The Media Library of Genesee Valley BOCES

Looks at some of the historical homes and people that made up the Underground Railroad. Examines the routes taken by slaves, the system of signals that indicated which houses were safe to approach, where they were hidden within houses, and addresses many of the obstacles slaves faced on their journey

Discusses the voyages of Christopher Columbus who was determined to beat everyone in the race to the Indies. Based on the book by Jean Fritz.[PLEASE NOTE: This title is available through the "TIMELY TOPICS" COLLECTION in your elementary library media center 9/07 through 12/07.]

Uses archival footage and still images to present a narrative portrait of the decade. Includes: Dunkirk, Blitzkreig, Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor, war in the Pacific, V-2 rocket, D-Day, Holocaust, FDR's death, Germany's surrender, United Nations, Hiroshima, assassination of Gandhi, founding of Israel, Mao and the formation of the People's Republic of China

Uses archival footage and still images to present a narrative portrait of the political, social, scientifc, and medical milestones of the decade. Covers Yuri Gagarin's space flight, Berlin Wall, death of Marilyn Monroe, Cuban Missile Crisis, the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Beatlemania, Six-Day War, North Vietnam TET Offensive, Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, and the Moon Landing

Uses archival footage and still images to present a narrative protrait of the political, social, scientific, and medical milestones of the decade. Covers the freeing of the American hostages in Iran, Regan's assassination attempt, marriage of Prince Charles and Diana, assassination of Sadat, Falklands War, Pioneer 10 flight, Korean plane shot down by USSR, AIDS, Challenger, Lockerbie terrorist disaster, Chernobyl, and the fall of the Berlin Wall

From store clerk to commander of the Union Armies in four years, Grant's military genius is showcased in this battle. Although the outcome of the bloody tangle in a dense forest was indecisive, it was considered a stategic victory for the Union which led to the defeat of the Confederacy

Uses archival footage and still images to present a narrative portrait of political, scientific, social, and medical milestones of the decade. Includes Kodak's Brownie camera, Boxer Rebellion, Queen Victoria's death, Spanish American War, Transatlantic wireless communication, Boer War, Ford Motor Company, Wright Brothers, San Francisco Earthquake, and other events

Uses archival footage and still images to present a narrative portrait of the political, scientific, and medical milestones of the decade. Includes Empire State Building, Lindbergh kidnapping, Amelia Earhart's flight, FDR's election, repeal of Prohibition, Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics, abdication of Edward VIII, Hindenburg, end of the Spanish Civil War, jet aircraft flight, and the beginning of World War II

Surveys the history of the Mississippi River and examines its effects on the lives of those who live on it banks

Uses archival footage and still images to present a narrative portrait of the political, social, scientific, and medical milestones of the decade. Includes Korean War, Hydrogen Bomb, Stalin's death, polio vaccine, Queen Elizabeth's coronation, McCarthyism, Dien Bien Phu's fall to the Communists, Suez War, Hungarian Revolution, Space Age, Castro's liberation of Cuba, Khrushchev's U.S. visit