Ohio’s Canal Era DVD by Jack Gieck Produced in cooperation with the Canal Society of America 2007, 89 minutes DVD, $29.95 courtesy of our partner, Atlas Books Call (419) 281-1802 to order by phone.

Part I: Historical Background, 29 mins.
Part II: The Ohio & Erie Canal, Then and Now, 34 mins.
Part III: The Miami & Erie Canal and the Milan Canal, 26 mins.

This three-part series won awards from the International Film & TV Festival of New York, the Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums, and the American Association of Historical Societies and Museums. A 16-pge Teacher/Discussion Guide is included. This series, produced in cooperation with the Canal Society of America, brings to life an almost forgotten period in Ohio’s early history, visiting restored sections of the vital nineteenth-century inland transportation system. Kent State University Press’s award-winning book A Photo Album of Ohio’s Canal Era, 1825–1913, by Jack Gieck, can be purchased along with this DVD.

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Of related interest:

Canal Fever: The Ohio & Erie Canal, from Waterway to Canalway
edited by Lynn Metzger and Peg Bobel

The Ohio & Erie Canal: A Glossary of Terms
by Terry K. Woods

Ohio’s Grand Canal: A Brief History of the Ohio & Erie Canal
by Terry K. Woods

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Dawn of Hope

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