Seasons & episodes
S2 · E1Dutch Treat 1952-09-07 · 120 min
Traces New York City's crooked Broadway Street back to its origins in 1720, when the street plan was changed to avoid cutting down a cherry tree.
S2 · E2Horns of a Dilemma 1952-09-14 · 120 min
A girl unearths a paper making her the recipient of an unusual tribute.
S2 · E3The Bride's Teapot 1952-09-21 · 120 min
In 1874, citizens of Sympathy Ridge, Virginia wish to build a war monument, but the federal government wants them to replace a bridge destroyed in the war.
S2 · E4Sometimes She's Sunday 1952-09-28 · 120 min
An elder daughter working in the city brings her fiancé back to the country.
S2 · E5The Bachelor and the Ballot 1952-10-12 · 120 min
A young suffragist tries to gain the support of a lawyer in charge of the polls, while he tries on a bet to romance her.
S2 · E6Faith Is a Nine-Letter Word 1952-10-19 · 120 min
Distressed by the state of world affairs and fearing her boyfriend will be sent off to war, a young woman refuses to marry until a friend convinces her to have faith in democracy.
S2 · E7The Secret Vote 1952-10-26 · 120 min
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S2 · E8The Line of Duty 1952-11-02 · 120 min
False arrest of a man in a totalitarian country.
S2 · E9Bread of Freedom 1952-11-09 · 120 min
The story of Christopher Ludwick, philanthropist and superintendent of bakers in the Continental Army.
S2 · E10The Blue and White Lamp 1952-11-16 · 120 min
Traces the origins of the Travelers Aid Society to a cholera epidemic in mid-19th century St. Louis.
S2 · E11Mrs. Thanksgiving 1952-11-23 · 120 min
Story of a woman's fight to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.
S2 · E12Ten Thousand Words 1952-11-30 · 120 min
Recounts an incident from the life of Nathaniel Currier.
S2 · E13Joan of Arc 1952-12-07 · 120 min
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S2 · E14Green Hills of Vermont 1952-12-14 · 120 min
Kate Smith narrates a Christmas story about an unwanted donkey.
S2 · E15The Small One 1952-12-21 · 120 min
A whimsical tale of Norman Rockwell's tribulations upon his move to a small town in Vermont. At the end of the program, Sarah Churchill, on behalf of Hallmark, presents a medallion to Mr. Rockwell.
S2 · E16Father Time 1952-12-28 · 120 min
The story of blacksmith Daniel Jean Richard, founder of the watch industry in the Neuch|catel district of Switzerland.
S2 · E17Home is the Sailor 1953-01-04 · 120 min
The story of Fanny Stevenson, wife of Robert Louis Stevenson.
S2 · E18Span Through Time 1953-01-11 · 120 min
The story of John and Washington Roebling, designers of the Brooklyn Bridge.
S2 · E19The General's Bible 1953-01-18 · 120 min
A tale concerning the Bible used by General George Washington at his first inauguration in New York City.
S2 · E20Socrates' Wife 1953-01-25 · 120 min
When Socrates is imprisoned because of his teachings, his wife pleads for his release and helps to plan his escape.
S2 · E21To My Valentine 1953-02-01 · 120 min
A musical celebration of the traditions of Valentine's Day.
S2 · E22Lincoln's Little Correspondent 1953-02-08 · 120 min
Adapted from the book by Hertha Pauli. The story surrounding 11-year-old Grace Bedell's letter to Abraham Lincoln suggesting that he grow a beard.
S2 · E23Crown of Wings 1953-02-15 · 120 min
Incident from the life of General George Washington, in which Phoebe Fraunces, daughter of Fraunces Tavern's proprietor, showed her loyalty to Washington and his cause. Phoebe was in love with a member of Washington's personal staff who was involved in a plot to kill him.
S2 · E24Dinner for the General 1953-02-22 · 120 min
Mercy Disborough's efforts to end American witchhunts; set in Fairfield County, Connecticut in 1692.