BBC
Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: Bernini
From the BBC's documentary series on art "Simon Schama's Power of Art", this is the web-page synopsis version of the program on the Italian, Baroque, master sculptor, Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
BBC
Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: David
From the BBC's documentary series on art "Simon Schama's Power of Art", this is the web-page synopsis version of the program on the French, NeoClassicist, Jacques-Louis David.
BBC
Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: Rothko
From the BBC's documentary series on art "Simon Schama's Power of Art", this is the web-page synopsis version of the program on the American abstract-expressionist painter, Mark Rothko.
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Cbc: Chief Tecumseh: A Question of Loyalties: Seeking a Nation Within a Nation
Looking at the War of 1812 from the perspective of Indian leader Chief Tecumseh, this resource presents the role of leader Chief Tecumseh in the Anglo-American war. The British and Americans both wanted to win over Tecumseh, but also...
BBC
Bbc: The Lost Pyramids of Caral
A transcript of a TV documentary about the ancient American civilization found in Caral, Peru. The show features interviews with all three members of the original archaeological team that dated Caral to 2600 B.C. There is a nice...
American Public Media
American Radio Works: White House Tapes
American RadioWorks does an overview of the 19th and 20th century Presidents and their use of taping conversations in the Oval Office and on their phones. Copies of some of these tapes are available as well as the audio of an hour long...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Searching for a Framework
An excellent documentary on the Camp David Accords from ibiblio.org. Site provides content on the Israeli State, the Arab-Israeli Conflict, American Diplomatic Efforts, Carter Administration Effort, Negotiations, and the Camp David...
Library of Congress
Loc: Around the World in 1896
Working in groups, middle schoolers plan, take, and document a trip around the world in 1896 using World's Transportation Commission. This collection presents documentary evidence concerning the role of technology at the turn of the...
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: Something From Nothing: The Schumiatcher Saga
The Shumiatcher family, Russian Jews who emigrated to Canada in the early 1900's, grew to become successful business owners and professionals. This site outlines their history and details the making of a television documentary.
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White Pine Pictures: The Force of Hope: The Legacy of Father Mc Gauran
The Irish Potato Famine of 1847 brought thousands of Irish immigrants to Canada. A large number of them died of typhus and cholera en route or after arriving at the quarantine station on Grosse Isle in Quebec. Father Bernard McGauran was...
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: The Road Chosen: The Story of Lem Wong
Lem Wong was a Chinese immigrant who came to Canada in 1897. He traveled across Canada for five years working in Chinese laundries. After bringing a wife from China, he had eight children and opened a restaurant in London, Ontario, which...
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White Pine Pictures: For the Love of God: The Mennonites and Benjamin Eby
Benjamin Eby was a Mennonite who brought his family to Canada from the U.S. in 1807. He carried with him 10,000 silver dollars sewn into 10,000 pockets in a quilt. The money was used to buy land which became the community of St. Jacob's...
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White Pine Pictures: Acadian Spirit: The Legacy of Philippe D'entremont
Baron Philippe Muise d'Entremont was an early Acadian immigrant to the New World. This site outlines the history of the d'Entremont family through the centuries and through historical events such as the expulsion of the Acadians in 1755....
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White Pine Pictures: Sons and Daughters: The Italians of Schreiber
The community of Schreiber, Ontario has deep connections with the town of Siderno in Calabria, Italy as half its occupants have ancestors who came from there. This site describes the history of the town and the making of a television...
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: Passage From India
This site describes the history of immigration from India and the making of a television documentary on this topic. It follows the life of an immigrant named Bagga Singh, who arrived in 1913, and his descendants. It also describes the...
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: The Impossible Home: Robert Kroetsch and His German Roots
This site describes the family history of Robert Kroetsch, a Canadian writer and poet, whose family emigrated from Germany in 1841. It provided background for the making of a television documentary on Kroetsch's family.
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: The Fullness of Time: Ukrainian Stories From Alberta
This site describes the making of a television documentary about Ukrainian immigrants to Alberta. The stories of the immigrants and the obstacles they faced are described here.
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White Pine Pictures: A Land as Green as the Sea
This site describes the making of a television documentary about a family of Scottish immigrants. The stories of the immigrants, the obstacles they faced and the legacy they have left are described here.
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: First Lady of the Yukon
Martha Black was an adventurous woman who left a comfortable life in Chicago to live in the Yukon during the Gold Rush. She became the second female Member of Parliament in Canada. This site describes the making of a television...
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures:brothers From Vietnam, the Story of the Lais and the Bessais
The Bessai family of Edmonton sponsored a Vietnamese family in 1979 after the Vietnam War ended, and helped them to settle into a new life in Canada. Their families became close friends. This site describes their story and gives...
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: New Norway, the Immigrant Trail
This site describes the making of a television documentary about a family of Norwegians who emigrated to Manitoba, Canada in 1912. The stories of the immigrants, the obstacles they faced and the legacy they have left are described here.
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: The Wanderer, the Story of Rev. Sang Chui Lee
Reverend Sang-Chui Lee is a Korean immigrant to Canada who had converted to Christianity in response to the Japanese occupation of Manchuria and Korea. He later became a United Church minister. His three daughters married non-Koreans...
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: The Stowaway
This site describes the background of a television documentary about a Portuguese man who stowed away on a ship to come to Newfoundland. Antonio da Silva stayed in touch with his homeland by inviting Portuguese fishermen to his home. The...
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: Captain of Souls: Rev. William White
Reverend William White was born the son of slaves who had bought their freedom. He was accepted to Acadia University in Nova Scotia and became a great athlete and later a minister. He preached equality for all races and fought for...
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