Click on a video title below to explore American history from the early 1600s to the 1770s.

The Pilgrims Set Sail for America | Time Trip to September 16, 1620

The Feast that Became Thanksgiving | Time Trip to Autumn 1621

Who Was John Alden? The Real Story Behind Longfellow’s Hero

The Story of Young Benjamin Franklin with Biographer Nick Bunker

A City’s Tension Sparks the Boston Massacre | Time Trip to March 5, 1770

Boston Harbor Hosts a Tea Party | Time Trip to December 16, 1773

Nets, Needles, and Know-How | Making Nets by Hand on the American Frontier

Walking in Their Shoes: French Settlers, American Frontier Cultures & the Art of Moccasin Making

Using a Shaving Horse | 1700’s Woodworking and Carpentry on the American Frontier

Living History with a Boom | Firing French Colonial Cannons at Fort de Chartres