History in Your Community

Duration: 13 min

Year Published: 1955

Creator: Coronet Films

Color: Color

Credits: Donald Dean Parker

Description: Shows how a class conducts a study of the history of the local community. When a boy finds an Indian arrowhead and takes it to school, the pupils begin a study of the community by interviewing old residents, visiting old homes, and examining old newspapers and dates on tombstones. Shows a reconstructed general store, an apothecary shop, and street scenes typical of the early 1900's. Suggests that the history of every community is part of the history of the country.

Metadata Source:Wikipedia — List of Coronet Films