Discover California
Finley-Holiday
60 minutes, Grades 4-adult.
#V34. Price: $19.95

Visit California’s cities, parks, historic landmarks, wildlife, attractions, and natural wonders. Explore the beauty of Yosemite, Sequoia, the Channel Islands, and Death Valley.  Trace California’s colorful past through photographs and visit historic sites from the California missions to the California Gold Rush.  Tour San Francisco, Carmel, Monterey, Solvang, Palm Springs, San Diego, and their attractions.

The Civil War: A Concise History
Finley-Holiday
75 minutes, Grades 5-adult.
#V40. Price: $19.95

It views like a first-hand account of the Civil War, bringing the causes and battles to life with re-enactments. Actual wartime photographs and historical combat illustrations and paintings are included.  Among the battles and subjects covered are Andersonville, Antietam, Appomattox, Lincoln’s Assassination, the Atlanta Campaign, Chancellorsville, Chattanooga, Ford‘s Theatre, Emancipation, Fredericksburg, Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Harpers Ferry, Monitor, Prelude to War, Petersburg, Seven Days’, Shiloh, and Vicksburg.

Independence: Birth of a New Nation
Finley-Holiday
28 minutes, Grades 5-adult
#V2. Price: $19.95

This recreates the dramatic events that led up to the Declaration of Independence and establishment of the U.S. Constitution. Characters portraying Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Thomas Paine, and George Washington come to life to tell the story of the historic events that took place in Philadelphia from 1774 to 1790.

The Missions of California
Shannon
58 minutes, Grades 4-adult.
#S1. Price: $19.95

Tour all 21 California missions, learn about their history, and the Native Americans and padres in the mission system. Endorsed by the California Historical Society.

Voices of 1846
California Legacy
44 minutes, Grades 4-6. Created for children.
C#2. Price: $19.95

It tells about the Bear Flag Revolt and the struggle for California statehood. This two-part program portrays Fremont on a “mapping expedition” of California in 1846. The second part is set in Sonoma and portrays the Bear Flag Revolt through the eyes of General Vallejo’s son.

Washington D.C.: An Inspiring Tour
Finley-Holiday
60 minutes, Grades 3-adult.
#V40.  Price: $19.95

Explore the city’s historical heritage with a fascinating look at its major monuments, memorials, museums, and treasures. Tour the White House, Capitol Building, National Archives, Library of Congress, and  the Smithsonian Institution with its museums. Visit the inspiring memorials: Lincoln, Jefferson, Vietnam Veterans, Washington Monument, President Kennedy’s gravesite, and Arlington.

Where America Began: Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg & Yorktown
Finley-Holiday
60 minutes, Grades 5-adult
#V61.  Sale Price: $19.95

Visit these historic sites and experience life in Colonial America 250 years ago. Tour Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg, and Yorktown and experience how life was lived in America’s founding years. Dramatic military battles are re-enacted, colonial-era crafts are demonstrated, and history is brought to life.  Three separate segments make this ideal for classroom viewing.