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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 …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… January 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a … developing activities and content designed to preserve Cather’s rich literary history. In addition to supervising a … or to look at contemporary art in our gallery or visit the prairie, I hope they understand that our organization is …
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Echoes of the Archbishop
… Image Willa Cather at Mesa Verde Image Willa Cather's circa 1924 map of … to be a magnetic hub for creative pursuits as well as literary and cultural tourism. "Echoes of the Archbishop" … through the end of the Part 7. Willa Cather: A Literary Life , by James Woodress. Chap. 16 & 18 Mary Colter: …
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Internships
… Humanities Internship Humanities Internship at the National Willa Cather Center Funded through a collaboration between the … a variety of programs that encourage Cather studies and literary, historical, and cultural inquiry among a broad and …
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Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains
… discusses the issue of slavery in the U.S. during the 1850s and the controversy surrounding the Kansas-Nebraska Act, … Railroad and how the movement became connected with the Great Plains. Hayes explores how the Underground Railroad … to attend and perfect for high school students studying American History prior to the Civil War! If you would like …
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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources
… you can contact her at rolsen@willacather.org. Image Area 4th graders try out "Letter Detective" Educators can put these resources to use in myriad ways. Bellringers that use archival resources are … This cartoon , though published thirty years before My Ántonia , draws inspiration from a popular motif that Cather …
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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
… and institutional affiliation, should be submitted to Rachel Olsen, Director of Education and Engagement, via the 2025 … their scheduled presentation. Questions may be directed to Rachel Olsen or Todd Richardson, Academic Advisor of the …
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NWCC Launches NEH-Funded Digital Projects
… Digital Projects February 16, 2021 The National Willa Cather Center is pleased to announce two new digital … apps on the Cuseum platform. Designed to enhance guided tours for Red Cloud visitors or to stand alone as an … the American Bittersweet exhibit, or take the self-guided town tour, as well as listening to audio clips and viewing …
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