Many NEH-supported films have companion Web sites, which feature information about the film, episode guides, background information, timelines, film clips, and teacher guides for the classroom. Follow these links to learn more:

A Midwife's Tale
A Midwife's Tale explores the life of Martha Ballard, a midwife and mother in rural Maine whose diary has provided historians with insight into women's lives at the turn of the nineteenth century. The companion Web site includes a transcript of the film, selections from Ballard's diary, a teacher's guide, a timeline, and recommendations for further reading.

Africans in America
Africans in America, a four-part, six-hour PBS series, traces the history of slavery from 1450 through the American Civil War. The Web site includes a teacher's guide, a resource bank identifying significant people and events, and information about how to document oral histories.

The Donner Party
The Donner Party documents the notorious journey of eighty-seven pioneers across the Sierra Nevadas to California in 1846. In addition to a teacher's guide, the Web site features an interview with writer/director Ric Burns, an annotated map of the ill-fated route, background on westward migration, and recommendations for further reading.

Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright explores the career of one of America's most eminent architects. The companion Web site provides architectural plans and photographs of ten of Wright's buildings, including Falling Water, the Guggenheim Museum, and his own home in Oak Park, Illinois. An interview with the architect himself is paired with a question-and-answer section from the directors of the film.

The Great War and the Shaping of the Twentieth Century
The Great War and the Shaping of the Twentieth Century explores the social and cultural impact of World War I. The Web site features interactive maps and timelines, along with interviews culled from the eight episodes of the series. To discover information on particular topics, visitors can scan synoposes and segments of each episode, as well as explore the extensive resource library of the series.

Liberty! The American Revolution
Liberty! The American Revolution, a series of six one-hour documentaries, revisits the events that led to our nation's founding. Included on the companion Web site are timelines and resource materials, articles about important figures and battles, and a photo essay on present-day immigration. Visitors can also play an interactive game that tests their knowledge about the American Revolution.

The Orphan Trains
The Orphan Trains recounts the journey of some of the over 100,000 homeless, impoverished, or neglected children who were sent from cities in the East to live and work on farms in the West. The companion Web site features a full transcript of the film, a teacher's guide, and a list of suggested readings.

The Presidents
The Presidents, part of the American Experience series on PBS, explores the lives of the men who have held the highest office in the land. The companion Web site provides overviews for each president, including Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Dwight D. Eisenhower, the events that defined their tenure in office, and their different domestic and foreign policies.

The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie
The Richest Man in the World chronicles the life of the king of steel, Andrew Carnegie. The companion Web site offers visitors an interactive timeline of Carnegie's life, special features on the railroad industry and philanthropy at the turn of the century, and a virtual tour of a Gilded Age mansion. The site also features a teacher's guide.

TR: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
TR: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt, through the use of family diairies and letters, photographs, and interviews with scholars, historians, and Roosevelt family members, examines the life of the rough riding President of the United States. The Web site features an interactive timeline of Roosevelt's life, a multimedia archive on his legacy, a bibliography, and a teacher's guide.

The U.S.-Mexican War
The U.S.-Mexican War charts the course of the two-year war that led to the U.S. annexing Texas and more than 500,000 square miles of Mexican territory. The companion Web site, which is available in both English and Spanish, offers visitors an illustrated timeline, articles that provide further historical background to the war, and links to relevent Web sites.

Vietnam: A Television History
Vietnam: A Television History provides a comprehensive history of the Vietnam War, including French rule in Indochina after World War II, the rise in power of Ho Chi Minh, the Johnson administration's policies on Vietnam, the Tet Offensive, and the fall of Saigon. Vietnam Online, the companion Web site to the series, features an interactive timeline, a "Who's Who" resource bank, special features on the My Lai massacre and M.I.A. soldiers, and a list of suggested readings.

The West
The West is an eight-part documentary series that chronicles the rich history of the American West, a frontier that served as a crossroads for many cultures. The companion Web site includes biographical entries about significant figures, a resource bank about the numerous trails and territories settlers took, an interactive timeline, and lesson plans and other resources.