Historic communities

Examines various pioneer crafts, including spinning, weaving, quilting, soap making, and dipping candles.

Color photographs and text describe everyday life in the American colonies.

Photographs and text describe how colonial Americans made the things they needed such as chairs, baskets, tools, and clothing.

A tour of Historic Williamsburg in Virginia, one of the first settlements in America. See the village much as it was when it was first settled. Photographs of the village and its inhabitants give you a feel of what life must have been like in colonial times.

Shows the different types of clothing worn in nineteenth-century America, as well as how they were made.

Using color illustrations and photographs, examines the clothing styles, accessories, and hygiene habits of men, women, and children in eighteenth century North America.

Presents an introduction to the transportation methods used by settlers in North America, discussing covered wagons, canal boats, steam power, and the hazards that early travelers faced.

Describes the homes, customs, and habits of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century North American settlers.

Presents information on the historic forts of North America and the lifestyles of the men, women, and children who lived in them, illustrated with photographs taken at such historic sites as Colonial Williamsburg, Fort Laramie, and Fort Scott.

Explains the source of various sayings and expressions from the American frontier, as well as how they are used today. Includes such sayings as "cut and dried" and "apple of one's eye.".