Save Our History Season 1, Episode 7: Grand Central

The Underground Railroad

60 min

Dear Home: Letters from World War I

60 min

The Declaration of Independence

60 min

Frontier Homes

60 min

The World War II Memorial

60 min

National D-Day Museum

60 min

The White House: 200th Anniversary

60 min

Dear Home: Letters from WWI

DEAR HOME: LETTERS FROM WWI chronicles the experiences of American soldiers and supply clerks, pilots and postal workers from draft day to homecoming, how they clung to pen and paper as their only connection to home, and how the war left them forever changed.

60 min

Civil War Battlefields

60 min

America's Most Endangered 2001

60 min

The Missouri

60 min

The Star-Spangled Banner

This program, narrated by Roger Mudd, offers an interesting look at the history of the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key's poem confirming a young nation's sense of self. The particular flag Key saw came about through the herculean efforts of a seamstress to meet a request by Captain Amistad, commander of Ft. McHenry outside of Baltimore. The captain wanted a large symbol of American pride to wave in the face of the British fleet as it bombarded his post during the War of 1812. Most likely, the good Captain had no suspicions as to just how wildly successful his efforts would be--after Key's poem was published in 1814, it was paired with a tune from a drinking song (everybody knew the melody already so it was easy to remember) and became quite popular. In addition to tracing the song and flag's history, the program also looks at present-day intricate efforts to preserve what is left of the original fabric.

60 min

USS Arizona

60 min

Valley Forge

60 min

American Lighthouses

60 min

America's Most Endangered 2002

60 min

Save Our Sounds

60 min

Presidential Yacht: The USS Sequoia

60 min

Dear Home: Letters from World War I

60 min

Yellowstone National Park

Our first and foremost national park, Yellowstone was established in 1872 by Congress. Today, it encompasses 2.2-million acres and draws over 3-million visitors yearly. But it's under constant threat from pollution, urban encroachment, and the same tourists that have made it so valuable. We join ecologists, as well as the National Parks Service, in their search for ways to preserve this vitally important ecosystem, while keeping it available to visitors for years to come.

45 min

America's Most Endangered 2003

60 min

Defining Documents

60 min

George Washington's Workshop

60 min

The National World War II Memorial

The National World War II Memorial is the first national memorial dedicated to all those who served in WWII. Established by the American Battle Monuments Commission, it honors all military veterans, citizens on the homefront, the nation at large, and the high moral purpose and idealism that motivated the nation's call to arms. Dedicated on May 29, 2004, we detail its history and talk to those involved in its conception and the fundraising that made it possible.

45 min

The President Slept Here

60 min

Secrets of Jamestown

In 1607, 105 Englishmen crowded onto three ships to cross the Atlantic in search of a new world. They built a fort at Jamestown and established trade with the indigenous people. But things turned bad quickly--the natives became hostile, the land was unforgiving, and disease and hardship overtook them. Just how did Jamestown, long thought to be a near-failure due to its colonists' incompetence, survive to become the first permanent English settlement despite all odds? A 10-year-long archaeological dig is unearthing evidence every day that tells a different story. Host Steve Thomas climbs down a 400-year-old well, wades into a swamp filled with 1,000-year-old trees, and takes us to a firing range, a sculptor's studio, and right into a forensics lab to piece together the real story of Jamestown Colony.

45 min

Gold Rush Ghost Towns

Steve Thomas visits ghost towns from the American gold-rush era in Montana and California to examine preservation efforts, and innovative technology and methods used by miners. Towns include Garnet and Bannock in Montana; and Bodie, Cal. Also: A tour of the Knight Foundry in Sutter Creek, Cal.

60 min

Apollo: The Race Against Time

60 min

FBI Stings: Recovering Stolen History

60 min

Alaska's Bloodiest Battle

60 min

Jefferson's Other Revolution

60 min

Inside the B25

60 min

Victorian Reborn

60 min

Godspeed to Jamestown

In 1607, the sailing ship Godspeed played an important role in American history; she was one of three ships that carried settlers to the Jamestown colony. We follow the construction of a full size replica of the three-masted ship commissioned by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. Host Steve Thomas guides viewers through the 18-month process, from the laying of the keel to her first days at sea, exploring the combination of old world craftsmanship and modern technology used to put the ship together. When Godspeed is ready to take her first sail into the cold waters of Penobscot Bay, we get to see the ship in all its glory, learn about conditions on the original voyage, and ponder the courage of those who set sail 400 years ago.

45 min

The Search for George Washington

60 min

Sherman's Total War Tactics

60 min

Revolution in Boston

60 min

America's Most Endangered 1997

60 min

Andrew Jackson

60 min

Voices of Civil Rights

60 min