Gretchen in NJ Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 DVR Alert. My dh and I are watching a wonderful show on the History Channel entitled, "How the States Got Their Shapes." IMHO it is very well done and would be a great addition to your homeschool curriculum. The show will be replayed tonight at 1:00 am eastcoast time according to my Verizon FIOS guide. Did you know there is Library built in the USA and Canada? While you are in the library you can go back and forth between USA and Canada, but you must exit through the door that leads into the same country you entered from.:001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieB Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 DVR Alert.My dh and I are watching a wonderful show on the History Channel entitled, "How the States Got Their Shapes." IMHO it is very well done and would be a great addition to your homeschool curriculum. The show will be replayed tonight at 1:00 am eastcoast time according to my Verizon FIOS guide. Did you know there is Library built in the USA and Canada? While you are in the library you can go back and forth between USA and Canada, but you must exit through the door that leads into the same country you entered from.:001_huh: Thank you! My oldest was just talking about this topic (the shapes of the states, not the library) a few days ago. I'm recording the show so she can watch it tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamato3 all-boy boys Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 There is also an interesting book with the same name. I'm excited to hear about the History Channel show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Whaaaa? lol My youngest was asking about this today! Thank you! Ack! We don't have cable. I was reading the post thinking I could snap my fingers at Netflix. Wah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 We were watching this, too. I meant to get up off the couch and finish my Bible study homework, but I was really sucked in. Fun and interesting. Thumbs up. I will definitely get this for the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2abcd Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Thanks, Gretchen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowan25 Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Glad to hear it was good. :P I Tivo'd based on title alone and was hoping for the best!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Glad to hear it was good. :P I Tivo'd based on title alone and was hoping for the best!! Same here. I have it on our DVR and we'll fit it into a 2 hour slot soon. Glad to hear it's good. The name definitely sounded intriguing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gretchen in NJ Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 Whaaaa? lol My youngest was asking about this today! Thank you! Ack! We don't have cable. I was reading the post thinking I could snap my fingers at Netflix. Wah! Sorry. I did some digging around The History Channel website and found this page of videos. "How the States Got Their Shapes" is not included. I am hoping they will include it in the future. They do have 38 videos on "The States," 9 on "The Mayflower," and 19 on "Ellis Island." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieJ Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 We just happen to run across this show last night when we got home. We missed the first hour!:crying: My boys were even drawn in and thought it was interesting. Can anyone tell me if it will be on again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gretchen in NJ Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 We just happen to run across this show last night when we got home. We missed the first hour!:crying: My boys were even drawn in and thought it was interesting. Can anyone tell me if it will be on again? I searched MSN TV listings and nothing showed. The History Channel had this. You could try to email the channel about the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Wasn't it terrific?! I missed a whole chunk because of unexpected guests and a chatty dd3, but I would love to see it again in entirity. My guess is that there will be a video soon, they almost always release videos of the shows shortly after the premiere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renthead Mommy Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 We watched a good chunk of this. Even the 7yo was into it and put an arguement that it's educational and he should be able to stay up and watch it! I went to ps/catholic school K-7 into Toledo till moving to NJ. In the years of history/state history, I had NEVER heard of the "Toledo War" or battle or whichever they called it. That was pretty neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Thanks! I signed up on Amazon to know when this is available for purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepymommy Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Dh and I watched this last night, it was a really fun show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Sorry. I did some digging around The History Channel website and found this page of videos. "How the States Got Their Shapes" is not included. I am hoping they will include it in the future. They do have 38 videos on "The States," 9 on "The Mayflower," and 19 on "Ellis Island." It's just a waiting game now. It will be available at some point. Now I know to look for it, so thanks. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Knoll Mom Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I just ran across this on hulu.com I'm really enjoying it so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Thank you very much! Just set it to record for my history and trivia loving dh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 http://www.history.com/shows/how-the-states-got-their-shapes/videos/playlists/full-episodes#how-the-states-got-their-shapes-force-of-nature try this one. it looks like there is just one available now, but maybe they will add more later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I DVR'd this series last year and enjoyed the few episodes it recorded. On another homeschooling board, they were talking that it is a "new" series with new episodes. You can catch it again this month. I'm off to record the series again... http://www.history.com/shows/how-the-states-got-their-shapes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romeacademy Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Glad to see the positive reviews. I noticed last night that hubby had recorded 3 episodes. I'll have to check for more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abreakfromlife Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I had NEVER heard of the "Toledo War" or battle or whichever they called it. We learned about this in 4th grade state history...I remember my teacher saying 'really, we should have gotten to keep Toledo, but I'm sure if you go down into Ohio, they'll say, well of course we should get Toledo' :D I thought the WV part was cool....I had no idea the Hatfields and McCoys were real people :001_huh: I thought they were just an American myth. The little bit of Kentucky in Missouri was cool too. It's a neat show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 just set it to record. Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandamom Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 It is on Hulu.com which is where I've been watching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grateful for Grace Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 That is very cool. I might try to look it up again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 My girls have been watching this series as part of our curriculum, they are really enjoying it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gretchen in NJ Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 My girls have been watching this series as part of our curriculum, they are really enjoying it. :) I had heard they made a series out of it. Sadly, I had forgotten to DVR it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 WE watched a few weeks ago. It was very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space station Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Bumping this, as the entire series is available on Netflix and is very enjoyable. A nice geography accompaniment to US history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 We also just noticed it was on Netflix and started watching it for our lunch documentaries time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Cool, we had bought the second season as we had watched and enjoyed some of the first but the 2nd season just isn't as enjoyable for us. Dh will be thrilled that we can finish watching Season 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 My DD really enjoys this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I just saw this in the feed on Netflix if anyone is interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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