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Rachel Olsen

… Image Rachel Olsen Director of Education & Engagement Rachel Olsen joined the Willa Cather Foundation as a tour guide in …
Posted: 01/06/2023
Last Updated: 02/22/2024

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

Staff

… Abbi Detlefsen Education & Program Associate Email Alisa Chiplaski Facilities Associate Email Jamie Adam Engagement & …
Posted: 01/06/2023
Last Updated: 07/01/2026

Echoes of the Archbishop

… please contact director of education and engagement Rachel Olsen at rolsen@willacather.org What's Included Your registration …
Posted: 08/29/2025
Last Updated: 04/03/2026

Internships

… author Willa Cather and preserving the historical settings and archival material associated with her life and … understanding and appreciation of the life, times, settings, and work of Willa Cather through education, …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/17/2026

Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains

… Nebraska historian Bill Hayes discusses the issue of slavery in the U.S. during the 1850s and the controversy … their journey north to freedom. Willa Cather's final novel Sapphira and the Slave Girl (1940) depicts a similarly harrowing journey, basing …
Posted: 01/28/2026
Last Updated: 02/10/2026

Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources

… to "Guess the Gadget" and put their decoding skills to the test in "Letter Detective" by transcribing a short note, …
Posted: 07/29/2024
Last Updated: 09/09/2025

Short Stories

… please contact director of education and engagement Rachel Olsen, at  rolsen@willacather.org .  As always, the Willa Cather …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/27/2025

School Field Trips

… Not sure how to get started planning your visit? Contact Rachel Olsen, director of education and engagement at rolsen@willacather.org to help you schedule your field trip. …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/14/2025

70th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… that are free and open to the public. Download the Mobile App   Access the Schedule “But finally, it all comes back to … in the the life and work of Willa Cather    Ecocritical approaches, especially in relation to land ethics and … more than 500 words should describe papers or presentations approximately twenty minutes long. Innovative formats are …
Posted: 07/01/2024
Last Updated: 06/23/2025

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