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Bequest Goes to Support Historic Round Barns

Farm Week (Sept. 19) – A University of Illinois graduate’s multi-million-dollar gift will ensure the care of three historic round barns. At her death Nov. 18, 2024, Leah Jane Wightman honored her connection to her upbringing on a Douglas County Illinois farm. She left an estate valued at $10 million to name and sustain the three historic round barns at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine.

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