Ken Burns American Stories Extravaganza!

NHPTV will air a collection of Ken Burns' award-winning documentaries the first few weeks of September from 1:30-5:30 a.m. as part of our service to schools. We will begin our Instructional Television service on September 18, 2008 at 1:30 a.m. Schedule of Ken Burns Films

Students Honored for New Hampshire War Stories Documentary Films

On June 7 NHPTV hosted a ceremony to honor the student filmmakers who created documentary films that incorporated oral history interviews to preserve the stories and memories of New Hampshire citizens affected by past or present wars. Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter was on hand to congratulate the students. 15 films were submitted by students in middle school and high school and five films were selected for outstanding achievement in documentary filmmaking. At the middle school level The War...A Barnard School Student Documentary from the Barnard School in South Hamptonwas awarded the bronze; Dave's School from Rochester Middle School received the silver; and Memories from the Homefront from The Francestown Historical Documentation Project was awarded the gold. At the high school level Navyman: Tom Cullen. Concord High School received the silver and Hometown Heroes from Timberlane High School was awarded the gold. The project was offered as part of NHPTV's outreach efforts around the Ken Burn series, The War. You can view all of the submitted films here.