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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 October 2017 and has since worked in a variety of educational roles before becoming the Director of Education and Engagement in 2022. …
Posted: 01/06/2023
Last Updated: 02/22/2024

Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… becoming our first education coordinator in 2019. In the fall of 2022, she was promoted to director of education and … of my job is our Teacher Institute program that takes place each summer. We launched this last year, and it was so … an Opera House show or to look at contemporary art in our gallery or visit the prairie, I hope they understand that …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/07/2023

Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains

… Image Nebraska's Underground Railroad Special Events Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026 | 1 - 2pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States Enjoy an … City. The National Willa Cather Center is ADA accessible. We offer physical, visual, and audio accommodations for all …
Posted: 01/28/2026
Last Updated: 02/10/2026

71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… details regarding invited speakers, programs, and performances are forthcoming.  RESERVE YOUR LODGING! Red Cloud … but not limited to the following considerations of style, form, provenance, and themes: Is  MME a short novel, a long … approximately twenty minutes long.  Innovative formats are encouraged. Abstracts, along with a short bio, …
Posted: 08/20/2025
Last Updated: 01/27/2026

Echoes of the Archbishop

… Image Willa Cather at Mesa Verde Image Willa Cather's circa 1924 map of … Lewis’s Tall Tales of the Southwest,” by David Harrell. In Vol. 33 of the Willa Cather Newsletter & Review. pp. 4-8.  …
Posted: 08/29/2025
Last Updated: 11/09/2025

Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources

… by Willa Cather. Our Director of Education and Engagement, Rachel Olsen, can arrange for your class to take part in these activities; you can contact her at rolsen@willacather.org.   Image Area 4th graders try out …
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

… for the first time, or taking a deep dive into the world of My Ántonia or O Pioneers! , students and educators will gain …
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 … 5 - Saturday, Jun 7, 2025 | All day CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … as well as the return of the popular star-gazing on the prairie program that evening. Pulitzer Prize winner Jane …
Posted: 07/01/2024
Last Updated: 06/23/2025

NWCC Launches NEH-Funded Digital Projects

… will continue to grow. "We anticipate adding a photograph gallery soon," she said, "and new pieces will be added …
Posted: 02/16/2021
Last Updated: 02/21/2025

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