Who Was Old Bill Williams?
William
Sherley “Old Bill” Williams was one of the most colorful, adventuresome and
proficiently literate of the 19th Century western mountain men. During his 62 years, he preached, married
into the Osage Indian tribe, trapped, traded, scouted for military expeditions,
guided wagon trains, served as an interpreter of Native American languages and
even wrote an Osage-English dictionary.
What Is A Chautauqua Program?
A Chautauqua program is a unique opportunity for an audience to have a
first-person encounter with an important and/or colorful historic individual
from America’s rich cultural past. In
such a program, the presenter IS the relevant historic person. During this intimate session, the audience
will have a chance to hear the story of the historic individual’s exciting life
in his or her own words and to later talk with, question and interact with her
or him.
