Women in the American South during the Civil War offer a valuable perspective on war that is often overlooked. Southern women, slave and free, have a unique experience in the American historical landscape. They are the only women who experienced the Civil War, not as combatants, but by living in an occupied territory, the Southern […]
“In the Declaration all men are created equal:” Abraham Lincoln in Illinois, 1830 to 1860 has been released, broadcast on eight different PBS affiliates in Illinois, on Kentucky Educational Television, and has been posted on the Witnessing History Education Foundation YouTube channel. It will appear on four more streaming channels soon. The National Educational Telecommunications […]
Without question, 2019 has been a remarkable year for the Witnessing History Education Foundation, Inc. (“WHEF”). The cost of producing documentary films on American history for purposes of broadcast on public and cable television, and then to advance those films into channels where they may be viewed by as large a segment of the American […]
A Witnessing History Education Foundation Tour: Thirty-five hearty souls gathered at the Embassy Suites hotel in Lexington, Kentucky on Thursday evening, October 31, 2019, for the “overview” lecture on “Daniel Boone and the Revolutionary War in Central Kentucky.” At 8:00 A.M. on Friday, November 1, the bus departed the hotel for the first day of […]
Broadcasting, Education, News, Support, WHEF Updates
The following is a letter of support from Kentucky Educational Television composed on January 30, 2018: I am writing to express KET Education’s support for The Pageant of America project proposed by the Witnessing History Education Foundation, Inc., which will create documentaries and educational materials relating to American history from colonial times through the Civil […]
Broadcasting, Education, News, Pageant of America, Support
The following letter of support for the Pageant of America Documentary Series Project was composed by Kentucky Educational Television on December 12, 2017: I am writing to express KET’s support for the production The Pageant of America, the proposed eight documentaries from Witnessing History Education Foundation which will provide a comprehensive look on the early […]
Click HERE to read the original letter or you can read below: The Boone Society is a non-profit organization made up of over 350 Boone descendants in thirty nine states and three foreign countries. Our mission statement is: “Preserving America’s Frontier History through Education.” Every project in which the Society is involved is chosen for […]
Witnessing History is in the pre-production process for a ninety minute documentary film for public and cable television and streaming channels on the deeply rooted history of hemp production in America, entitled The Seed and Fiber of Wealth! This is a historic opportunity for you to be a part of this production! See more about the film […]
