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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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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. …
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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 …
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Short Stories
… please contact director of education and engagement Rachel Olsen, at rolsen@willacather.org . As always, the Willa Cather …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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