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Spanning Time: America's Covered Bridges
This documentary explores the affection Americans have for covered bridges, and includes a look at preservation efforts, history,...


Wartime Memories
Nancy Mills was a young girl during WWII, but did all she could to help the war effort. Nancy's memories are not of violence, but of...


Columbus Neighborhoods - From the Vault
Columbus Neighborhoods - a YouTube digital series: WOSU takes us behind the scenes and into the archives of the Ohio History Connection...


Treasures of New Jersey: Monmouth Battlefield State Park
Walk in the footsteps of the Continental Army on the historic grounds of one of the most intense battles of the Revolutionary War, where...


The Look Back
The Look Back is a series made for learners in grades 4-6 that explores eras from Wisconsin’s history through artifacts. The collection...


Leahy's Legacy: A Conversation with the Senator
Vermont Public's Jane Lindholm spends time with Senator Patrick Leahy at his offices in Washington DC and Burlington, VT in the weeks...


Inside the Old Courthouse Renovations | Living St. Louis
Living St. Louis tours the Old Courthouse building and museum in downtown St. Louis as renovations and modernizations near completion.


Memories of the March
Sixty years ago, a quarter of a million people gathered in our nation's capital for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. At that...


The Legacy of Betty Ford
From heartfelt letters from individual Americans to prestigious awards, Betty's influence on society was recognized in various meaningful...


Veterans Stories: Specialist Five James C. McCloughan
We highlight Specialist Five James C. McCloughan of West Michigan. Specialist Five McCloughan served as a medic in the Vietnam War,...


Luther Cressman, Quest for First People
In the 1930s, archeologist Luther Cressman made a series of discoveries that shocked the scientific world. They included a cache of 75...


Winning the War
Eighty years after the Allied victory, Kansas City PBS examines the enduring legacy of World War II through the lens of Harry S. Truman...


Little Jerusalem
In the late 19th century, Jews from neighboring villages in rural Lithuania settled in Burlington, Vermont, a bustling port amid...


Solomon Butcher: Frontier Photographer
At just twenty-four years old, Solomon Butcher had already dabbled in various professions before he ventured west to Custer County,...


Identity Quest
Identity Quest is a series programs exploring the intricacies of family genealogy. In this episode we uncover the surprising genealogy of...


Remember the Raisin - Kentucky Life
You learned about American wars and battles in history class back in the day, but there’s one that might have gotten by you. The Battle...


Whiskey Rebellion - Past PA
The Whiskey Rebellion is often called the first major crisis for the newly founded U.S. But what was this conflict, how did it involve...


Treasures of New Jersey: Jockey Hollow, Morristown National Historical Park
Explore the crucial role the location George Washington chose for his troops in the brutal winter of 1779-1780 played in the War for...


Chouteau's Journal: In His Own Words
A Special by producer Jim Kirchherr in which he examines Auguste Chouteau's 14-page, handwritten account of our city's founding on...


Fortifying History - Kentucky Life
Discover the living history of one of Kentucky's oldest landmarks. Old Fort Harrod was the first settlement outside of the original 13...
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