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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 …
Posted: 01/06/2023
Last Updated: 02/22/2024

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

Echoes of the Archbishop

… Fe, 1926 letter to Mabel Dodge Luhan We hope you'll join us in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for a 3-day, 3-night excursion, … the best of its historic and arts offerings, while learning about Cather’s time in New Mexico. We’ll discuss and share … in the rich history of the region.  For more information about the Inn of the Governors, please consult their …
Posted: 08/29/2025
Last Updated: 11/09/2025

71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… memory of Myra. This emotional distance creates ambiguity. Just as Nellie Birdseye constructs an image of Myra, American culture constructs narratives about our heroes, founders, values, and ideals. This theme … mythmaking Cather and legacy building – memorialization, museums, adaptation, canonization Cather in public spaces and …
Posted: 08/20/2025
Last Updated: 10/31/2025

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

… 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

… day CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States The deadline to register was … Spirit in the Unmade Place , on view at the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery. Funding was provided by Humanities …
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

Red Cloud Opera House

… Image Image Image Image Red Cloud Opera House When I go about among little Nebraska towns, the thing I … a full performance schedule and is home to the Willa Cather Foundation offices, gallery and bookstore. The Red Cloud …
Posted: 07/10/2014
Last Updated: 01/28/2025

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