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Chautauqua programs are a perfect addition to curriculum. The impact is dramatic.

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CHAUTAUQUA CHARACTER	DATES	PRESENTER	APPROPRIATE GRADES	CORE CONTENT
Lucy Bakewell Audubon, A Kentucky Love Story	1787 - 1874	Kelly O'Connell Brengelman, Midway	Grades 4 - 12	Elementary, Middle, High School
Daniel Boone, Pathfinder	1734 - 1820	Scott New, Berea	Grades 4 - 12	Elementary, Middle, High School
George Rogers Clark, Revolutionary War Hero	1752 - 1818	Mel Hankla, Jamestown	Grades 4 - 12	Elementary, Middle, High School
Anna Mac Clarke, African American Military Pioneer	1919 - 1944	Haley Bowling McCoy, Lexington	Grades 5 - 12	Elementary and Middle Schools Social Studies, High School Arts/Humanities and Social Studies
Henry Clay, Kentucky's Greatest Statesman	1777 - 1852	George McGee, Georgetown	Grades 4 - 12	Elementary, Middle, High School
Rosemary Clooney, Sentimental Journey	1928 - 2002	Bet Stewart, Cincinnati	Grades 9 - 12	High School
Margaret Garner, Death Before Slavery	c. 1833 - 1858	Erma Bush, Louisville	Grades 8 - 12	Middle, High School
Johnny Green, An Orphan's Survival	1841 - 1920	Ethan Smith, Cynthiana	Grades 4 - 12	Elementary, Middle, High School
Justice John Marshall Harlan, The Great Dissenter	1833 - 1911	Edward Smith, Cynthiana	Grades 6 - 12	Middle, High School
Emilie Todd Helm, Rebel in the White House	1836 - 1930	Betsy Smith, Cynthiana	Grades 5 - 12	Elementary, Middle, High School
Billy Herndon, One Man's Lincoln	1818 - 1891	Robert Brock, Glasgow	Grades 6 - 12	Middle, High School
Price Hollowell, Black Patch War Hero	1895 - 1975	Ethan Smith, Cynthiana	Grades 5 - 12	Elementary, Middle, High School
Grandpa Jones, Country Musician and Comic	1913 - 1998	David Hurt, Berea	Grades 5 - 12	Elementary Social Studies and Arts/Humanities, Middle School Arts/Humanities
Simon Kenton, Frontiersman	1755 - 1836	Mel Hankla, Jamestown	Grades 3 - 12	Elementary, Middle, High School
Lily May Ledford, Coon Creek Girl	1917 - 1985	Sandy Harmon, Henderson	Grades 4 - 12	Elementary, Middle Arts/Humanities
Abraham Lincoln, "I, too, am a Kentuckian"	1809 - 1865	Jim Sayre, Lawrenceburg	Grades 3 - 12	Elementary, Middle, High School
John C. C. Mayo, Coal Baron	1864 - 1914	David Hurt, Berea	Grades 9 - 12	High School
Dr. Ephraim McDowell, Frontier Surgeon	1771 - 1831	L. Henry Dowell, Nicholasville	Grades 5 - 12	Elementary, Middle, High School
Pee Wee Reese, Hall of Famer	1918 - 1991	Dick Usher, Benton	Grades 4 - 12	Elementary, Middle, High School
Adolph Rupp, The Coach	1901 - 1977	Edward Smith, Cynthiana	Grades 7 - 12
Miss Dinnie Thompson, No Ordinary Woman	1857 - 1939	Erma Bush, Louisville	Grades 5 - 12	Elementary, Middle School

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