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Rachel Olsen

… English teacher, she enjoys developing activities and content designed to preserve Cather’s rich literary history. …
Posted: 01/06/2023
Last Updated: 02/22/2024

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. …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/07/2023

Staff

… Email Jamie Adam Engagement & Events Associate Email Get Involved Support Our Work The Willa Cather Foundation is …
Posted: 01/06/2023
Last Updated: 07/16/2026

Echoes of the Archbishop

… as part of this year's immersion package! Our time together will be hosted by the Inn of the Governors, located … November 10th before making our way to Santa Fe. If you can get to Acoma, we've got the rest covered!  Want to get a head start on reading Cather before the trip? Add our …
Posted: 08/29/2025
Last Updated: 04/03/2026

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   …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/17/2026

Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains

… 1850s and the controversy surrounding the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and how the issue affected people moving to the … to freedom and traveled roughly 2,000 miles to visit actual sites, cities, and places that freedom-seekers passed … Civil War! If you would like to bring students, please contact Director of Education and Engagement Rachel Olsen at …
Posted: 01/28/2026
Last Updated: 02/10/2026

Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources

… collections rotate through our historic sites, providing context and helping readers, teachers, and students to imagine … archives are open to anyone with research interest—and that includes students who might be making their very first … is easy to adapt to older students and to specific Cather texts; in this example from our WCPM Collection, Cather …
Posted: 07/29/2024
Last Updated: 09/09/2025

Short Stories

… to dusk without perceiving a shadow of change in one's environment." A Wagner Matinée Instructional Support "Paul's …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/27/2025

School Field Trips

… Willa Cather . Browse the current exhibit on display in the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery. Take part in an archival learning activity. During …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/14/2025

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 United States The deadline to register … musical storytelling.   Attendees are also encouraged to visit, We're Still Here: American Indian Spirit in the …
Posted: 07/01/2024
Last Updated: 06/23/2025

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