Chautauqua 2006 at a Glance

The Eighth Annual Chautauqua Tent show was a huge success! The Delaware Humanities Forum would like to thank the volunteers and Council Members for all of their hard work and dedication in making Chautauqua a first class event! This year was a special year as we celebrated the 375th anniversary of the town of Lewes; the first town in the first state. To commemorate this occasion, Chautauqua featured special guests like William Penn, Henry Hudson, Anne Bonny, and Blackbeard! Each guest had an amazing tale and audience members discovered new and interesting things with each presentation. Some audience members were even recruited to be crew-mates on Anne Bonny's next ship! During the day, the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation gave demonstrations on navigational aides used by sailors of the time. Far removed from the electronic systems used today, these maritime tools utilized natural elements such as the sun and gravity! Let's not forget the interesting sight of seeing Blackbeard the Pirate roaming the streets of Lewes! Perhaps he was sneaking off to retrieve his lost buried treasure! Henry Hudson certainly had a fascinating story and off in the distance one could catch a glimpse at his voyage ship, The Half Moon. It was a great Chautauqua and it couldn't have been made possible without the support of our vendors, contributors, volunteers, council members, and of course visitors! Thank you to all and we hope to see you next year at the Ninth Annual Chautauqua Tent Show!

We encourage you to browse through our photo gallery of Chautauqua 2006. To read a news release on the Chautauqua Tent Show click here for an article on UDaily, the internet newsletter of the University of Delaware.

Photo Gallery
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The following photos were provided by Georgia Leonhart of the Cape Gazette.

To learn more about the Delaware Humanities Forum Annual Chautauqua Tent Show past, present, or future, please contact Jeanne Sadot at jesadot@dhf.org or John Van Heest at jvh@dhf.org.

 For a copy of this year's Chautauqua program, click here to download a pdf file

 If you are interested in becoming a volunteer for the 2007 Chautauqua Tent Show, contact Jeanne Sadot at jesadot@dhf.org. Our corps of volunteers is a vital and necessary part in bringing Chautauqua to Delaware, and we couldn't do it without the generous involvement of our volunteers! Thank you!

The Delaware Humanities Forum would like to thank the following vendors and contributors for their support! Thank you!