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Rachel Olsen

… Director of Education & Engagement Rachel Olsen joined the Willa Cather Foundation as a tour guide in October 2017 and has … in Women’s Studies and was a full-time faculty member and writing center director at Oklahoma City Community College …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… oversees the Red Cloud Opera House season of events, plans conferences and seminars, and fosters relationships with … events and discussions coming together for our 68th annual Spring Conference, and the 18th Willa Cather International …
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Echoes of the Archbishop

… Cather’s Death Comes for the Archbishop and The Professor’s House , as well as a host of selected outside readings, in … include Death Comes for the Archbishop ; The Professor's House , edited by Melissa J. Homestead; Willa Cather and the … issue All taxes, tips, and gratuities for tour guides and housekeeping  We encourage participants to organize dinners …
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Internships

… at the NWCC should send a resume and letter of interest to Rachel Olsen (rolsen@willacather.org) by March 23, 2026. The letter … be directed to NWCC Director of Education and Engagement, Rachel Olsen, at rolsen@willcather.org   …
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Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains

… discusses the issue of slavery in the U.S. during the 1850s and the controversy surrounding the Kansas-Nebraska Act, … Railroad and how the movement became connected with the Great Plains. Hayes explores how the Underground Railroad … to attend and perfect for high school students studying American History prior to the Civil War! If you would like …
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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources

… by Willa Cather. Our Director of Education and Engagement, Rachel Olsen, can arrange for your class to take part in these activities; you can contact her at rolsen@willacather.org.   Image Area 4th graders try out …
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Short Stories

… please contact director of education and engagement Rachel Olsen, at  rolsen@willacather.org .  As always, the Willa Cather …
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School Field Trips

… School Field Trips Explore Cather's Childhood Home & More The National Willa Cather … or taking a deep dive into the world of My Ántonia or O Pioneers! , students and educators will gain new insights …
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70th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Image Cather's House: Examining Built and Natural Environments in … Featured Speaker Jane Smiley is the author of numerous novels, including A Thousand Acres , which was awarded the … Pulitzer Prize, The Last Hundred Years Trilogy: Some Luck , Early Warning , and Golden Age , Perestroika in Paris , and, …
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NWCC Launches NEH-Funded Digital Projects

… one. "The education team here at the NWCC felt strongly about using the time during our closure to move the … Bittersweet  exhibit, or take the self-guided town tour, as well as listening to audio clips and viewing collection … researchers and useful to the organization. "We've always known that there are treasures in our collection, and we're …
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