23: It's Summer in the USA
It's getting hot outside. School is out and July 4 is just around the corner. Summer is here! What does the summer season mean to you? Americans are full of great summer stories. Whether you're meetin...
2 Jul 202517min
22: Our Towns Are Our Passion: The Power of Community Service
Explore the many ways that people contribute their skills, their passions, and their time to activities that benefit their hometowns. No matter where we live, we benefit from working together to impro...
5 Jun 202518min
21: Varied and Vital: What Women Contribute to the Country
"Too often, the women were unsung, and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achivements, leadership, courage, strength, and love of the women who built American was as vital as that o...
13 Mar 202517min
20: Love Makes the Difference
In addition to our families, we also share ties that bond us with friends, neighbors, and companions in shared interests like religious, cultural and civic groups. These ties are on prime display in s...
25 Feb 202513min
19: Having Fun in a Small Town
"How do people have fun in your town?" was one of the most interesting questions Stories from Main Street asked of rural Americans over the years. Never let anyone say that life in small towns or rura...
5 Feb 202516min
18: The Food (and Memories) That Unite Us This Holiday Season
Welcome back to the Smithsonian's Stories from Main Street! It's the holidays, and for many of us, that means food. Our foodways connect us in intimate ways to our families, to history, and tradition....
11 Des 202414min
16: Hopefully, My Generation Will Be the Ones to Change It
Young people throughout the country bring new perspectives and attitudes to our history and our culture. But often, they don't feel welcome to the conversations that adults have about community and cu...
27 Mar 202438min
