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“Map Showing the Location of Chautauqua Lake S. S. Assembly Grounds” is an 1880 miniature map printed on an envelope for the Chautauqua Lake Sunday School Assembly Grounds. It was produced specifically for the 1880 Chautauqua season, which was part of the early Chautauqua adult‑education movement. Mailed in 1881.
This evolved into Chautauqua Movement, a national effort to foster lifelong learning, religious education, and cultural enrichment.
Mailed to _ Farrell in Kingston, then redirected to 1000 Islands Park. Two postmarks on front CHAUTAUQUE AUG 25 -- NY' and KINGSTON AU 17 81 CANADA'., smudged one on back.
Two items inside envelope:
Pamphlet Thousand Island Sunday School
REPORT OF CLASSES Thousand Island S.S. Parliament July 21- Aug 1 1881
Between the 1870s and 1890s, Thousand Island Park (TIP) hosted large Methodist educational gatherings modeled after the original Chautauqua Assembly at Chautauqua Lake.
List of graduating members of Children's Class and Normal Class. Note that there are two Farrell family members in the Normal Class.
Letter from Philadelphia to Brother Farrell 1929
Brother Farrell entitled to 2nd prize, chromolithograph of Palestine, useful for Bible Study.
Ripped where opened on left. Someone has decorated with with hand-drawn horse heads.
This is an 1881 envelope with a miniature map issued for the 1881 season of the Chautauqua Meetings - adult education camps held annually on the shores of Lake Chautauqua, New York. Chautauqua Movement The Chautauqua Institution is a unique educational community located in Chautauqua, New York, renowned for its commitment to the arts, education, religion, and recreation. Founded in 1874, it originally served as a training camp for Sunday school teachers, but evolved into a cultural hub, offering lectures, performances, and classes across diverse disciplines. Its picturesque grounds on the shores of Chautauqua Lake come alive each summer as thousands gather for a season of intellectual exploration, artistic expression, and spiritual reflection, all within the framework of lifelong learning and shared experiences. The success of the initial 'camp' evolved into the Chautauqua Movement, a national effort to foster lifelong learning, religious education, and cultural enrichment. The movement saw the establishment of numerous branch 'Chautauquas' across the nation, often in tent assemblies open-air auditoriums. These gatherings aimed to provide rural communities with intellectual and cultural experiences akin to those available in urban centers. The movement, although less popular than in its heyday, remains alive and annual summer meetings on the original grounds are much anticipated. Publication History and Census
This map envelope was printed by William Phelps Northrup, later of the Matthews Northrup firm of Buffalo. This is among the earliest work that can be assigned to Northrup. Likely, given his location in nearby Buffalo, Northrup was a Chautauquan. This is the only known surviving example.
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