Steve Thomas Rooney
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Save Our History (1998)
Season 1
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.
Released Oct. 1, 1998
Episode 45 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: imdb.danger
Network: History
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Underground Railroad
Feb. 20, 1999, midnight
S1E2 - Dear Home: Letters from World War II
Nov. 11, 1999, midnight
S1E3 - The Declaration of Independence
S1E4 - Frontier Homes
S1E5 - The World War II Memorial
S1E6 - National D-Day Museum
S1E7 - Grand Central
New 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.
Oct. 1, 1998, midnight
S1E8 - The White House: 200th Anniversary
S1E9 - 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.
Nov. 10, 2000, midnight
S1E10 - Civil War Battlefields
June 3, 2001, midnight
S1E11 - America's Most Endangered 2001
July 7, 2001, midnight
S1E12 - The Missouri
Aug. 31, 2001, midnight
S1E13 - 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.
Nov. 19, 2001, midnight
S1E14 - USS Arizona
Dec. 7, 2001, midnight
S1E15 - Valley Forge
Feb. 18, 2002, midnight
S1E16 - American Lighthouses
April 18, 2002, midnight
S1E17 - America's Most Endangered 2002
July 6, 2002, midnight
S1E18 - Save Our Sounds
Dec. 26, 2002, midnight
S1E19 - Presidential Yacht: The USS Sequoia
Feb. 17, 2003, midnight
S1E20 - Dear Home: Letters from World War I
April 11, 2003, midnight
S1E21 - Yellowstone
May 3, 2003, midnight
S1E22 - America's Most Endangered 2003
July 12, 2003, midnight
S1E23 - Defining Documents
Dec. 20, 2003, midnight
S1E24 - George Washington's Workshop
Feb. 13, 2004, midnight
S1E25 - National World War II Memorial
May 30, 2004, midnight
S1E26 - The President Slept Here
Sept. 3, 2004, midnight
S1E27 - Secrets of Jamestown
Nov. 27, 2004, midnight
S1E29 - 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.
May 28, 2005, midnight
S1E30 - Apollo: The Race Against Time
Aug. 27, 2005, midnight
S1E31 - FBI Stings: Recovering Stolen History
Dec. 10, 2005, midnight
S1E32 - Alaska's Bloodiest Battle
March 25, 2006, midnight
S1E33 - Jefferson's Other Revolution
June 17, 2006, midnight
S1E34 - Inside the B25
S1E35 - Victorian Reborn
Sept. 23, 2006, midnight
S1E36 - Godspeed to Jamestown
Dec. 2, 2006, midnight
S1E37 - The Search for George Washington
Feb. 17, 2007, midnight
S1E38 - Sherman's Total War Tactics
May 27, 2007, midnight
S1E39 - Revolution in Boston
Sept. 22, 2007, midnight
S1E40 - America's Most Endangered 1997
Jan. 1, 1997, midnight
S1E41 - Andrew Jackson
S1E42 - Voices of Civil Rights
Jan. 1, 2005, midnight
Network: History
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 45 min.
Released: Oct. 1, 1998
Last Air Date: March 29, 2008, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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