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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 since …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a part-time tour guide before becoming our first education coordinator … aspect of your new role? Does that include community building in and around Red Cloud and, if so, what are you …
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Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains
… with art and history! Nebraska historian Bill Hayes discusses the issue of slavery in the U.S. during the 1850s and … at the National Willa Cather Center's Red Cloud Opera House Gallery is made possible with the support of the Baldwin … Nebraska Arts Council, and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. About the Speaker Bill Hayes grew up in the historic town of …
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71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
… Image Willa Cather at Bowdoin College Memory, Myth, and Meaning: Cather … Jun 4 - Saturday, Jun 6, 2026 | All day CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 … Politics and power Aesthetics and symbolism America in the world Environment and geography American mythmaking Cather …
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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 … sites All taxes, tips, and gratuities for tour guides and housekeeping We encourage participants to organize dinners … Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather The Professor’s House, by Willa Cather. Regardless of edition, read “Tom …
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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources
Image Teachers and students examine primary sources Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources September 9, 2025 The collections and archives at the National Willa Cather Center have always, since our founding, played a critical role in …
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Short Stories
Short Stories If you are an educator and would like to contribute a lesson plan or activity based on teaching Willa Cather in your classroom, please contact director of education and engagement Rachel Olsen, at rolsen@willacather.org . As always, the …
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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. …
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70th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
… Image Cather's House: Examining Built and Natural Environments in … as well as the return of the popular star-gazing on the prairie program that evening. Pulitzer Prize winner Jane … musical commissioned by Theater Latté Da in Minneapolis. Learn more about the Kilbanes Purchase performance tickets …
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NWCC Launches NEH-Funded Digital Projects
… onsite in Red Cloud, Tucker and education coordinator Rachel Olsen were able to focus on creating the photographs, … "We've thought of this as the first phase," said Olsen, who hopes to connect with teachers who would like to …
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