| Topic | Chautauqua Character |
| Colonial Days, Growth and Expansion, Lewis & Clark, Railroads | Daniel Boone, Jemima Boone, Dr. Ephraim McDowell |
| War of 1812 | Private William Greathouse |
| Civil War, Slavery | William Wells Brown, Charlotte Dupuy, John G. Fee, Johnny Green, Nancy Green, Justice John Marshall Harlan, Abraham Lincoln |
| Education | John G. Fee, Alice Lloyd |
| Kentucky Music | Grandpa Jones, Jean Ritchie |
| Medicine | Mary Carson Breckinridge, Dr. Ephraim McDowell |
| Sports History | Roscoe Tarleton Goose, Pee Wee Reese, Adolph Rupp |
| World War I, II | Lilley Cornett, Grandpa Jones, Rose Leigh, Pee Wee Reese |
| Civil Rights | Madeline McDowell Breckinridge, William Wells Brown, Lilley Cornett, Charlotte Dupuy, John G. Fee, Nancy Green, Justice John Marshall Harlan, Price Hollowell, Rose Leigh, Abraham Lincoln, Pee Wee Reese |
| Economics | Daniel Boone, William Wells Brown, Lilley Cornett, John G. Fee, Roscoe Tarleton Goose, Private William Greathouse, Nancy Green, Price Hollowed, Grandpa Jones, Rose Leigh, Mary Todd Lincoln, Alice Lloyd, Dr. Ephraim McDowell, Jean Ritchie, Harland "Colonel" Sanders |
| Geography | Daniel Boone, Jemima Boone, Lilley Cornett, John G. Fee, Private William Greathouse, Johnny Green, Price Hollowed, Aunt Molly Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Alice Lloyd, Dr. Ephraim McDowell, Jean Ritchie |
| Historic Perspective | Daniel boone, Jemima Boone, William Wells Brown, Madeline McDowell Breckinridge, Lilley Cornett, Charlotte Dupuy, John G. Fee, Roscoe Tarleton Goose, Private William Greathouse, Johnny Green, Nancy Green, Justice John Marshall Harlan, Price Hollowell, Grandpa Jones, Rose Leigh, Abraham Lincoln, Alice Lloyd, Dr. Ephraim McDowell, Pee Wee Reese, Jean Ritchie, Adolph Rupp, Harland "Colonel" Sanders |
| Government & Civics | Daniel Boone, Jemima Boone, Madeline McDowell Breckinridge, Lilley Cornett, Charlotte Dupuy, John G. Fee, Private William Greathouse, Johnny green, Justice John Marshall Harlan, Price Hollowell, Abraham Lincoln, Dr. Ephraim McDowell, Pee Wee Reese |
| Cultures & Societies | Daniel Boone, Jemima Boone, William Wells Brown, Madeline McDowell Breckinridge, Charlotte Dupuy, Lilley Cornett, John G. Fee, Roscoe Tarleton Goose, Private William Greathouse, Johnny Green, Nancy Green, Justice John Marshall Harlan, Price Hollowell, Rose Leigh, Abraham Lincoln, Alice Lloyd, Pee Wee Reese, Jean Ritchie, Adolph Rupp |
| Environment & Conservation | Lilley Cornett, Jean Ritchie
|