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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

… Image Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen January 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/07/2023

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 … the Civil War! If you would like to bring students, please contact Director of Education and Engagement Rachel Olsen at … an ASL interpreter, or any other accommodations, please contact our Visitor Services Coordinator, Nick Powers, at …
Posted: 01/28/2026
Last Updated: 02/10/2026

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 … economic precarity Caregiving and the medical humanities Living under “the ruthless Poindexters,” violations of the …
Posted: 08/20/2025
Last Updated: 01/27/2026

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 …
Posted: 08/29/2025
Last Updated: 11/09/2025

Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources

… 150 years can be examined in close detail. Our archivist, Tracy Sanford Tucker, regularly hosts individuals and small groups for … Cather in your classroom—please reach out to archivist Tracy Tucker at ttucker@willacather.org to schedule a time …
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

… students will be able to: Visit all of the sites on the guided town tour , including the Willa Cather Childhood … education staff. Not sure how to get started planning your visit? Contact Rachel Olsen, director of education and … help you schedule your field trip. Book a Field Trip …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/14/2025

70th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Image Cather's House: Examining Built and Natural Environments in Her Work … they must contend with.”  – Jane Smiley The Professor’s House and My Ántonia will share the spotlight at the … part of the NEA’s Big Read Initiative while The Professor’s House , Cather’s midlife masterpiece, turns one hundred. …
Posted: 07/01/2024
Last Updated: 06/23/2025

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 …
Posted: 02/16/2021
Last Updated: 02/21/2025

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