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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 … developing activities and content designed to preserve Cather’s rich literary history. In addition to supervising a …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… is identifying processes that we can adopt to make our work loads easier to manage, as well as developing more … cooking. If I can swing a book or two outside of my reading load for work, so much the better. …
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Echoes of the Archbishop

… Center on the morning of November 10th before making our way to Santa Fe. If you can get to Acoma, we've got the rest … their website. If you are registered for a shared or private room and plan to arrive early or leave late and want … registration options. Rates shown are per person.   Private Room: $1999 Shared Room: $1299 For the optional …
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Staff

… Staff The Willa Cather Foundation's programs and activities … members. Please browse the profiles below to learn more about our staff. Ashley Olson Executive Director Email Tracy … Email Get Involved Support Our Work The Willa Cather Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization …
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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

… - 2pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States Enjoy an afternoon filled … escaped to freedom and traveled roughly 2,000 miles to visit actual sites, cities, and places that freedom-seekers …
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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources

… collections rotate through our historic sites, providing context and helping readers, teachers, and students to imagine … is easy to adapt to older students and to specific Cather texts; in this example from our WCPM Collection, Cather … or another visual asset to relate it to a Cather text. This cartoon , though published thirty years before My …
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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 Center offers customizable experiences for … as weather and transportation permit. Walk the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie . Complete additional customized activities …
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70th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Jun 5 - Saturday, Jun 7, 2025 | All day CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 … a year-long celebration of Cather's 1918 novel as a title selected by the National Endowment for the Arts' 2024-2025 … young adults. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she has also received the PEN Center USA Lifetime …
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