The original Chautauqua Lake Sunday School Assembly in western New York, founded in 1874 by John H. Vincent and Lewis Miller, began as a program for the training of Sunday-school teachers and church workers.
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WHAT DOES CHAUTAUQUA MEAN AND WHERE DID THE NAME COME FROM? Chautauqua is, by far, the most widely known of all our local names. The lake gave its name to the county and then to Chautauqua Institution.
Established in 1874 to train Sunday school teachers in upstate New York, the Chautauqua Movement eventually spread to most of the country, first in the form of independent, autonomous assemblies and eventually as a type of travelling tent show.
Chautauqua (/ ʃəˈtɔːkwə / shə-TAW-kwə) is an adult education and social movement in the United States that peaked in popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Chautauqua assemblies expanded and spread throughout rural United States until the mid-1920s.
The Chautauqua Movement was the largest event that has ever existed in the US or Canada. Taking its cue from the proceeding Lyceum movement the first Chautauqua was held on idyllic Lake Chautauqua (hence the name) in 1874. Its mix of arts and entertainment became an instant hit.
Located on the shores of beautiful Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York, Chautauqua offers a variety of recreational opportunities that further enrich the mind, body and spirit and bring together families and the larger community.