2010 Heritage Lecture Series
The Chautauqua Institution Archives’ Heritage Lecture Series combines the research of archival staff with notable historians and Chautauqua scholars to explore the rich history of Chautauqua and its relation to the American identity and culture. All times are 3:30 p.m. in the Hall of Christ unless otherwise noted.
| June 29 - Alex Alexander Winter Chautauqua in the Land of Summer : A Pictorial History of the Florida Chautauqua -- 1885 to Present Alex Alexander, documentary producer |  |
| July 2 - David Cope The Lion’s Last Roar: Frederick Douglass at the Chicago World’s Fair David Cope, documentary historian and public speaker | |
| July 6 - David Anderson To Make the Wounded Whole: The Words of Frederick Douglass David Anderson, public speaker and expert on Frederick Douglass Chair Rochester-Monroe County Freedom Trail Commission, Visiting Community Scholar at Nazareth College, presented in cooperation with the New York State Archives Partnership Trust and the Chautauqua Institution Department of Religion | |
| July 9 - Alice O'Grady An Afternoon with Eleanor Roosevelt Alice O’Grady, Chautauquan and Public Speaker | |
| July 13 - Jon Schmitz The Jewish Presence at Chautauqua Jon Schmitz, Institution Archivist and Historian | |
| July 16 - Robert Bullock Is Civility Just a Matter for the History Books? Robert Bullock, President of the New York State Partnership Trust | |
| July 20 - Subagh Going South : Subagh’s trip from Chautauqua Lake down the Mississippi. Subagh, Chautauquan and Traveler Historical introduction by Jon Schmitz, Institution Archivist and Historian [Burgeson Nature Classroom] | |
| July 23 - Jon Schmitz Facts of Faith: Can the miracles of the Bible be considered historical facts? A methodological discussion with some approaches taken at Chautauqua Jon Schmitz, Institution Archivist and Historian [Truesdale Hall – Hurlbut Church] | |
| July 27 - Jason Rodriguez A 3-D JOURNEY THROUGH CHAUTAUQUA’S EARLY DEVELOPMENT Jason Rodriguez, Technical Assistant, Chautauqua Institution Archives | |
Followed by:
Chautauqua in the Movies I: Chautauqua’s own motion picture 1923
Danielle Trusso, Project Assistant, Chautauqua Institution Archives
| July 30 - Danielle Trusso Chautauqua in the Movies II: A patriotic film by the Chautauqua Women’s Club 1923 Danielle Trusso, Project Assistant, Chautauqua Institution Archives | |
Followed by:
What’s That?: Identifying Chautauqua Photos
Archives staff and Audience participation
| August 3 - Angela Ray Before Chautauqua: Education and Entertainment in the Lyceum Angela Ray, Associate Professor School of Communication Studies, Northwestern University | |
| August 6 - Jon Schmitz The Origins of Chautauqua Jon Schmitz, Institution Archivist and Historian | |
| August 10 - Amy Freitag So Why Shouldn’t We Tear Down the Amphitheatre: Preserving Chautauqua as a Cultural Landscape Amy Freitag, Program Director for the United States, World Monuments Fund with Jon Schmitz, Institution Archivist and Historian | |
| August 11 - Av Posner Chautauqua as Sacred Space Av Posner, Architecture historian and old Chautauquan | |
| August 13 - Joan R. Branham HEROD’S JERUSALEM TEMPLE : THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF SACRED SPACE Joan R. Branham, PhD. Professor of Art History, Providence College |  |
| August 17 - Jared Jacobsen Singing Our Hymns : Bringing Chautauqua’s traditions into one voice Jared Jacobsen, Institution Organist, and Marlie Bendiksen, Research Assistant, Chautauqua Institution Archives | |
| August 20 - Steve Tigner The Magic of the Past: Some great magicians and their tricks Steve Tigner, Professor Emeritus, Boston College | |
| August 24 - Greg Peterson Robert Jackson Greg Peterson | |
| August 27 Five More Giants of Chautauqua As told about by five Chautauquans in good standing | |
