Katrina Nichols Trask
American
Kate Nichols Trask was a notable American author and philanthropist from New York. - AsNotedIn
Kate Nichols Trask was a notable American author and philanthropist from New York. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1881/00/00 | Financier Spencer Trask and his wife Katrina, a writer, acquire an estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. | Home | Yaddo, artists community | Saratoga Springs, NY | |||
| 1900/00/00 | Spencer and his Katrina Trask donate their fortune and estate to establish the Corporation of Yaddoa intending that Yaddo be a sanctuary for artists both men and women, few in number but chosen for their creative gifts. | Benefactor | Yaddo, artists community | Saratoga Springs, NY | |||
| 1912/00/00 | Katrina Trask awards the first Yaddo Medal, crafted by Tiffany and Company, to a student of the graduating class at Saratoga Springs High School who demonstrates academic achievement and character. | Benefactor | Saratoga Springs, NY | New York | |||
| 1921/02/06 | Katrina Nichols Trask, a widow, marries longtime family friend George Foster Peabody, her late husband's business partner. | Bride | Marriage of Katrina Trask and George Foster Peabody |
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