Local History Kits

Madison-Oneida BOCES offers the following local history kits (LHK).  To search the list, hold down the Ctrl key and then tap the F key (Ctrl+F).  A box will appear asking you what you want to find.  Type in the term you are looking for and the screen will immediately go to the appropriate section, if it is there, and the term will be highlighted.  To order items, click here to go to Mr. Media.

The Adirondacks 29281 VHS 20 min COL IJS

Using original landscapes, interviews, and rare archival motion pictures, this film traces major themes such as exploration and settlement, industrial development, wilderness travel, architecture, geography, and development issues. Also looks at the lives of the people who live there. Direct Cinema, 1987

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK (STATE) - DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL

The Adirondacks - land nobody knows 16345 MP 30 min COL IJS

Explores the history and geography of the Adirondack Mountains region and the Adirondack Park. ARC, 1979

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK (STATE) - DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL

America at school 40296 RMK PI

Contents: 6 copies - Felicity Learns a Lesson; 6 copies - Kirsten Learns a Lesson; 6 copies - Addy Learns a Lesson; 6 copies - Samantha Learns a Lesson; 6 copies - Molly Learns a Lesson; I Teacher's Guide; 20 Activity Cards; 10 Poster Maps; I Wall Chart (in 7 sections); I AMERICA AT SCHOOL; I FIVE PLAYS FOR GIRLS & BOYS TO PERFORM. Explores the school experiences of five girls from America's past, comparing them to school experiences today. Looks at how America changed during the past 200+ years. (American Girls Collection) Pleasant Company, 1994

EDUCATION; UNITED STATES - HISTORY - EDUCATION; TEACHING; SCHOOL CHILDREN

SEE ALSO: TEACHING; EDUCATION; EDUCATION

America at school 40296   For descriptions, see individual titles

And take me by the hand 21090 VHS 30 min IJS

The American Revolution and life during that time rediscovered in this travelogue of historic sites in New York State with flashbacks and recreations of the times. University of the State of NY, 1974

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; UNITED STATES - HISTORY - REVOLUTION, 1775-1783

Artifacts and local history - 43002 LHK  IJ

Contents: Toys and artifacts; pamphlets and newspaper articles; booker (1) New York State History, (2) Towpaths, Turnpikes and Towns, (3) Tracking Down the Past, (4) Iroquoian and Algonquian Indians, (5) Photographs of Rome, NY, and (6) Kanien' Kehal Okarl Shon: Mohawk StorieB.

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; TOYS

Artifacts and local (Madison and Oneida counties) history(s) - I  43001 LHK IJ

Color slides on pottery and metal in Kit#2 only.  Lead dice, quill pens, cup and ball toys, tin whistles, confederate currency, laws of etiquette certificates, booklets covering: Oneida County history, Annsville, Town of Lenox and Madison County, Canastota, Stockbridge, Rome, and state and local maps.  National Gallery of Art

NEW YORK (STATE)- HISTORY

Basic reference kit for Social Studies 4 43003 LHK I

Contents: 1. Puzzle-game of historic American architecture. 2. Historical photograph manual. 3. 25 color slides of 19th century architecture in New York with teacher's guide. 4. Activity book (Kids' America). S. Tracing Your Ancestry Logbook. 6. Book - IDENTIFYING AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE. 7. Book - THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT. B. Flyer - 19th Century Architecture in New York. 9 . Graveyard projects for Yorkers. 10. History notes - set I and 4. 11. Sound Cassette and Teacher's Guide - Sounds of the Age of Homespun. New York Historical Assoc.

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY

Carry on, oh Erie 20404 VHS 28 min IJS

Introduces the Erie Canal, including interviews with old timers", new waterway footage, as well as historic material. Narrated by Burl Ives. (Portrait of New York Series) NYS Education Department, 1988

CANALS; NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; NEW YORK (STATE) - DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL; ERIE CANAL SEE ALSO: CANALS

Children of the past 43036 LHK IJ

Photographs and drawings from Rome Historical Society's collection. intended to offer insight as to how young people lived 100 years ago. Rome Historical Society, 1992

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; CHILDREN

Christmas of the past 43037 LHK IJS

Uses photographs and drawings to offer a picture of Christmas customs as they would have been celebrated 100 years ago. Rome Historical Society, 1992

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; CHRISTMAS; ROME(NY) - HISTORY; NEWSPAPERS

Community life 43007 LHK I

A collection of clippings and booklets on churches, schools, and recreation in communities in Central New York during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; COMMUNITY LIFE

Cooperstown 43020 LHK IJ

Soapmaking Slide Set; Farmer's Year, Filmstrip, Cassette Tape, and Teacher's Guide; Woman's World, Filmstrip, Cassette Tape, and Teacher's Guide; Growing up in Homespun, Filmstrip, Cassette Tape, and Teacherer Guide; Village Calling, Filmstrip, Cassette Tape, and Teacher's Guide; Wedderspoon Farm, Slide Set. New York Historical Assoc.

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE SEE ALSO: UNITED STATES - HISTORY - COLONIAL PERIOD

Democracy and reform 24403 VHS 35 min COL IJS

Closed-captioned. Looks at reform movements in the United States. Includes: Jacksonian democracy and the "common man"; ante bellum reform movements, the Second Great Awakening; Temperance; Woman's suffrage; Seneca Falls and the "Declaration of Sentiments'; Transcendentalists; Utopian movements; institutional reform; abolition movement. (United States History - Origins WW II Series) Schlessinger Video Productions, 1996

SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES; NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; SUFFRAGE; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1783-1865

SEE ALSO: WOMEN; FEMINISM

The Ditch that helped build America 21139 VHS 120 min IJSA

This documentary begins with a tour of the Canal Museum in Syracuse. Then shows a houseboat trip along the Erie Canal from Oneida Lake to Waterford, NY. Part II covers the canal from Syracuse to Buffalo, portraying the importance of the Erie Canal system in the westward growth of our young country. Center for Learning Tech [dist, 1987

ERIE CANAL SEE ALSO: CANALS

Early Settler Life Series Early settlers 43031 For descriptions, see individual titles.

Early settlers 43031 LHK IJ

15 Books: Early Christmas; Early Stores and Markets; Early Loggers & the Sawmill; Early Travel; Early Village Life; Food for the Settler; Early Schools; Early Family Home; Early Settler Children; Early Settler Starybook; Early Artisans; Early Pleasures & Pastimes; Early Farm Life; Early City Life; Early Health & medicine; and Early Settler Activity Guide. (Early Settler Life series) Crabtree Publishing company

FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE SEE ALSO: UNITED STATES - HISTORY - COLONIAL PERIOD

Empire State Building 23937 VHS 50 min COL JS

Presents the history of this immense building, planned and built in the Depression years. (Modern Marvels Series) Jaffe Productions, 1994

CONSTRUCTION; EMPIRE STATE BUILDING; UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1919-1933; NEW YORK (STATE); BUILDINGS

The Encyclopedia of New York 43367 LHK JSA

A source for the most useful information about New York State in a systematic encyclopedia. 2 Volumes.1996

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; NEW YORK (STATE)

The Erie Canal 22131 VHS 21 min COL IJSA

History is traced through old photographs and drawings depicting contributions to growth of the United States. Also seen as it is today. (1990) Kaw Valley, 1990

CANALS; NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; TRANSPORTATION; ERIE CANAL

SEE ALSO: AIRPLANES; CANALS

The Erie Canal 41240 SRK I

A Sing-along. I Filmstrip; I Sound Cassette (For Filmstrip); I Teacher's Guide. Weston Woods, 1974

CANALS; NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; ERIE CANAL SEE ALSO: CANALS

The Erie Canal 43011 LHK I

Maps, pictures, and printed miscellaneous materials about the Erie Canal and its influence on Central New York.

CANALS; NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; TRANSPORTATION; ERIE CANAL

SEE ALSO: AIRPLANES; CANALS

Erie Canal Days 43040 LHK IJ

5 Books: COBBLESTONE magazine - special issue on the Erie Canal; 19th CENTURY CLOTHING; TOWPATHS TO TUGBOATS; ALWAYS KNOW YOUR PAL, and THE DITCH THAT HELPED BUILD AKERICA. 2 Dolls; David and Nancy Ann. I Video: Children of the Erie Canal.

CANALS; NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; TRANSPORTATION; ERIE CANAL

SEE ALSO: AIRPLANES; CANALS

Erie Canal Village 43042 LHK IJS

The Erie Canal Village is a restored "town' which simulates local life in the 1840's near the spot where the first shovelful of dirt was turned for the Old Erie Canal on Tuly 4, 1817. Materials included in this kit are: brochures, slides, postcards, and a color book.

CANALS; NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; TRANSPORTATION; ERIE CANAL

SEE ALSO: AIRPLANES; CANALS

The Erie war 20818 VHS 28 min IJS

Story of Cornelius Vanderbilt, owner of the New York Central, tries to gain control of the rival Erie Railroad, and ends up in a "war' with the Erie's owners, Jim Fisk, Jay Gould, and Daniel Drew. (Our Story Series) Films Incorporated, 1977

CAPITALISTS AND FINANCIERS; NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; RAILROADS

SEE ALSO TRANSPORTATION

Famous people 43010 LHK I

A collection of articles about well-known people who were born or made their homes in Central New York. Among them are early settlers of the region, absolutists, and entrepreneurs.

NEW YORK (STATE) - H18TORY; SMITH, GERRITT

Finding ourselves 43024 LHK IJ

28 books. Designed to improve academic skills while orienting students to a mobile society. Richards Publishing Co., 1983.

MAPS - STUDY AND TEACHING; GEOGRAPHY

Fort Stanwix Kit 43370 LHK I

A collection of resources and artifacts designed to enhance a study of Fort Stanwix.  Contains 6 books:  TIDINGS FROM THE 18th CENTURY; 3 copies of DAYS OF SIEGE; PEOPLE OF THE LONG HOUSE; FORT LIFE; U.S. KIDS HISTORY: BOOK OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.  1) 1 map of Indian lands, 2) 1 map of Fort #1, 3) 1 map of Fort #2, 4) 1 map of Fort #3, 5) 1 chart of the continental soldier, 6) 1 powder horn, 7) 1 musket ball on card, 8) 1 tin cup, 9) 1 button of NY 3rd Regiment on card, 10) a continental money on card, 11) 1 Woman's hat, 12) 1 set of (7) post cardsA-G, 13) 1 education packet, 14) 1 set two candles, and 15) 1 audio cassette (Songs of Liberty). 1998

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; FORT STANNIX; UNITED STATES - HISTORY - REVOLUTION, 1715-1783

SEE ALSO: UNITED STATES - HISTORY - REVOLUTION, 1775-1783

Fort Stanwix National monument - 4th grade education packet 43369 LHX :1

A collection of lesson plans designed to extend student learning surrounding a visit to the Fort. Each of the six programs include pre-visit activities and creates a focus during the visit.1997

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; FORT STANNIX; UNITED STATES - HISTORY - REVOLUTION, 1715-1783

SEE ALSO: UNITED STATES - HISTORY - REVOLUTION, 1775-1783

Government 43009 LHK I

A small collection of clippings, leaflets, and copies concerning various government organizations in Madison County, New York.

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; GOVERNMENT; CIVICS SEE ALSO: GOVERNMENT

The Great Lakes: Pt. I Superior, Michigan 22132 VHS 36 min COL IJS

Examines the strategic importance, beauty, and diversity of the Great Lakes focusing on Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. information regarding industry, 'history, and the metropolitan area of Milwaukee and Chicago is included. Kaw Valley

GEOGRAPHY; GREAT LAKES

The Great Lakes: Pt. II Huron, Erie, Ontario 22133 VHS 24 min COL IJS

Niagara Falls, the St. Lawrence Seaway, the Erie Canal, the important cities of Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, and Toronto, and many flourishing industries contribute to the richness of the Great Lakes. This film describes the region concentrating on the smaller lakes of Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Kaw Valley

GEOGRAPHY; GREAT LAKES

Highways of history 20770 VHS 30 min JSA

Captain Henry Hudson retraces his voyage in New York State to find past and present closely interwined. Combines sequences of scenery, shrines, and dramatized events of historic significance. NYDC, 19

NEW YORK (STATE)

Historic communities 43000 LHK IJS

15 Books: The Kitchen; Home Crafts; The Gristmill; Visiting a Village; Toole and Gadgets; A Colonial Town; Williamsburg; Colonial Crafts; Colonial Life; Eighteenth Century Clothing; Nineteenth Century Clothing; A Child's Day; Customs and Traditions; Fort Life; A One-Room School; and Settler Sayings. 8 sets 18th and 19th century arts and crafts color slide programs which include la color slides, I sound cassette, and I teacher's guide in each program box. The titles are: Pottery; Metal Work; Dolls; Wood Carving; Textiles; Furniture; Costume; and Toys. (Historic Communities Series) National Gallery of Art

CLOTHING AND DRESS; ARTS AND CRAFTS; UNITED STATES - HISTORY - COLONIAL PERIOD; FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE

SEE ALSO: UNITED STATES - HISTORY - COLONIAL PERIOD

Historic Communities Series Historic communities 43000 For descriptions, see individual titles.

Home life 43008 LHK I

A collection of postcards, advertisements, recipes, and booklets pertaining to 19 and 20th century home life in Central New York.

CLOTHING AND DRESS; FAMILY LIFE - HISTORY; NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY

I love New York 20391 VHS 28 min IJSA

Offers graphic footage of economic, recreational, educational and cultural reasons why New York State is an ideal state in which to live, work, and grow. Accompanied by catchy, "I Love New York" promotional song. Zeros in on definite areas and shows key attractions. NYS Dept. of Economic Develop., 1988

NEW YORK (STATE)

Indian life 43006 LHK IJ

Magazine excerpts; leaflet.

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; IROQUOIS INDIANS

SEE ALSO: INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA

Interactive Learning Series Children of the Erie Canal 22207 For descriptions, see individual titles.

Just around the corner - the architecture of New York State 23732 VHS 23 min COL IJS

Looks at the varied architecture styles featured in Central New York towns and villages. Interlaken Historical Society, 1989

NEW YORK (STATE) - ARCHITECTURE; ARCHITECTURE

Music and dance of the Senecas 21553

A Seneca language class 21556

Seneca people; Past and present 21552

Visit to the Seneca museum 21559

Visit to the basketmaker 21557

Visit with Seneca artist 21558

For descriptions see individual titles.

Learning to use maps 43023 LHK I

Contents: 28 copies of a map workbook MAPS - STUDY AND TEACHING

Life on the Erie Canal 43041 LHK IJ

4 Books: (a) Clinton's $7,000,000 Ditch: The Erie Canal, (b) A Canalboat Primer (c) Always Know your Pal, and (d) Canals of New York State. I Doll; Zeke. I Video: Children of the Erie Canal.

CANALS; NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; TRANSPORTATION; ERIE CANAL

SEE ALSO: AIRPLANES; CANALS

Madison County 43018 LHK COL IJS

I Book: Country Roads. 7 Articles - County History. List of Historical Markers of Madison County.

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY

Empire State Building 23937

The Statue of Liberty 23936

For descriptions, see individual titles

Mohawk Valley 21286 VHS 30 min IJS

Highlights virtual civil war between Loyalists and Patriots that took place during Revolution in central portion of state. (Paths of Rebellion Series) WNET, 1976

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; UNITED STATES - HISTORY - REVOLUTION, 1775-1783

Music and dance of the Senecas 21553 VHS 15 min COL IJS

Midge shows the children the different instruments of the Senecas and explains how they are made, stressing the influence of nature on her people. (Keeper of the Western Door Series) NYS Education Department, 19

SENECA INDIANS; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; POLK DANCING SEE ALSO: INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; DANCING

My backyard history book 43027 LHK I

Features activities and projects, such as making time capsules and rubbings and tracing genealogy. 4 copies of book. Little Brown and Co., 1975

GENEALOGY

Native Americans - from the Ice Age to the Iroquois Confederacy 23739 VHS 18 min COL IJS

Looks at the travels and tribal growth of the local Native American tribes from 100,000 EC to 1500 AD. Interlaken Historical Society, 1989

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; IROQUOIS INDIANS

SEE ALSO: INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA

Neighborhoods 24431 VHS 60 min COL IJS

A journey in time through the diverse neighborhoods of Syracuse's Irish and black communities; Utica's Italian heritage; Auburn's Ukrainian history, and Ithaca's Finnish experience. WCNY Public Television, 1996

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; COMMUNITY LIFE; SYRACUSE, NY; UTICA, NY; NEW YORK (STATE) - DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL

New York City and the Hudson River Valley 21287 VHS 30 min IJS

New York, including battle of Long Island, Andre-Arnold plot to sell out West Point Fort, and British takeover of New York City. (Paths of Rebellion Series) WNET, 1976

NEW YORK CITY; UNITED STATES - HISTORY - REVOLUTION, 1775-1783; HUDSON RIVER; NEW YORK (STATE)

New York State 23425 VHS PIJ

Program titles included are: 1. The Immigrants, 2. The Civil War, 3. The Early Years, 4. The Revolution. Young People's Historical Soc.

IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION; NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; UNITED STATES - HISTORY - REVOLUTION, 1775-1783; UNITED STATES - HISTORY - CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865; UNITED STATES - HISTORY - COLONIAL PERIOD

SEE ALSO; UNITED STATES - IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION; RECONSTRUCTION

New York the way it was 24095 VHS 58 min COL JS

Intersperses vintage footage with interviews and running narration, to provide a portrait of New York City in the 1940s and 150s. WLIW21, 1993

NEW YORK CITY; NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY

North Country 21284 VHS 30 min IJS

Program centers on seesaw war that developed 177 -76 in northeast quadrant of state near Lake Champlain and Fort Ticonderoga. (Paths of Rebellion Series) WNET, 1976

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; UNITED STATES - HISTORY - REVOLUTION, 1775-1783

Occupations and industries 43012 LHK I

Articles and a book detail some of the early industries and occupations of Central New York.

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONS SEE ALSO: CAREERS

On the carry: Transportation through Rome (1770-1820) 43038 LHK IJ

Journal entries, maps, pictures, newspaper articles, and other materials were compiled to offer a picture of transportation in the late 177019-early 1800's in the Rome area. Rome Historical Society

CANALS; NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; TRANSPORTATION; RIVERS

SEE ALSO: AIRPLANES; WATER

Oneida Community 43016 LHK I

Contains information about the founding of the Oneida Community: its beliefs and membership.

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; ONEIDA COMMUNITY

Our Story Series The Erie war 20818 For descriptions, see individual titles.

Paddle to the sea 41077 SRK PIJ

Uses story telling as a basis for a study of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence. An Indian boy carved Paddle to resemble his father's canoe. The Spring thaw carries Paddle down into Lake Superior to begin a four year journey through all the Great Lakes, out the St. Lawrence and into the Atlantic. Contents of kit: pamphlets concerning logging, mining, Indiana, and the St. Lawrence Seaway; maps and charts; a canal lock model; filmstrips; cassettes; books; records; realia (beaver log, lock gates, porcupine quills, etc.); 5 boxes of related materials (castaways box, Frenchmen box, Chippewa box; Huron box, cargo box) containing realia (beads, ores, pelts, feathers, etc); teacher's guide. Children's Museum, Boston, 1974

FUR TRADE; NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; HURON INDIANS; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; GREAT LAKES; CHIPPEWA INDIANS

SEE ALSO: INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA

Paddle to the sea 41361 SRK PIJ

I Book: PADDLE TO THE SEA\by H.C. Holling. Follow an Indian boy's hand carved toy canoe from a northern Canadian stream through the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway to the distant Atlantic Ocean. I VHS (non-narrated) - Paddle to the Sea (28:08). Julian Biggs, 1967

FUR TRADE; NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; HURON INDIANS; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; GREAT LAKES; CHIPPEWA INDIANS

SEE ALSO: INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA

Burgoyne invasion 21285

Mohawk Valley 21286

New York City and the Hudson River Valley 21287

North Country 21284

For descriptions, see individual titles

Portrait of New York Series

Carry on, oh Erie 20404

Taste of the Big Apple-NYC 20398

For descriptions, see individual titles.

Present meets past: Making history and the mysteries of town meetings 20417 VHS 27 min COL PI

A two-part program, inspired by a diary written by a ten- year-old school girl in the 1850's, is designed for use in the local history social studies curriculum, particularly at the fourth grade level. Part one deals with 19th century children at school, work and play. Part two compares the discovery of a town's history to solving a mystery and suggests that some "keys" or "clues" are maps, old documents and examination of old buildings that still stand in the present town. The accompanying teacher's notebooks provide suggestions, ideas, and materials for lessons based on the video tape. New York Historical Assoc., 1989

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; MAPS; UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1815-1861; CITIES AND TOWNS; SCHOOL CHILDREN

SEE ALSO: GLOBES

Present meets past: Making history and the mysteries of town meetings 43034 LHK 27 min PI

A two-part program, inspired by a diary written by a ten- year-old school girl in the 1850s, is designed for use in the local history social studies curriculum, particularly at the fourth grade level. Part one deals with 19th century children at school, work, and play. Part two compares the discovery of a town's history to solving a mystery and suggests that some "keys' or "clues" are maps, old documents, and examination of old buildings that still stand in the present town. The accompanying teacher's notebooks provide suggestions, ideas, and materials for lessons based on the video tape. New York Historical Assoc., 1989

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; MAPS; UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1815-1661; CITIES AND TOWNS; SCHOOL CHILDREN

SEE ALSO: GLOBES

Richards Atlas of New York State 43033 LHK IMj

14 copies of "The Student Guide with the Indian Supplement for the Richards Atlas of New York State (Rev)." Covers New York geology, history, transportation economics, and natural resources through the use of maps and related information. Frank E. Richards Pub. Co., 1967

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; MAPS; ATLASES; NEW YORK (STATE)

SEE ALSO: GLOBES

Sainte Marie among the Iroquois 22531 VHS 60 min COL PIJ

Teleconference aired November, 1991 about Sainte Marie among the Iroquois, a living history museum/fort in Liverpool, NY. Viewers meet the various interpreters who represent people who might have lived in the fort in 1657. WCNY Public Television, 1991

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; FRENCH LANGUAGE; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; FRENCH-AMERICANS

Sainte Marie among the Iroquois 43043 LHK IJS

An education resource packet which provides an overview of the two cultures, Iroquois and French, involved in the mission of Sainte Marie in the 17th century. Includes reproducible information sheets and classroom activity guide. Onondaga County Parks, 1995

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; IROQUOIS INDIANS

SEE ALSO: INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA

The Sears, Roebuck catalogue, 1902 Edition  43030 LHK IJ

Six copies of catalogue. Bounty Books, 1986

ADVERTISING

A Seneca language class 21556 VHS 11 min COL IJS

The children listen to Midge and Gramp conversing in Seneca, then go to visit a bilingual class where Seneca is being taught. (Keeper of the Western Door Series) NYS Education Department, 19

SENECA INDIANS; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; IROQUOIS INDIANS

SEE ALSO: INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA

Seneca people: Past and present 21552 VHS 13 min COL IJS

Midge Dean takes children to meet John Jimerson, who talks about how Senecas are part of larger groups of tribes (Iroquois) and how original five nations of Confederacy were joined by another, making it six nations that it remains today. (Keeper of the Western Door Series) NYS Education Department, 19

SENECA INDIANS; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; IROQUOIS INDIANS

SEE ALSO: INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA

The Settlement of Central and Western New York 25758 VHS 30 min COL IJS

Covers the time period from 1783, with white settlement along the Mohawk and Delaware Rivers, through the Revolution, Erie Canal, toll roads, railroad development, the coming of the automobile, and ends in 1950. Interlaken Historical Society, 1995

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; ERIE CANAL SEE ALSO: CANALS

LOCAL HISTORY

Siege of Fort Stanwix 20748 VHS 20 min IJS

Dramatizes the 22-day siege at Fort Stanwix, N.Y., by the British and the final surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga in 1777. Highlights a critical time when a British victory might have been a deathblow to the fight for American independence. National Audio Visual Ctr/dist, 1979

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; FORT STANWIX; UNITED STATES - HISTORY - REVOLUTION, 1775-1783

SEE ALSO: UNITED STATES - HISTORY - REVOLUTION, 1775-1793

Something Seneca 20407 VHS 112 min - p

The content of 'Something Seneca" has been called a Native American version of "Sesame Street". Its producers describe the audience as children in the primary grades and all those interested in Native American culture. The programs present informative glimpses of North American customs and traditions in a crisp and entertaining manner. Center for Learning Tech [dist, 1978]

SENECA INDIANS; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; IROQUOIS INDIANS

SEE ALSO: INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA

Sound of the Iroquois 43022 LHK IJ

3 Records (33-1/3 rpm), 3 Teacher's Guides Historical Assoc., 1968

INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; IROQUOIS INDIANS SEE ALSO: INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA

The Sullivan-Clinton expedition against the Iroquois Confederacy 23733 VHS 25 min COL IJS

This campaign in the summer and fall of 1779, was intended to completely destroy the villages and crops of the Iroquois Nations who were collaborating with the British and Tories to raid colonial settlements on New York's western frontier. Accompanied by a teacher's guide. Interlaken Historical Society, 1993

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; UNITED STATES - HISTORY - REVOLUTION, 1775-1783; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; IROQUOIS INDIANS

SEE ALSO: INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA

Taste of the Big Apple-NYC 20398 VHS 22 min COL IJS

Provides a tour of New York City with testimonials by some leading celebrities associated with the Big Apple. (Portrait of New York Series) NYS Dept. of Economic Develop., 1988

NEW YORK CITY; NEW YORK (STATE) - DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL

Time passes on 23845 VHS 60 min COL IJS

Documentary of Onondaga County's history. Features pictures, paintings, film, dramatizations, and audio/oral presentations. WCNY Public Television, 1994

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA

Towpaths, turnpikes, and towns 43039 LHK I

Resource manual designed to accompany the multimedia kit and the grade four student textbook TOWPATHS, TURNPIKES, AND TOWNS. Oneida County BOCES, 1986

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY

Tracking down the past 43035 LHK I

A trunk full of materials for use in local history classes

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY

Turkeys in the wild 22815 VHS 20 min COL PI

A native American bird associated with Indian and pioneer life, as well as a major American holiday ... Thanksgiving. This film shows the wild turkey in its natural habitat. Berlet Films, 1991

BIRDS; TURKEYS

United States History - origins WW 11 Series

Democracy and reform 24403 For descriptions, see individual titles.

Vignettes of old Utica 43021 LHK I

A book offering sketches of notable men and women as well as interesting events of old Utica.

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; UTICA - HISTORY SEE ALSO: NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY

Visit to the basketmaker 21557 VHS 15 min COL IJS

Midge and the children visit one of the few living basketmakers remaining on the Allegany Reservation. They watch as she makes a basket, explains the materials necessary for making one, and how they are acquired. (Keeper of the Western Door Series) NYS Education Department, 19

ARTS AND CRAFTS; SENECA INDIANS; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; IROQUOIS INDIANS

SEE ALSO: INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA

Visit to the Seneca museum 21559 VHS 3.5 min COL IJS

Midge and children visit Seneca Iroquois National Museum in Salamanca, N.Y. Director shows and discusses various artifacts, beadwork, artwork by Carson Waterman and other Seneca artists, and other historical items. (Keeper of the Western Door Series) NYS Education Department, 19

MUSEUMS; SENECA INDIANS; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; IROQUOIS INDIANS

SEE ALSO: ART MUSEUMS; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA

Visit with Seneca artist 21558 VHS 12 min IJS

Midge takes children to meet Carson Waterman, a Seneca artist, who has done much art work in many forms to decorate buildings on both Seneca reservations and designed work for Seneca Iroquois National Museum. (Keeper of the Western Door Series) NYS Education Department, 19

SENECA INDIANS; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; IROQUOIS INDIANS; ARTISTS

SEE ALSO: INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA

War time 43015 LHK I

Contains booklets letters and lists of area soldiers of the Civil War and the Revolutionary War.

NEW YORK (STATE) - HISTORY; SOLDIERS; WAR

SEE ALSO: UNITED STATES - HISTORY - REVOLUTION, 1775-1783

Zero in on New York 41200 SRK I

Program titles included are: 1. Why We Love New York, 2. Water, Water, Everywhere, 3. New York's History Trail. 3 Filmstrips; 3 Sound Cassettes (For Filmstrips). Afton Publishing Co., 1985

NEW YORK (STATE)

11/2000