Originally broadcast at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday, November 18, 2020.
Jon Schmitz, Archivist and Historian for the Chautauqua Institution, presents three stories from Chautauqua's past.
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Originally broadcast at 8 p.m. EDT Thursday, October 15, 2020.
The story of how the family of Chautauqua's co-founder, Lewis Miller, was impacted by the Spanish War.
Chautauqua Heritage Lecture Series - Fall Edition, Vol. 1: "Theodore Miller: Chautauqua's Rough Rider" hosted by Jon Schmitz.
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Originally broadcast at 3:30 p.m. ET Friday, August 28, 2020.
Concluding the 2020 Heritage Lecture Series, Jon Schmitz, Chautauqua’s archivist and historian, and Emálee Krulish, assistant archivist, will showcase 10 people who came to Chautauqua and went on to do great things.
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Originally broadcast at 3:30 p.m. EDT Friday, August 21, 2020.
Jon Schmitz, Archivist and Historian for the Chautauqua Institution, discusses the relationship between science and religion on the Chautauqua platform, and how art pointed to a possible bridge.
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