Join us for the next Chautauqua!
August 2 & 3, 2024 • Norfolk, Nebraska
Details coming soon!
This festival will include family-friendly events, engaging workshops, and Chautauqua-style presentations that allow audience members to interact with historic figures.
All events are free and open to the public.
Chautauqua is a unique opportunity for communities to explore key time moments of history and culture that still affect our lives today.
- Family friendly
- Multiple opportunities to explore topics from the past that affect us today
- Interact with experts, family members, neighbors, and friends
- Free for everyone!
Humanities Nebraska presented this new style of Chautauqua to give participants multiple opportunities to explore the social, economic, political, and international influence of historic events on today’s society. There was a variety of activities and events for Nebraskans of all ages to enjoy, led by various experts and scholars.
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Andrew Carnegie
Norfolk Public Library 308 W. Prospect Ave., Norfolk, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Thomas King Pre-Chautauqua event
A Century of Fashion, 1870 – 1970
Norfolk Public Library 308 W. Prospect Ave., Norfolk, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Sue McLain Pre-Chautauqua event
Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains: Nebraska’s Underground Railroad
Norfolk Public Library 308 W. Prospect Ave., Norfolk, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Bill Hayes Pre-Chautauqua event
The Plains Tribes and the Homestead Act
Norfolk Public Library 308 W. Prospect Ave., Norfolk, NE, United StatesSpeaker: Nancy Gillis Pre-Chautauqua event
“Weaving a Nation”
In commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the United States and its evolving vision of democracy, Humanities Nebraska wants to explore a selection of the stories that have helped give […]