Becker to honor predecessor Hesse with President’s Medal
Every week’s lecture series has a theme at Chautauqua Institution, but that wasn’t always the case. In fact, the concept…
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The Daily Record: Roosevelt lauds Chautauqua as ‘typical of America at its best’
In his book The Story of Chautauqua, Jesse Hurlbut wrote, “The notable event in the Assembly of 1905 was the…
Archivist Schmitz to discuss diplomatic history of immigration at Chautauqua in Heritage Lecture
Immigration often appears in the news as a headline or in a stump speech from a prospective political candidate. Chautauqua…
The strange saga of Newton Hall: Chautauqua Archaelogical Museum’s artifacts and oddities a prominent part of Institution’s early history
The history of Newton Hall is a potpourri. It mixes the story of an archaeological museum dedicated to Middle Eastern/Holy Land artifacts, the biography of Chautauquan Augustus O. Van Lennep, and a mystery which remains unsolved today.
Moore returns to Heritage Lecture Series to speak on legacy of Booker T. Washington
He died 100 years ago, in 1915. “It might be a good year to revisit the life of Booker T. Washington,” said Gary Moore, North Carolina State University professor of agriculture education.
The Daily Record: The Model Chautauqua: Big plans for the city beautiful
The 1903 Chautauqua Assembly Herald greeted its Chautauqua summer audience by introducing the new President of the Board of Trustees…
A great race, a great fiasco: Local historian recounts 19th-century scull racing
For those who know it, Chautauqua Lake can get busy in both summer and winter, the water and ice providing a welcome medium for activities of many kinds. But rarely do those who know the lake see the kind of busy that Chautauqua Lake welcomed on Oct. 16, 1879.
Harold Wagner: A Photographer of Time
HAROLD WAGNER | Courtesy of the Chautauqua Institution Archives Chautauqua dignitaries gather at the Norton Hall Cornerstone laying ceremony Aug….
Chautauqua’s Sabbath: a sense of place, a time of rest
Stand outside the Amphitheater and look in every direction — Chautauqua north, south, east and west. It is an exercise…
The Daily Record: New Chautauqua closes 19th century in reflective, grateful pose
The 1899 Chautauqua season lasted 60 days, the most since the Assembly’s beginning in 1874. It was the end of the 19th century. In an article titled “The New Chautauqua” John Heyl Vincent, Chautauqua co-founder, reflected on the first Assembly.
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