Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
Because of the success of the New York Chautauqua, this idea was replicated across America. “Daughter Chautauquas” were independent Chautauquas that were created to replicate the original Chautauqua. Towns turned city parks and vacant land into miniature Chautauquas modeled after the Continue reading The Chautauqua Farm Camp (12/6/2024)
In the past several Footnotes we have learned about the Chautauqua Institution and how it was the model for reading courses for farmers and farmers wives and college correspondence courses for those engaged in or desired to be engaged in agriculture. This week we will focus Continue reading Farmers’ Chautauqua (11/29/2024)
Many fairy tales begin with the phrase “Once upon a time…”. This is not a fairy tale but once upon a time if you wanted a college education you had to physically go to a college and sit in classes Continue reading The Impact of Chautauqua on Agricultural and Extension Education: Correspondence Courses (11/22/2024)
In the previous Footnote, we learned about the origins and operation of the New York Chautauqua Institution and the resulting “daughter Chautauquas” and the traveling or tent Chautauquas. In the concluding remarks of last week’s Footnote it was stated “While many Continue reading The Impact of Chautauqua on Agricultural and Extension Education: Farmers’ Reading Courses (11/15/2024)
This past summer the Chautauqua Institution in New York state celebrated its 150th anniversary. Your response to this news might be “So?” Would it surprise you to learn the Chautauqua Institution made a major impact on the development of agricultural and Continue reading The Impact of Chautauqua on Agricultural and Extension Education: An Introduction (11/8/2024)