Badlands Chautauqua:
A Gathering of Teddys | July 18-21, 2024
Named for the region where the movement began, Chautauquas were an education movement popular at the turn of the century. Academics, scholars, experts, and the public gathered to learn and be inspired.
“A gathering that is typically American in that it is typical of America at its best.”
July 18-21, 2024
FRIDAY
Point to Point Trails
7:30 Morning on Town Butte Hike
Chautauqua Tent
at the Von Hoffman House
9:00 – “TBA” Nolan Reynolds*
9:30 – “Reflections of an Older TR” Eric Ramsey*
10:00 – 188th Army Band (Andrist Stage)*
11:00 – “The Origins of The Roosevelt family in the American Civil War” John Dobmeier*
11:30 – “Theodore’s Spoon of Fate” Kevin and Dara Oliver *
Joe Ferris Lawn
11:00 – “Games with the Roosevelt Children” Lucy Seeve, Aksel Seeve, and Rafe Saarinen*
Chautauqua Tent
at the Von Hoffman House
1:00 – “Dispatches from the Great Loop Tour…” Justin Riner*
1:15 – “Princess Alice Travels with Taft” Claire Riner *
1:30 – “Little Known Stories from TR” Doug Lambert*
2:00 – “Stories from the Roosevelt Children” Lucy Seeve, Aksel Seeve, and Rafe Saarinen*
Town Square
North Dakota Heritage Center (Bismark)
Rough Riders Hotel
2:30 – “Across the Navajo Desert” Harvey Leake*
3:30 – “Buffalo Bill and Roosevelt” Michael Hodge*
Old Town Hall Theater
Burning Hills Amphitheater
7:30 The Medora Musical
SATURDAY
Point to Point Trails
8:00 Morning on Town Butte Hike
Downtown Medora
Chautauqua Tent
at the Von Hoffman House
10:00 – “Tin Pan Teddy: A Presidential Adventure in Song” Anthony Rohr*
10:35 – “Silver Lining Tintype” Kary Janousek (photo demo)*
Chateau de Mores State Historic Site
10:30 “History Alive: A.T. Packard” – Don Ehli*
Joe Ferris Lawn
11:00 – “Games with the Roosevelt Children” Lucy Seeve, Aksel Seeve, and Rafe Saarinen*
Chautauqua Tent
at the Von Hoffman House
1:00 – “The Bold Adventures of FDR” Gary Stam*
2:00 – “One Day in Milwaukee” Steve Storebo*
2:15 – “The Hunter and Taxidermist” John Dobmeier*
Chateau de Mores State Historic Site
1:30 “History Alive: A.T. Packard” – Don Ehli*
Old Town Hall Theater
Chateau de Mores State Historic Site
3:30 – “History Alive: A.T. Packard” – Don Ehli*
Old Town Hall Theater
5:30 – “In This Our Home” – Donna Sewall Davidge*
7:30 – “Too Many Teddies” (All the TRs on one stage)*
SUNDAY
Chautauqua Tent
at the Von Hoffman House
10:40 – “Author Talk: My Subject, Roosevelt” Joshua Hodge*
11:00 – ““The Youngest of the Lion’s Pride” Austin Artz*
11:30 – “The Story of the Rough Riders in the Spanish American War” John Dobmeier*
Joe Ferris Lawn
11:00 – “Games with the Roosevelt Children” Lucy Seeve, Aksel Seeve, and Rafe Saarinen*
Maltese Cross Cabin
Chateau de Mores State Historic Site
1:30 “History Alive: A.T. Packard” – Don Ehli*
Chautauqua Tent
at the Von Hoffman House
2:00 – “The Strenuous Life” Joe Wiegand*
3:00 – “Fitting and Proper Monuments” Justin Riner*
Old Town Hall Theater
Chateau de Mores State Historic Site
3:30 – “History Alive: A.T. Packard” – Don Ehli*
Funded in part by Humanities North Dakota, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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