Extra- Chautauqua
Moving Through Georgia
English - February 08, 2023 18:04 - 7 minutes - 11.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsHistory Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Once a year a tent would go up and the town would have a week of lectures, classes, concerts and events. This was the Chautauqua, and it was a major event in the life of a rural community. This week I describe a Chautauqua in Demorest thanks to a newspaper article I found through Digitize Habersham. This is a local project that digitizes newspapers and other publications- it's searchable and a great resource if you're a fan of local history.
Link to Digitize Habersham
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