Videos

C-SPAN shared the stories of various immigrant groups from seven American cities.

The C-SPAN Cities Tour explored the American story on a tour across the United States to examine the music of a nation, visiting historic venues and cities that spawned their own unique styl…

Tracy Grimm gave a tour of the Neil Armstrong and Eugene Cernan exhibit, “Steps to the Moon,” on display in the Stewart Center at Purdue University. She talked about the items in the exhibit…

Paul Maccabee, author of John Dillinger Slept Here: A Crooks Tour of Crime and Corruption in St. Paul, 1920-1936, talked about how St. Paul, Minnesota, became a safe haven for the most wante…

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2019 LCV Cities Tour” in Rapid City, South Dakota, from September 7-13, 2019, to feature the history and literary life of the com…

The C-SPAN Cities Tour highlighted the history from some of the cities visited over the last year.

C-SPAN visited Reno, Nevada to learn about the history from local experts and historians.

C-SPAN visited Milwaukee, Wisconsin to learn about the history from local experts and historians.

Michael Sullivan talked about how the arrival of the transcontinental railway to Tacoma, Washington, shaped the small, Pacific Northwest town. In 1873, the Northern Pacific Railroad decided …

C-SPAN visited San Luis Obispo, California to learn about the history and literary life of the community.

C-SPAN visited Cedar Rapids, Iowa to learn about the history from local experts and historians.

C-SPAN visited Cedar Rapids, Iowa to learn about the history and literary life of the community.

Czech immigrants came to Iowa as early as the 1850s, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the home of the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library. Dave Muhlena showed items in the library and muse…

C-SPAN visited Visalia, California to learn about the history from local experts and historians.

Independence, Missouri, was the origination point for travelers heading west during the period of western expansion in the United States. Leah Palmer, events and education manager at the Nat…

Located in Lubbock, the Bayer Museum of Agriculture highlights the importance of the cotton industry to the state of Texas. Executive director Lacee Hoelting and board president Dan Taylor t…

The American Windmill Museum tells visitors about the role the windmill played in the settlement of the Western U.S. The museum and the surrounding grounds exhibit over 200 restored windmill…

The National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock interprets the history of ranching west of the Mississippi River. Executive Director Jim Bret Campbell gave a tour of the outdoor park which …

The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame honors women who helped shape the American West. Associate Executive Director Diana Vela talked about some of the women who led this effort, incl…

The Cowtown Coliseum, located in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, is a symbol of the of the city’s western culture. Built in 1907, it has hosted presidents, world class singers, and rodeo…