Theodore Miller was the ultimate golden boy. The son of Lewis Miller, the successful manufacturer of farm machinery and the co-founder, along with John Heyl Vincent, of Chautauqua Institution, Theodore seemed to have it all.
David Geary
David Petraeus is a warrior, but he also understands the importance of making and keeping the peace. What happens after a battle is won can be as important as winning that battle in the first
The Miller Cottage, one of Chautauqua Institution’s earliest and most historic structures, has hosted the famous and powerful since it was built in 1875 as the home of Lewis Miller, Chautauqua’s co-founder. President Ulysses
“In the name of the great Jehovah and the Continental Congress!” That’s what Ethan Allen thundered at Lieutenant Jocelyn Feltham, second in command of the British troops of Fort Ticonderoga, when Feltham (who was literally
Peter Gallivan’s job is to tell stories. In a journalism career spanning 20 years in radio and television, mostly for WGRZ-TV Channel 2 in Buffalo, Gallivan has reported on the crash of Colgan Air Flight
Frank Lloyd Wright was arguably America’s greatest architect. In a career that lasted 70 years, Wright built 532 homes, museums and buildings in every region of the United States, more than 400 of which
Heaven on Earth. A perfect world. Utopia. Throughout history, people have sought to create communities that reflected their higher aspirations, that tried to improve daily life through a shared belief in a common set of
Call it kismet. Thomas Alva Edison was 38 and Mina Miller was 20 when they met in 1885 at the home of mutual friends in Boston. Edison was rich and famous. The most important
During the late 20th century, Medellín, Colombia, was widely considered the world’s deadliest city. The second-largest city in Colombia, Medellín was gripped by violence fueled by corruption and drug cartels, like the one run
As many as a 10th of the world’s 7 billion people suffer from chronic hunger and malnutrition, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the challenge of feeding them grows
When Charles Dickens arrived in the United States for a tour in January 1842, he was the best-known contemporary writer in the English language. Only 30, he had already achieved fame and fortune with The
The first Chautauqua Lake Sunday School Assembly was founded in 1874 primarily as a religious gathering, but science was always an integral part of it. The sacred and the scientific existed side by side from
When most Americans are asked, “Who was the father of his country?” they will readily say it was a guy named George. George Washington. Right? Wrong, according to the eminent historian Stanley Weintraub. His
Long before she was the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, and before she became perhaps the most vilified American woman since Jane Fonda, Hillary Clinton appeared at Chautauqua Institution as a wife, a mother
Republicans and Democrats alike often lament what they see as the growing politicization of the U.S. Supreme Court. Historically, the court has kept the appearance of being above party politics, but its justices do,
It is a striking face. The long, prominent nose. The piercing blue eyes. The thin lips often in a half-smile. The high forehead. All framed by long, flowing locks. Over the years, the hair