Save Our History (1999)
Save Our History is a program sponsored by The History Channel. It is a national history education and preservation program that raises awareness and support for preserving local and national heritage. It is partnered with Preserve America, a White House initiative created by Laura Bush on March 3, 2003, to encourage the preservation of the United States's cultural heritage. The show is hosted by Edward Herrmann. In 2006, Save Our History added the Teacher and Student of the Year Awards. The award is given to teachers and students who help preserve historical sites in their communities. One of the sites included the first Union Army camp for African Americans in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania during the American Civil War. The other sites were the Mars Train Station in Mars, Pennsylvania and the Strand Theater in Zelienople, Pennsylvania.
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Episode 1 - The Underground Railroad
Release Date: 1999-02-20 -
Episode 2 - Dear Home: Letters from World War II
Release Date: 1999-11-11 -
Episode 3 - The Declaration of Independence
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Episode 4 - Frontier Homes
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Episode 5 - The World War II Memorial
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Episode 6 - National D-Day Museum
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Episode 7 - Grand Central
Release Date: 1998-10-01New York City's Grand Central Station is spotlighted. Included: the heroic building's blend of architecture and functionality; how it spurred midtown development; the court case that saved it from destruction.
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Episode 8 - The White House: 200th Anniversary
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Episode 9 - Dear Home: Letters from WWI
Release Date: 2000-11-10DEAR 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.
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Episode 10 - Civil War Battlefields
Release Date: 2001-06-03 -
Episode 11 - America's Most Endangered 2001
Release Date: 2001-07-07 -
Episode 12 - The Missouri
Release Date: 2001-08-31 -
Episode 13 - The Star-Spangled Banner
Release Date: 2001-11-19This 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.
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Episode 14 - USS Arizona
Release Date: 2001-12-07 -
Episode 15 - Valley Forge
Release Date: 2002-02-18 -
Episode 16 - American Lighthouses
Release Date: 2002-04-18 -
Episode 17 - America's Most Endangered 2002
Release Date: 2002-07-06 -
Episode 18 - Save Our Sounds
Release Date: 2002-12-26 -
Episode 19 - Presidential Yacht: The USS Sequoia
Release Date: 2003-02-17 -
Episode 20 - Dear Home: Letters from World War I
Release Date: 2003-04-11 -
Episode 21 - Yellowstone
Release Date: 2003-05-03 -
Episode 22 - America's Most Endangered 2003
Release Date: 2003-07-12 -
Episode 23 - Defining Documents
Release Date: 2003-12-20 -
Episode 24 - George Washington's Workshop
Release Date: 2004-02-13 -
Episode 25 - National World War II Memorial
Release Date: 2004-05-30 -
Episode 26 - The President Slept Here
Release Date: 2004-09-03 -
Episode 27 - Secrets of Jamestown
Release Date: 2004-11-27 -
Episode 29 - Gold Rush Ghost Towns
Release Date: 2005-05-28Steve 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.
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Episode 30 - Apollo: The Race Against Time
Release Date: 2005-08-27 -
Episode 31 - FBI Stings: Recovering Stolen History
Release Date: 2005-12-10 -
Episode 32 - Alaska's Bloodiest Battle
Release Date: 2006-03-25 -
Episode 33 - Jefferson's Other Revolution
Release Date: 2006-06-17 -
Episode 34 - Inside the B25
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Episode 35 - Victorian Reborn
Release Date: 2006-09-23 -
Episode 36 - Godspeed to Jamestown
Release Date: 2006-12-02 -
Episode 37 - The Search for George Washington
Release Date: 2007-02-17 -
Episode 38 - Sherman's Total War Tactics
Release Date: 2007-05-27 -
Episode 39 - Revolution in Boston
Release Date: 2007-09-22 -
Episode 40 - America's Most Endangered 1997
Release Date: 1997-01-01 -
Episode 41 - Andrew Jackson
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Episode 42 - Voices of Civil Rights
Release Date: 2005-01-01