Smithsonian’s Stories from Main Street
Society & Culture:Documentary
You've got to have friends! Personal and professional connections are critical to the development of healthy communities, whether they are rural or urban. In this final episode of our Spark! series, we're examing how two communities innovated around culture and heritage to overcome stagnation and division. In Helper, Utah, the city came together to design their own revitalized main street and plan a future after the coal industry left. In Franklin, North Carolina, the town had to face the past to reconcile with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians so the two communities could work together to preserve the past and build a mutually beneficial future.
Special: "Hopefully, My Generation Will Be the Ones to Change It"
Preview: Youth Voices
14: Great Things Happen Here
13: Comebacks and Ripple Effects
Preview: Small Town Innovation: Creativity and Resilience
Special: "Museum on Main Street: A Love Letter to Small-Town America" from Museums in Strange Places
12: My Vote, My Voice
11: Use Your Voice! Get Involved
10: The Greater Good: Democracy Everyday
Preview: Democracy in America: Voices and Votes
9: Are We at a Crossroads?
8: "Living in a Small Town Taught Me..." Identity in Rural America
7: Small Town = Hard Work
Season 2 Trailer: Change in Rural America
6: Worth Saving
5: Over and Under
4: An Invitation to Play
3: How We Grow
2: Work and the Water
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