2018

You are here –> 1960s-1970s It was a distinctly different time at Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate, historic house museum… One highlight of visiting Ashland in the 1960s and ’70s was Gypsy the cat. She came to Ashland in 1962 and lived for fourteen years in the mansion.  She became quite well-known and “people…are disappointed if … More The Cat Who Lived in the Museum

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