Nestled in Ellery, there is a forest thick with towering trees and winding streams in the watershed of Chautauqua Lake. Birds chirp and float from branch to branch as the flora and fauna bask in
Krulish and Schmitz “It’s kind of a right-in-your-own-backyard sort of story.” Or at least, it is in the words of Emálee Krulish, Chautauqua Institution archives assistant, as she spoke about the final installment of the
Throughout its history, the United States has undergone numerous demographic shifts — but James Johnson believes that with attention and care, these shifts can be leveraged in the hyper-competitive global economy. Johnson Johnson will present
Forty acres and a mule. This was the promise Gen. William T. Sherman made to enslaved Black Americans upon their liberation after the Civil War. Special Field Order No. 15 was the first recorded attempt
Jones The average election day in the United States goes something like this: Assuming their work schedules will allow it, voters find their spot at the end of hours-long waiting lines at their polling location
To Braden Allenby, people are information-processing mechanisms — and when that mechanism is overloaded, the society they live in risks collapse. Allenby At 3:30 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 17, on the CHQ Assembly Video Platform,
As Chautauqua Institution jitterbugged into the Roaring Twenties, Women’s Club President Anna Pennybacker was repulsed by the “vulgar amusements” of the community during Independence Day celebrations. So she set out to make a new one.
In 1933, the Home Owners Loan Act allocated emergency financial relief to homeowners struggling through the Great Depression. But this legislation led to nearly a century of racist consequences — and George “Mac” McCarthy, president
Chautauqua Institution Director of Religion Maureen Rovegno described the community's chance to welcome back the Rev. Barbara Brown Taylor simply: as a gift. Taylor At 2 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 10, on the CHQ Assembly
Gary Moore has presented comical yet fascinating niche history lessons at Chautauqua Institution every summer since 2011. But this year, Moore’s lecture turned into an account of living history as the world lives through a
When Carey Wright began her position as Mississippi state superintendent in 2013, she was met with a culture of low expectations for student performance. She knew that had to change. Wright “Children can do and
When the Rev. Robert M. Franklin, Jr. studied the initial community responses to The Mirror Project — an online conscience-building collaboration between Chautauqua Institution and the African American Heritage House — he found a community
Meria Carstarphen experienced first-hand as a Black student how the American public education system exacerbates systemic racism in the classroom. This is why she has dedicated her career as an educator to serving the children
People watch as the Chautauqua community Band performs during the family-friendly Chautauqua Birthday celebration and Annual old First Night Concert. BRIAN HAYES/DAILY FILE PHOTO Geof Follansbee knew Chautauqua Institution needed Old First Night this year
PHOTO COURTESY OF ANGELA JAMES Every Wednesday and Friday since June 16, dozens of red-T-shirt-clad, smart-phone-wielding gardeners have peppered Chautauqua Institution’s gardens. The mix of Chautauqua County Master Gardeners and Bird, Tree & Garden Club
Krulish Emálee Krulish has always been interested in studying the little guy — or the little gal. As the archives assistant at the Chautauqua Institution Oliver Archives Center, Krulish has worked to shed a light