1952 · 42 episodes
September 7, 1952 · 2h
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.
September 14, 1952 · 2h
A girl unearths a paper making her the recipient of an unusual tribute.
September 21, 1952 · 2h
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.
September 28, 1952 · 2h
An elder daughter working in the city brings her fiancé back to the country.
October 12, 1952 · 2h
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.
October 19, 1952 · 2h
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.
October 26, 1952 · 2h
November 2, 1952 · 2h
False arrest of a man in a totalitarian country.
November 9, 1952 · 2h
The story of Christopher Ludwick, philanthropist and superintendent of bakers in the Continental Army.
November 16, 1952 · 2h
Traces the origins of the Travelers Aid Society to a cholera epidemic in mid-19th century St. Louis.
November 23, 1952 · 2h
Story of a woman's fight to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.
November 30, 1952 · 2h
Recounts an incident from the life of Nathaniel Currier.
December 7, 1952 · 2h
December 14, 1952 · 2h
Kate Smith narrates a Christmas story about an unwanted donkey.
December 21, 1952 · 2h
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.
December 28, 1952 · 2h
The story of blacksmith Daniel Jean Richard, founder of the watch industry in the Neuch|catel district of Switzerland.
January 4, 1953 · 2h
The story of Fanny Stevenson, wife of Robert Louis Stevenson.
January 11, 1953 · 2h
The story of John and Washington Roebling, designers of the Brooklyn Bridge.
January 18, 1953 · 2h
A tale concerning the Bible used by General George Washington at his first inauguration in New York City.
January 25, 1953 · 2h
When Socrates is imprisoned because of his teachings, his wife pleads for his release and helps to plan his escape.
February 1, 1953 · 2h
A musical celebration of the traditions of Valentine's Day.
February 8, 1953 · 2h
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.
February 15, 1953 · 2h
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.
February 22, 1953 · 2h
Mercy Disborough's efforts to end American witchhunts; set in Fairfield County, Connecticut in 1692.
March 1, 1953 · 2h
Mann's work towards education for all regardless of race, creed, or color.
March 8, 1953 · 2h
The story of poet Thomas Moore (1779-1852).
March 15, 1953 · 2h
Mathew Brady's Civil War photography.
March 22, 1953 · 2h
The story of Queen Elizabeth I's ascendance to the throne.
March 29, 1953 · 2h
The story of Queen Elizabeth I's ascendance to the throne.
April 5, 1953 · 2h
April 12, 1953 · 2h
The story of Samuel Morse and the use of the telegraph.
April 19, 1953 · 2h
The story of Samuel Morse and the use of the telegraph.
April 26, 1953 · 2h
The story of poet and minister John Donne, and his relationship with his wife and her father, Sir George Moore.
May 3, 1953 · 2h
Story of Frederick Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty, from the time the sculptor received the commission in 1774 until Pulitzer provided funding for the base ten years later.
May 10, 1953 · 2h
Life of General Robert E. Lee after the Civil War.
May 17, 1953 · 2h
Sarah Bernhardt gives up her love to continue her acting career.
May 24, 1953 · 2h
Sarah Bernhardt gives up her love to continue her acting career.
May 31, 1953 · 2h
Story of Josiah Wedgwood.
June 7, 1953 · 2h
The story of Boston dentist William Thomas Green Morton, who developed the use of ether as an anesthetic.
June 14, 1953 · 2h
The life of Sir Walter Scott, including family, literary career, bankruptcy, and the death of his wife.
June 21, 1953 · 2h
The story of Boston dentist William Thomas Green Morton, who developed the use of ether as an anesthetic.
June 28, 1953 · 2h
An incident in the life of naturalist artist John James Audubon; set in New Orleans in 1824.