This is the original share certificate for 2 shares of stock in the Fairfield Chautauqua Association bought by Chester and Trowbridge for $20.00. The share certificate is numbered #33. Also included is the receipt for the money paid for the shares.
This is the very first program booklet for the Fairfield Chautauqua series that ran from 1904 to 1931. Fairfield Chautauqua was famous throughout the Midwest for the famous speakers that came for the 10 day event and lots of other entertainment also.…