Billy Graham and the Cove
Pastor Billy Graham built a religious retreat in Asheville, North Carolina, called the Cove. His first child, Virginia “Gigi” Graham, talked about her father’s tie to North Carolina and his …
1,012 viewsPastor Billy Graham built a religious retreat in Asheville, North Carolina, called the Cove. His first child, Virginia “Gigi” Graham, talked about her father’s tie to North Carolina and his …
1,012 viewsC-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2017 LCV Cities Tour” in Hyde Park, New York, from May 20-25 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working w…
1,965 viewsWest Virginia native and West Virginia State University alumna Katherine Johnson played a pivotal role in NASA’s missions to put men in space and on the moon. West Virginia State University …
1,643 viewsToledo, Ohio, is known as the glass capital of the world. Julie McMaster, archivist at the Toledo Museum of Art, explained the role businessman Edward Libbey played in bringing the glass ind…
995 viewsIn the early 19th century both Ohio and the territory of Michigan fought over the right to claim Toledo. Historian Tedd Long explained what led to the boundary dispute over the city and why …
804 viewsNew Orleans is the home to the National World War II Museum. Senior Historian Rob Citino gave a tour of the “Road to Tokyo” exhibit, which examines the Pacific Theatre during World War II in…
790 viewsRobert Veilleux, a finalist for the Teacher in Space program, talked about Christa McAuliffe’s approach to teaching and her legacy in New Hampshire. Concord, New Hampshire, teacher Christa M…
912 viewsAfrican Americans moved to Indianapolis shortly after the city became Indiana’s capital in 1825. Kisha Tandy, curator of Social History at the Indiana State Museum, toured the city to show t…
491 viewsThe Michigan History Center tells the story of the state’s growth from its indigenous peoples to the success of Detroit’s auto industry. Community Engagement director Tobi Voigt gave a tour …
1,724 viewsWest Virginia’s capital moved back and forth from Wheeling to Charleston several times before Charleston became the permanent capital city in 1885. Tour guide Alexander Griffith explained th…
1,359 viewsThe Craik-Patton House tells the story of the 19th century in Charleston, West Virginia. Executive director Nathan Jones talked about two families who lived in the house throughout the 1800s…
363 viewsToledo, Ohio, is known as the “Glass Capital of the World.” In her book, The Glass City, Barbara Floyd recounted how Toledo got this title and the role Edward Drummond Libbey played in it. …
276 viewsThe “Secret Lives of Michigan Objects” Exhibit highlights Michigan-related artifacts and experiments with new and different ways to present these objects in a museum setting. Michigan Histor…
284 viewsLocal historian Peg Siciliano of the Traverse City Historical Society gave a tour of Traverse City, Michigan, and shared how the city has changed since its founding in the 1850s. C-SPAN’s…
795 viewsDetroit saw tremendous growth from 1700 to 1900. Bill Pringle, curatorial assistant at the Detroit Historical Museum toured the “Frontiers to Factories: Detroiters at Work” exhibit and descr…
356 viewsMarc Greuther, chief curator at The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, explored the history of steam power in the “Made in America: Power” exhibit and explained the origins of the inn…
366 viewsChuck Potter shared stories of the three generations of Mayos who lived from 1911 to 1965 in the home of Charles Mayo, the younger of the two Mayo brothers who started the Mayo Clinic. C…
370 viewsThe Jackson County jail housed prisoners in downtown Independence, Missouri, for nearly a century until it closed its doors in 1933. Jackson County Historical Society Executive Director Cait…
418 viewsBob Dole served Kansas in Congress from 1961 to 1996, until he became the Republican presidential nominee. Audrey Coleman, assistant director and senior archivist at the Dole Institute of Po…
331 viewsBiltmore is the largest home in America. Leslie Klingner, curator of interpretation, toured the main level of the 175,000 square foot home, including George Washington Vanderbilt’s favorite …
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