Harkening back to the venerated
Chautauqua Assemblies, this year 2004 event is sponsord by the Kansas Humanities Council. The Kansas Humanities Council creates, sponsors and promotes humanities programs across Kansas. The Kansas Chautauqua theme: Bleeding Kansas: Where the Civil War Began A Festival of Learning Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Kansas Territory, June 2004.
Kansans and the State of Kansas should commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Kansas Territory in ways that help Kansans and people around the nation and world understand this important historical period and how the struggle for freedom carries historic and contemporary meaning.
- Five days and nights of education and entertainment that bring history alive for children and adults
- Youth programs and activities
- teacher workshops
- 19th-century musical entertainment