Chautauqua Institution

Often called "the original PBS", the Chautauqua Institution was established in 1874 by an Ohio inventor and philanthropist Lewis Miller and John Heyl Vincent, a Methodist Bishop.

While it began as summer teaching camp for Sunday school instructors the Institution grew to become a full scale educational community offering programing centered around the "four pillars" of the arts, education, religion and recreation, attracting visitors from around the world and becoming a center for modern American culture..

Source: http://www.buffalorising.com/2011/01/pbs-documentary-on-chautauqua-institution-to-air-tonight.html