Archival footage for projects

Other production research

A Charlie Brown Christmas: the 2026 6X Platinum pressings

Craft Recordings’ August 13, 2026 release announced that Vince Guaraldi Trio’s A Charlie Brown Christmas had reached RIAA 6X Platinum, representing six million US album sales and streaming equivalents. The issuer connected that milestone with a new sequence of colored, picture-disc and specialist vinyl editions. A production can tell the dated recording story through licensed album and musician material, then use a few separately labelled 1960s holiday and winter images for atmosphere.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1960s

• Vince Guaraldi Trio
• Holiday jazz
• Christmas record editions
• Winter recreation

Museums & exhibitions

America at 250: 25 Decades of Collected Memories

The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture’s America at 250: 25 Decades of Collected Memories runs May 23, 2026–February 14, 2027. It connects the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with regional experience through museum collections. Stockfilm proposes an opening that moves from the national anniversary to individual lives.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1930s, 1940s, 1960s, 1970s

• United States 250th anniversary
• Inland Northwest collecting
• Objects and personal memory
• Washington lake recreation

Film & documentary

America’s 250th Anniversary Celebrations in Morris County

Morris County Tourism Bureau presents America’s 250th anniversary through Revolutionary sites, educational experiences and community celebrations across 2026. Its guide identifies Morristown National Historical Park as a starting point and addresses residents, visitors and history enthusiasts. Stockfilm proposes an edit that connects preserved places with participation across generations.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1960s

• America250 in Morris County
• Preserved Revolutionary landscapes
• Student civic expression
• Community history programming

Film & documentary

An Old Time Christmas 2026 and the new Christmas parade

Silver Dollar City schedules An Old Time Christmas for November 7, 2026–January 2, 2027, with more than 6.5 million lights, stage shows, handcrafted gifts and seasonal dining. Stockfilm proposes a production that connects household anticipation with the park’s illuminated public celebration, keeping historical context separate from the forthcoming attraction.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1950s, 1960s

• An Old Time Christmas 2026
• Stars, Lights & Christmas Nights Parade
• Family participation
• Missouri historical context

Anniversaries & heritage

Angel Fire Resort: New Mexico travel context

Angel Fire Resort’s official media information places it in the Southern Rockies of northern New Mexico and describes lodging and outdoor recreation among its visitor activities. This page proposes period New Mexico travel imagery for a heritage edit, without identifying the resort in the clips.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• vintage 8mm footage of a 1970s
• hotel parking lot with a view
• cars passing on a mountain road

Film & documentary

Arizona Office of Tourism: Route 66 centennial program

Visit Arizona marks Route 66’s centennial in 2026, while the National Park Service documents preservation partnerships supporting Arizona properties, including motels and a fueling station. Stockfilm proposes connecting that visitor-facing celebration with the roads, neighborhoods and stopping places of 1960s Arizona.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1960s

• Route 66 centennial
• Arizona corridor preservation
• 1960s regional road travel
• Neighborhood streets and vehicles

Film & documentary

Balsam Hill: the 2025 True Needle materials transition

Balsam Hill’s September 2025 announcement introduced sugarcane-derived polyethylene True Needle tips and 30% recycled polyethylene tips for its other True Needle trees. Its NextGen roadmap records that materials transition while distinguishing older inventory. Stockfilm proposes a holiday edit that separates seasonal tradition from present-day product claims.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• Balsam Hill’s 2025 True Needle materials transition
• Historical Christmas tree settings
• Seasonal reuse and storage
• Artificial-tree recycling development

Film & documentary

Beloit College: 180th anniversary in 2026 (chartered 1846)

Beloit College was chartered in 1846, two years before Wisconsin became a state: 2026 marks 180 years from that charter. Its history connects a liberal arts education with museums, international learning and the 1960s Beloit Plan. Stockfilm proposes an anniversary film organized around those educational commitments rather than an undifferentiated Wisconsin retrospective.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1950s, 1960s

• 1846 charter and 2026 anniversary
• Middle College
• 1960s Beloit Plan
• College and city relationship

Places & communities

Benchmark Senior Living: community video programming

Benchmark Senior Living’s April 2022 campaign presented friendship and shared experiences as central to community life, addressing seniors and relatives involved in caregiving. Its community-life page describes dining, outdoor spaces and creative activities. These documented themes give Stockfilm a specific basis for proposing historical dinner and porch programming.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s

• Benchmark’s 2022 connection campaign
• Dinner settings and holiday customs
• Domestic porch architecture
• Outdoor gathering places

Film & documentary

Bethany Lutheran College: centennial, 2026-2027

Bethany Lutheran College describes a two-year centennial celebration across 2026 and 2027. Its centennial reporting distinguishes the community effort that sustained the college in 1926 from the synod’s formal involvement in 1927.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1960s, 1970s

• snowy suburban home and town view
• heavy snowfall outside farm showing covered
• vast green woodland by a calm

Film & documentary

Black Hawk College: Moline community-life context

Black Hawk College’s official anniversary material marks 80 years in 2026 and recalls its start as Moline Community College in 1946. These institutional facts provide the context for proposing period Moline imagery; they do not identify college members in the footage.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1960s, 1970s

• bridal party poses for photographs outside
• bride and groom getting in car
• a bride and groom after their

Anniversaries & heritage

Bogus Basin: 85th anniversary in 2027

Bogus Basin’s own anniversary history dates its public opening to December 20, 1942. That date supports an 85-year milestone in 2027. The footage here is proposed statewide outdoor context, rather than a record of the opening or the mountain’s ski operations.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• forested hillside and mountains viewed from
• choppy waters sailing on lake surrounded
• looking at the mountain peaks during

Film & documentary

Bronx Community College: 70th anniversary year

Bronx Community College’s September 2026 report describes the investiture of Larry D. Johnson, Jr. and the launch of its 70th anniversary year. It presents Bronx Renaissance 2031 as the framework for the college’s next chapter.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• two men having a conversation on
• vintage 8mm footage of classic cars
• moving views of urban buildings from

Places & communities

Burnside Bridge centennial: regional river context

Multnomah County’s official centennial announcement records the Burnside Bridge’s 1926 opening and its May 2026 community celebration. Those county records establish the anniversary. This selection proposes separate regional river-and-bridge imagery rather than footage of that opening or celebration.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1930s, 1950s

• film video of cliffs and bridge
• winding river through rugged canyon landscape
• footage of water flowing through various

Anniversaries & heritage

Caesars Palace: 60th anniversary in 2026

Caesars Palace’s 60th anniversary belongs to the resort that opened in 1966. Its July 21, 2026 announcement makes dining the anniversary’s central subject: restaurant menus and cocktails revisit the opening era, with the programme announced through December 31. FOX5 also reported the property-specific celebration. An anniversary film can use that documented opening year to separate the resort’s history from the longer story of Las Vegas tourism.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1950s, 1960s

• Las Vegas hospitality
• Caesars Palace anniversary
• Historical hotel footage
• Poolside leisure

Film & documentary

Centre Bridge–Stockton centenary: crossing history and New Jersey footage

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission began a logo-led countdown to Centre Bridge–Stockton’s centenary on July 16, 2027. Its 1927 opening connected Stockton residents with Pennsylvania neighbors across a free crossing. Stockfilm proposes a film about that community connection and the replacement steel structure.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1960s

• Centre Bridge-Stockton Bridge centenary
• Stockton and Centre Bridge community connection
• Covered wooden bridge history
• Warren truss architecture

Film & documentary

Cherokee County Economic Development: Route 66 centennial program

Cherokee County Economic Development presents its Kansas setting through small-town life and access by road, rail and air. Kansas Tourism places Route 66’s centennial within the state’s 2026 celebrations. Stockfilm proposes an opening that connects that institutional emphasis on accessibility with the anniversary of the road.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1950s

• Route 66 centennial
• Cherokee County economic development
• Kansas road travel
• Roadside commerce

Film & documentary

Chicago Transit Authority: 80th anniversary in 2027

The Chicago Transit Authority began operating on October 1, 1947, bringing previously separate surface and rapid-transit systems into public ownership. Its documented operating anniversary supports an 80-year perspective in 2027. Stockfilm proposes an article-led film connecting that institutional chronology with Chicago streets, rail infrastructure and residential surroundings.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• CTA operating anniversary
• public transit consolidation
• Chicago rail chronology
• street infrastructure

Film & documentary

City of Victorville: Route 66 centennial program

The City of Victorville connects Old Town’s Route 66 heritage with investment in streets and commercial buildings. Its Seventh Street proposal combines pedestrian amenities with roadway redesign, while the facade program supports eligible owners. Stockfilm proposes making those practical changes the guide’s central story.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1960s

• Victorville Old Town
• Route 66 heritage
• Seventh Street planning
• Commercial facade financing

Film & documentary

Clearwater Beach: destination heritage campaign

Visit St. Pete-Clearwater, Pinellas County’s official tourism authority, launched Ampersand on January 16, 2025, pairing beach appeal with dining, culture and outdoor experiences. Its FY2026 proposed budget describes year-round tourism marketing with local stakeholders. These documented activities give Stockfilm’s proposed Clearwater heritage article a destination-wide institutional context.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1950s, 1960s

• Clearwater beach recreation
• Ampersand campaign’s 2025 launch
• Destination marketing
• Waterfront infrastructure

Film & documentary

Cody, Wyoming: 130th anniversary in 2026

Cody’s 130th anniversary in 2026 concerns the Wyoming town founded in 1896 and incorporated in 1901, rather than the age of the regional tourism organization. Cody Yellowstone’s January 28 announcement places that civic milestone alongside museum, ranching and national-park anniversaries. Stockfilm proposes a town-history film with a clearly separated Wyoming horse-sport passage, then a return to identified local records.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 1980s

• Cody town anniversary
• 1896 founding and 1901 incorporation
• Wyoming horse-sport context
• America250 announced celebrations

Film & documentary

Colorado interstate history: 70 years since the 1956 act

Colorado’s first formal state road agency began operating in January 1910. CDOT’s centennial history records its 2010 celebration and describes transportation as a public undertaking shared with taxpayers, governors, legislators and local governments. Stockfilm proposes that shared responsibility as the guide’s opening theme.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1960s

• Colorado public transportation history
• 1961 interstate identification
• 1964 interstate connection to Wyoming
• 1968 Continental Divide tunnel-bore start

Film & documentary

Colorado State Fair: Colorado 150th statehood anniversary in 2026

The Colorado State Fair & Rodeo’s 2026 anniversary program connects Colorado’s 150 years of statehood with the Declaration of Independence’s 250th anniversary. The Colorado Department of Agriculture frames its contribution around agricultural legacy. Stockfilm proposes an agricultural opening that gives this statewide celebration a tangible foundation before introducing the Fair’s public rituals.

24 candidates · 6 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• Colorado’s 150th statehood anniversary
• America’s 250th anniversary
• Colorado agricultural heritage
• Pueblo State Fair Parade

Broadcast & digital media

Columbus Neighborhoods: Ohio streets, gatherings and everyday life

WOSU’s current program listings include Columbus Neighborhoods as a local-history strand. The program provides the editorial context for considering earlier everyday-life material; no episode appearance, commission or relationship with the people in these records is implied.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s

• at the restaurant with family
• a celebration cake displaying the words
• a raging fire blazes in the

Film & documentary

Congress for the New Urbanism: Buffalo neighborhood connections

The Congress for the New Urbanism began convening in 1993 around neighborhood, street and regional design. Its 2025 Freeways Without Futures report describes Buffalo organizations seeking removal of the Kensington and Scajaquada expressways. Stockfilm proposes a Buffalo-centered edit connecting these institutional concerns with questions about everyday movement and neighborhood space.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s

• Buffalo neighborhood connections
• Transportation and residential space
• Kensington and Scajaquada expressway advocacy
• Human-scale urban design

Film & documentary

Coronado: destination heritage campaign

Hotel del Coronado announced completion of its Victorian building revitalization in June 2025, concluding Blackstone Real Estate’s more than $550 million restoration plan. California’s Office of Historic Preservation identifies the 1888 hotel as a surviving Victorian beach resort. Stockfilm proposes connecting coastal setting, architecture and renewed gathering spaces.

24 candidates · 6 sources · 1960s

• Hotel del Coronado
• Victorian beach resort architecture
• San Diego coastal recreation
• 1888 opening and dining ritual

Film & documentary

Countdown to Christmas 2026

Hallmark Channel has announced its 17th annual Countdown to Christmas for 2026, with 34 original movie premieres and an October 16 launch. Stockfilm proposes a production guide built around three documented strands: a ski-resort gathering, Christmas-market participation and the Chicago family-and-football story.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1960s

• Countdown to Christmas 2026
• Holiday setting and preparation
• Personal giving and public celebration
• Chicago homecoming context

Anniversaries & heritage

Crystal Mountain: 65th anniversary in 2027

Crystal Mountain’s official history dates its opening to December 8, 1962. It describes the community effort, access road and early lifts that made the Washington ski area possible. The selected 1963 winter material provides broader regional context rather than proof of those facilities.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• view of yakima park sign on
• snow-covered lodge in winter landscape
• snowy rural landscape with tire tracks

Anniversaries & heritage

Discover Moab: Utah river-recreation context

Discover Moab’s official destination site places Moab on the Colorado River and presents outdoor landscapes as part of the area’s visitor offer. This selection responds to that river-recreation theme with catalogued Utah material whose exact river and locality remain unconfirmed.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• white-water rafting through mountain canyon
• long river passing through a canyon
• people walking on sandy path on

Film & documentary

Dude Ranchers' Association: 100th anniversary in 2026

Founded in 1926, the Dude Ranchers’ Association represents more than 90 accredited ranches across the American West. Its centennial convention took place at The Northern Hotel in Billings, Montana, on January 26–30, 2026, bringing together ranch members, industry partners and Western heritage advocates.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1930s, 1950s, 1960s

• Dude Ranchers’ Association centennial
• Western ranch hospitality
• Wyoming equestrian sporting context
• Guest learning

Film & documentary

Earlham College: 180th anniversary in 2027 (opened June 6, 1847)

Earlham’s official campus history says the school opened on June 6, 1847 after fundraising by the Religious Society of Friends. Its 180-year milestone falls in 2027. The university’s history and this proposed footage selection are separate sources of evidence.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• cloudy day on a street in
• zoom in on green suburban home
• driving on an interstate near major

Anniversaries & heritage

El Cortez Hotel & Casino: 85th anniversary in 2026

El Cortez Hotel & Casino opened at Sixth and Fremont Streets in 1941. Its operator history and the reported 2026 anniversary promotion give this guide a specific subject: the hotel’s 85 years in downtown Las Vegas. A proposed historical introduction can use a compact hospitality passage before separately identifying El Cortez.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1950s, 1970s

• El Cortez’s 85th anniversary
• Sixth and Fremont Streets
• Las Vegas automobile travel
• Historic facade and neon signage

Film & documentary

Eno Center for Transportation: 70th anniversary of the Interstate Highway System in 2026

Eno Center for Transportation reported that the Department of Transportation marked the Interstate financing law’s 70th anniversary at the Library of Congress on June 29, 2026. FHWA also places the anniversary alongside America’s 250th birthday and Route 66’s centennial. Stockfilm proposes a Washington street-and-highway introduction to this national history.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1970s

• Interstate Highway System financing-law anniversary
• Washington streets and crossings
• Urban highway planning
• Transportation legislation

Places & communities

Erickson Senior Living: community video programming

Erickson Senior Living’s community television offers a concrete setting for resident-led storytelling. Its March 2023 account describes Greenspring’s weekday Village in Motion show and interviews with residents about their talents and lives. Stockfilm proposes farm, Christmas and dinner themes as conversation prompts, not illustrations of residents’ own histories.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s

• Resident-led television
• Personal storytelling
• Farm conversation prompts
• Optional Christmas programming

Film & documentary

Erie County Fair: destination heritage campaign

The Erie County Agricultural Society, established in 1819, produces the annual Erie County Fair to showcase community agriculture and heritage. Stockfilm proposes a destination story that moves from agricultural work to shared entertainment, connecting the Society’s purpose with the visitor experience rather than treating the fair solely as a midway.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Erie County Agricultural Society
• Agricultural heritage
• New York visitor gatherings
• Strates midway partnership

Film & documentary

Estes Park: 110th anniversary in 2027

The Town of Estes Park Museum places municipal incorporation in 1917, two years after Rocky Mountain National Park’s formation. That chronology makes 2027 the town’s 110th anniversary. Stockfilm proposes a heritage edit that distinguishes civic history from the surrounding national park.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1960s, 1970s

• Town of Estes Park incorporation
• Rocky Mountain National Park chronology
• Colorado mountain-town context
• Visitor accommodation

Other production research

Fairfax County 250th Commission

Fairfax County’s official commission page describes the local framework for commemorating the American Revolution, Revolutionary War and independence anniversary. A separate community-picnic initiative connects that commemoration with present-day families and schools.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• community gathering with men in top
• women placing crabs on a table
• backyard garden with wicker chairs and

Anniversaries & heritage

Finger Lakes Virtual Museum: heritage stories and regional travel footage

Visit Finger Lakes reported that the Finger Lakes Virtual Museum launched on April 25, 2026, during National Historic Marker Weekend. Its April 28 account connects the digital museum with 79 historic markers across Ontario County. The launch is a completed event in the organization’s reporting; the accompanying scavenger hunt ran through May 25. A heritage film can now introduce the stories and places available to explore, without presenting the launch or that promotion as still upcoming.

24 candidates · 7 sources · 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Ontario County
• Finger Lakes
• Local history
• Historic markers

Film & documentary

Flathead Rivers Alliance: 50th anniversary of Wild and Scenic designation in 2026

Flathead Rivers Alliance, formed in 2019, supports a river system whose Wild & Scenic designation dates to 1976. Its 2026 anniversary programming commemorates the North, Middle and South Forks—not fifty years of the nonprofit. Stockfilm proposes an edit that introduces the protected river system before turning to recreation and stewardship.

24 candidates · 6 sources · 1970s

• Flathead Wild & Scenic River designation
• 1976–2026 anniversary
• Three Forks geography
• River recreation and safety education

Film & documentary

Florida State University: 175th anniversary in 2026

Florida State University began its 175th-anniversary observance on Jan. 21, 2026, linking FSU Day at the Florida Capitol with a campus birthday celebration. The anniversary dates to the legislative establishment of its predecessor on Jan. 24, 1851; teaching in Tallahassee began in 1857. Stockfilm proposes opening with that distinction, then following place, learning and participation.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Florida State University’s 175th anniversary
• Legislative founding and the start of teaching
• Campus geography and statewide institutional reach
• Education across generations

Film & documentary

Fort Hays State: 125th anniversary in 2027 (founded 1902)

Fort Hays State opened in 1902 at the former Fort Hays army post and began moving toward its present campus in 1904. Its official history supports a 125-year milestone in 2027; it does not establish that an anniversary film has been commissioned.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• dirt road alongside vast meadow and
• clark county courthouse facade and entrance
• marching band carrying an american flag

Film & documentary

Friends of Pullman National Historical Park: 100th anniversary of Metra Electric line electrification in 2026

Friends of Pullman National Historical Park is the park’s official philanthropic partner. Its 2026 Railroad Days announcement connected the Illinois Central suburban service’s electrification centenary with neighborhood tours and rail education. The National Park Service listed July 25–26 at Pullman Exhibit Hall. Stockfilm proposes a Chicago transport-and-community edit around that documented occasion.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Illinois Central suburban electrification
• 1926 centenary in 2026
• Metra Electric chronology
• Chicago streets and passenger infrastructure

Film & documentary

Friends of the Parks: 50th anniversary in 2026

Friends of the Parks was founded in 1975 by Chicago activists Lois Weisberg and Vicky Ranney to challenge neglect and exclusion in the park system. Its mission centers equitable access. Stockfilm proposes an opening that connects these civic stakes to gardens, public recreation and the shoreline, keeping earlier imagery distinct from organizational history.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Chicago park advocacy
• Equitable public-space access
• Resident participation
• Garden and conservatory landscapes

Places & communities

Front Porch: community video programming

Front Porch’s January 2025 issuer announcement described an expanded partnership with the International Council on Active Aging, with memberships and learning resources for residential-community staff. It announced a March 2025 launch. This guide connects that dated professional-programming context with a proposed film about everyday participation, meals and conversation.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s

• Life enrichment
• Shared meals
• Gardening interests
• Conversation

Film & documentary

Ghirardelli’s 2025 Peppermint Bark return

Founded in San Francisco in 1852, Ghirardelli Chocolate Company announced Peppermint Bark’s seasonal return on November 25, 2025. Stockfilm proposes using that historical announcement to structure a holiday edit around anticipation, gifts and shared dessert. The archival treatment is a contextual proposal; it does not document the product’s earlier history.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1950s

• Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
• Peppermint Bark
• 2025 seasonal return
• Ghirardelli Square

Anniversaries & heritage

Golden Gate University: city context for its 125th anniversary

Golden Gate University dates its formal establishment and first degree-conferring program to 1901, when an evening law school made study available at night. Its earlier roots lie in San Francisco YMCA lectures during the 1850s. That distinction gives a proposed 2026 anniversary film a clear timeline: the university’s 125 years sit within a longer tradition of practical education for working adults.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• San Francisco
• Adult education
• Alumni history
• City streets

Anniversaries & heritage

Golden Nugget Las Vegas: 80th anniversary in 2026

Golden Nugget Las Vegas opened as a gambling hall in 1946. Las Vegas Magazine documented the property’s 80th-anniversary celebrations in August 2026, including room, bar and cabana offers. Stockfilm proposes a heritage edit that identifies the hotel’s milestone clearly, then uses period Las Vegas context without presenting surrounding streets or unidentified pools as Golden Nugget facilities.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Golden Nugget Las Vegas
• 1946 opening and 2026 property anniversary
• Las Vegas street context
• Poolside leisure

Places & communities

Grace Management, Inc.: community video programming

Grace Management, Inc. has managed senior living communities since 1984 and operates nationally as part of CPF Living. Its services span active adult living and assistance for people with memory impairments, with an emphasis on individual needs and preferences. Stockfilm proposes community viewing chapters organized around everyday social occasions.

24 candidates · 7 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Senior living community programming
• Shared meals
• Picnics and outdoor gatherings
• Birthday celebrations

Museums & exhibitions

Grand Canyon Railway: 125 years since the first passenger train in 2026

The operator’s historical timeline dates the first passenger train from Williams to the Grand Canyon South Rim to September 17, 1901. Its 125th anniversary in 2026 concerns that first rail arrival. The same timeline records the opening of the Fray Marcos Hotel and Williams Depot in 1908, the end of regular passenger service in 1968 and the Williams Depot’s reopening in 1989. These separate milestones give a film a more useful structure than treating the route’s history as one uninterrupted era.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Grand Canyon
• Williams
• Railway history
• Rail labor

Other production research

Greenwich Land Trust: Connecticut shoreline context

Greenwich Land Trust’s official site presents its work conserving open space and connecting people with the natural world. It describes habitats ranging from tidal marshes to meadows and woodlands. This page proposes separate Connecticut shoreline imagery for a team assessing historical visual context.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• a view from the boardwalk looking
• camera pans an unoccupied beach that
• person walking on boardwalk near beach

Places & communities

HART: earlier Honolulu road-travel context

HART’s current project-scope page describes the rail route from East Kapolei to Civic Center and distinguishes open segments from the remaining construction. This page proposes earlier Honolulu travel context, rather than claiming to show that route, its stations or its construction.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1960s, 1970s

• film of traveling down road and
• a car driving through a road
• coastal road drive and beach promenade

Anniversaries & heritage

Hilton Hawaiian Village: Honolulu holiday context

Hilton Hawaiian Village’s official site describes its Honolulu beachfront setting, pools and visitor facilities. This selection proposes earlier Honolulu holiday context for an editor to assess; the records do not establish that the resort itself appears.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1960s, 1970s

• coastal road drive and beach promenade
• sunset shot of people walking near
• sunset view of a pool and

Film & documentary

Idaho State University: 125th anniversary in 2026 (founded March 11, 1901)

Idaho State’s January 2026 anniversary announcement describes 125 years since its 1901 founding and invites alumni and community members to contribute memories. The official program includes historical and alumni stories, providing a concrete context for considering period imagery.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• man riding white horse across open
• forested hillside and mountains viewed from
• looking at the mountain peaks during

Film & documentary

Indiana roads: footage for the Interstate System’s 70th anniversary in 2026

Indiana Department of Transportation builds and maintains Indiana’s interstate highways, U.S. routes and state roads. Its institutional history links the present agency, formed in July 1989, to the first state highway contracts awarded in 1919. Stockfilm proposes a road-level account of that public infrastructure, with historical captions separating successive institutions.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1970s

• Freedom 250 highway commemoration
• Eisenhower Interstate System anniversary
• Indiana highway institutions
• Road structures and urban approaches

Anniversaries & heritage

Indiana State Fair: destination heritage campaign

The Indiana State Fair’s official media material describes entertainment, rides and family activities as part of its public program. This page proposes period recreation context for heritage storytelling rather than claiming to document a particular fair or its grounds.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• mountain landscape with pine trees and
• mountainous forested terrain and people riding
• people riding horses on a ranch

Film & documentary

Invited to the Holidays Since 1912

Day One Agency describes L.L.Bean’s “Invited to the Holidays Since 1912” as an integrated celebration of flannel in shared holiday traditions. Annual photographs, familiar films, light-hanging and slow mornings give the clothing a place in ordinary routines. A proposed archival edit can begin with the work of getting ready, cross the threshold into a decorated room, then leave a clear place for identifiable product imagery.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1950s, 1960s

• L.L.Bean holiday campaign
• Family holiday rituals
• Flannel product legibility
• Residential winter exteriors

Film & documentary

James River Association: 50th anniversary in 2026

James River Association’s 2026 anniversary marks fifty years since its citizen-driven founding in 1976 following Kepone contamination and other pollution. Stockfilm proposes a Virginia river-history opening that leads into the association’s conservation work, with dated captions separating earlier regional life from its institutional history.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• James River Association’s 2026 fiftieth anniversary
• Citizen-led river conservation
• Virginia waterfront life
• Floating classrooms and river education

Anniversaries & heritage

Jekyll Island Club: Georgia visitor-accommodation context

Jekyll Island Club Resort’s official history describes the property’s evolution and its later restoration and renovation. That operator account provides the heritage context for considering period Georgia visitor-accommodation images; it does not identify this footage as part of the property’s archive.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• camping lodge sign houses, person standing
• two people exiting motel room with
• zoom in on balcony of a

Film & documentary

Johns Hopkins University: 150th anniversary in 2026 (founded February 1876)

Johns Hopkins University marks 150 years in 2026, tracing its beginnings to February 1876. Its anniversary timeline presents research and sharing knowledge as founding purposes. Stockfilm proposes an anniversary edit that connects that institutional story with Baltimore’s wider urban setting, without treating city scenes as university records.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Johns Hopkins University’s 150th anniversary
• Founding debate over vocational and research education
• Baltimore waterfront and harbor
• Residential architecture and street life

Film & documentary

King's College: 80th anniversary in 2026

King’s College’s official event notice marked the 80th anniversary of its first Convocation Mass on September 8, 2026. It located the celebration at the Chapel of Christ the King in Wilkes-Barre and recalled the first Mass in 1946.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• a country store market place
• market stall with goods and sacks
• grocery store interior with car reflection

Film & documentary

Kisco Senior Living: community video programming

Kisco Senior Living’s December 2023 announcement introduced The Newbury of Brookline on the historic Newbury College site, with Mitton House restoration central to its design. It described independent living, assisted living and memory care, with a fall 2024 opening planned. Stockfilm proposes an architectural introduction followed by resident discussion prompts.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1950s, 1960s

• The Newbury of Brookline
• Newbury College site reuse
• Mitton House restoration
• Architectural discussion programming

Anniversaries & heritage

Knoebels: Pennsylvania visitor-life context

Knoebels’ official event notice announced the opening of The Rink, its 100th Anniversary Museum, in July 2026. That notice grounds the heritage context for this proposed footage resource, without establishing that any selected clip depicts the park or its museum.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• large hotel resort buildings and blue
• a cold summer day at a
• woman walking boardwalk and heron in

Film & documentary

Kurt Adler: Christmas decorations and 80 years in 2026

Kurt S. Adler, Inc. identifies itself as family-run since 1946, so 2026 marks the 80th anniversary of that stated starting year. Its company history places its entry into Christmas ornaments in the 1950s, beginning with German handmade angels and expanding into glass ornaments from Czechoslovakia and Italian miniature lights.

24 candidates · 6 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Kurt S. Adler, Inc.
• 1946–2026 company anniversary
• 1950s ornament importing
• Christmas trees and lighting

Film & documentary

Kutztown University: 160th anniversary in 2026 (founded September 15, 1866)

Kutztown University began as Keystone State Normal School on September 15, 1866, to address the region's shortage of schoolteachers. Its later changes to teachers college, state college and university give a 160th-anniversary film a clear story of educational purpose widening over time. This guide connects that institutional chronology with a small, explicitly located selection of Pennsylvania community life.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s

• Teacher preparation and institutional change
• Pennsylvania sport and music
• Practical outdoor work
• Community learning

Film & documentary

L.L.Bean's Invited to the Holidays Since 1912

Day One Agency lists L.L.Bean’s “Invited to the Holidays Since 1912” in its work portfolio. AdStasher describes the partnership’s campaign as drawing on found footage, family home videos and customer stories, with flannel connecting holiday gatherings across generations. Stockfilm proposes a Christmas edit that moves from household preparation to small personal moments, with gift and decoration details used as transitions.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1950s

• L.L.Bean holiday campaign
• Day One Agency
• Household holiday preparation
• Winter clothing and gifts

Anniversaries & heritage

Lake Compounce: wider U.S. rides and family outings

Lake Compounce’s current official site marks 180 years of family recreation and presents the park’s rides and campground as visitor activities. This resource proposes earlier Connecticut family-travel details; no park visit is established in the selected records.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• a family coming out of a
• mother holding child walking next to
• people getting into old car in

Film & documentary

Land Conservancy of West Michigan: 50th anniversary in 2026

The Land Conservancy of West Michigan marks its 50th anniversary in 2026, connecting conservation with public participation. The Grand Haven Tribune describes a Lake Michigan shoreline hike opening a three-part Explorathon. Stockfilm proposes a landscape-led introduction, keeping historical regional context separate from anniversary-event documentation.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1960s, 1970s

• 2026 conservation anniversary
• Lake Michigan shoreline participation
• Public preserves and land protection
• Proposed Riverside Park conservation

Film & documentary

Lawrence University: 180th anniversary in 2027 (charter granted January 15, 1847)

Lawrence University’s charter anniversary has a precise starting point: its University Archives records the Territorial Legislature’s grant to Lawrence Institute on January 15, 1847. Classes followed in 1849. Stockfilm proposes opening the 2027 anniversary film with that distinction, then moving into education, campus traditions and Wisconsin settings.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1950s, 1960s

• 1847 charter and 1849 first classes
• Undergraduate education and music
• Milwaukee-Downer consolidation
• Campus traditions

Film & documentary

Lebanon Valley College: 160th anniversary in 2026

Founded in 1866, Lebanon Valley College marks 160 years in 2026. Its Homecoming and Commencement celebrations bring returning alumni and graduating students into the story. Stockfilm proposes a Pennsylvania archive passage built around three familiar kinds of participation: football, a marching band and a shared meal. These regional scenes introduce themes; identified LVC material should tell the college’s own history.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• 160-year anniversary
• Homecoming and Commencement
• Thanksgiving traditions
• Student learning and athletics

Film & documentary

Lenox Village: Christmas houses, spice jars and ornaments

Lenox’s miniature-house products span different household uses: its original 1989 Spice Village collection and 24-jar Second Edition, ten hanging porcelain mini ornaments, six Christmas spice jars and a battery-lit Holiday Village Christmas house. Stockfilm proposes a short edit moving from household Christmas preparation to a gift reveal and porcelain detail, with identified product shots making the changes of scale and function clear.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1950s

• Lenox Holiday Village
• Spice Village
• Christmas decoration
• Miniature architecture

Places & communities

LifeLoop: community video programming

LifeLoop’s May 19, 2025 announcement introduced AI-enhanced recommendations for iN2L engagement content. Its engagement-system page explains how the LifeLoop–iN2L merger brought the content library into a platform accessible to staff, residents and families through devices and dedicated systems.

24 candidates · 6 sources · 1950s, 1960s

• LifeLoop and iN2L integration
• Interest-led senior living activities
• Group and individual presentation
• Parade participation and decoration

Film & documentary

Living St. Louis

Nine PBS’s Living St. Louis has covered the region’s people and places since 2004, with community pride and lifelong learning among its stated purposes. Its July 6, 2026 episode brings together Jefferson Barracks, Welcome Neighbor STL’s refugee driving program and Irven Hammerman’s wartime account.

24 candidates · 6 sources · 1950s, 1960s

• Living St. Louis
• Nine PBS
• regional history
• public ceremony

Film & documentary

Long Beach’s waterfront heritage: 1971 ship footage and production notes

Visit Long Beach presents the California city as a destination for waterfront excursions, district shopping, breweries, dining and gatherings. Stockfilm proposes a heritage edit that begins with maritime detail, then connects the coast to the wider visitor experience without presenting today’s attractions as features of the 1970s.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1930s, 1960s, 1970s

• Long Beach, California
• Waterfront destination storytelling
• Maritime detail
• Historic preservation

Film & documentary

Loyola University Maryland: 175th anniversary in 2027 (founded September 15, 1852)

Loyola University Maryland’s history dates its founding by Rev. John Early, S.J., to September 15, 1852, making 2027 its 175-year milestone. Its Baltimore story connects downtown townhouse beginnings with the establishment of Evergreen in 1921. Stockfilm proposes those transitions as the anniversary film’s chronological spine.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Loyola’s 1852 founding and 2027 anniversary
• Downtown Baltimore townhouse origins
• Evergreen campus chronology and architecture
• Jesuit whole-person education

Film & documentary

Mackinac Bridge Authority: 70th anniversary in 2027

The Mackinac Bridge connects Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas. The Mackinac Bridge Authority records construction beginning in 1954 and traffic opening on November 1, 1957, making 2027 the bridge’s 70th anniversary. Stockfilm proposes an anniversary film about the crossing’s engineering and everyday purpose.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1960s

• Mackinac Bridge opening anniversary
• bridge engineering and architectural viewpoints
• transportation between Michigan’s peninsulas
• regional road travel

Film & documentary

Mackinac Island and Grand Hotel heritage: 1960 Michigan footage and production notes

Grand Hotel opened on Mackinac Island in 1887 for summer vacationers arriving by rail and water. Its Front Porch became an island meeting place in the 1890s. Stockfilm proposes an opening that connects the hotel’s transport origins with the social life of its shared spaces.

24 candidates · 6 sources · 1960s, 1970s

• Grand Hotel
• Mackinac Island
• Rail and water travel
• Front Porch sociability

Anniversaries & heritage

Maid of the Mist: Niagara-area waterfall context

Maid of the Mist’s official history records the development of its passenger-boat service at Niagara Falls. That operator history provides the context for considering earlier waterfall imagery, while the selected records do not identify a Maid of the Mist vessel or journey.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1960s, 1970s

• sweeping view of waterfall cascade and
• aerial view of waterfalls with mist
• aerial view of waterfall and mist

Film & documentary

Main Street America: historic commerce, street life and production research

Main Street America leads a national network supporting preservation-based downtown revitalization. The Texas Historical Commission traces the national effort to 1980 and describes its focus on historic commercial districts. This gives a built-environment film a specific institutional foundation: downtown buildings as resources for community development, rather than scenery alone.

24 candidates · 6 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Preservation-based downtown revitalization
• Commercial buildings
• Small-scale property development
• Transportation and public space

Places & communities

Maryland Bay Bridge: 75 years since the original span’s 1952 opening

The Maryland Transportation Authority was established in 1971 to finance, build, operate and preserve Maryland’s toll facilities. Its anniversary history describes a toll-funded network of bridges, tunnels and turnpikes. Stockfilm proposes an introduction through everyday Maryland road travel, followed by a clearly dated transition to the authority’s institutional history.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1960s

• Maryland road travel
• Bay Bridge opening chronology
• MDTA founding
• Toll-funded infrastructure

Film & documentary

Memory Lane TV: community video programming

Memory Lane TV provides plot-free programming for assisted living, memory care and older adult communities, as well as families and home care partners. Its professional offering includes music, soundscapes, reminiscence and nature programs. Stockfilm proposes independently understandable archival passages rather than a historical documentary with a continuous storyline.

24 candidates · 6 sources · 1950s, 1960s

• Plot-free viewing
• Farm landscapes and cultivation
• Animals and agricultural equipment
• Wedding-related rituals

Film & documentary

Menlo College: 100th anniversary in 2027

Menlo College’s history dates its founding to 1927, establishing the basis for a centennial in 2027. Its development from a two-year transfer program to undergraduate and graduate education offers a clear anniversary narrative. Stockfilm proposes an edit that distinguishes institutional history from California setting footage.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• Menlo College centennial
• Atherton campus setting
• 1927 founding
• Transfer education

Film & documentary

Merrimack River Watershed Council: 50th anniversary in 2026

The Merrimack River Watershed Council was founded in 1976 to conserve a river then heavily affected by industrial pollution. Its fiftieth anniversary falls in 2026. The council connects advocacy, education, recreation and science, serving a watershed shared by more than 200 Massachusetts and New Hampshire communities.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1950s, 1970s

• Merrimack River Watershed Council
• Fiftieth anniversary in 2026
• Watershed conservation
• Public access and recreation

Places & communities

Merritt Parkway Conservancy: Connecticut motoring context

The Conservancy’s 2026 celebration marks 25 years of stewardship. Its anniversary fundraising supports the preservation of the Merritt Parkway, its distinctive bridges and its designed landscape. This footage board offers wider Connecticut context for telling that story; it does not establish a commissioned film or a need for particular shots.

22 candidates · 4 sources · 1930s, 1960s

• black vintage car on a bright
• people getting into old car in
• man standing in storefront as cars

Film & documentary

Minnesota State Fair: destination heritage campaign

The Minnesota State Fair grew from an agricultural society founded in 1854 to encourage farming. Its History & Heritage Center, developed with the Minnesota Historical Society and Minnesota State Fair Foundation, connects agriculture with competition, entertainment and industry. Stockfilm proposes an edit that keeps those agricultural roots visible.

24 candidates · 7 sources · 1950s, 1960s

• Minnesota State Fair agricultural origins
• Regional farming context
• Midway chronology
• Dairy exhibitions

Anniversaries & heritage

Missouri State Parks: Route 66 centennial program

Missouri State Parks plans a free, family-friendly Route 66 centennial celebration at Route 66 State Park on November 7, 2026. The anniversary marks the highway’s establishment, not the park’s founding. Stockfilm proposes an edit connecting the road’s history with the museum, community mural and classic-car program.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1960s

• Route 66 centennial
• Times Beach history
• Route 66 State Park
• Missouri road travel

Film & documentary

Missouri’s Interstate network: 70 years after 1956

Missouri’s highway story connects a national programme with a state network. The Federal Highway Administration dates the Interstate programme to the 1956 Act; MoDOT’s commission history records Missouri taking bids on August 2, 1956, and FHWA identifies the St. Charles County project that began construction on August 13. Seventy years in 2026 is an anniversary calculation for that programme, rather than a claim that today’s department was founded in 1956.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1960s

• Missouri Interstate history
• Urban and rural road connections
• Historic driving context
• Improve I-70 programme

Film & documentary

Mohonk Mountain House: destination heritage campaign

Mohonk Mountain House's history begins with Albert Smiley's purchase of a ten-room inn on Lake Mohonk in 1869. The expanded house accommodated 40 guests when it opened in June 1870, then grew through successive additions. An editorial guide can connect that architectural chronology with the experiences that made a lakeside stay memorable: rooms, walking routes, water activities and places to look closely at the landscape.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Mohonk architectural chronology
• Regional lakeside accommodation
• Guest walking routes
• Water and shoreline recreation

Film & documentary

MonmouthNJ 250

The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners formed the MonmouthNJ 250 Committee for a county-wide celebration that honors local history and addresses residents and visitors. Community members, county offices and a historians’ advisory board give the program both civic and historical foundations.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1960s

• America’s 250th anniversary
• Monmouth County Revolutionary history
• Divided loyalties and local conflict
• County-wide celebration organization

Film & documentary

Montana Technological University: 125th anniversary, yearlong celebration kicked off September 2025 (founded 1900)

Montana Tech announced a yearlong 125th anniversary program in September 2025, recalling its 1900 founding as the Montana State School of Mines. The announcement connected the university’s history with Butte and the wider state.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• hikers trekking forest trail with backpacks
• mountain peaks with snow against a
• panning view of river through arid

Film & documentary

Morgan State University: 160th anniversary in 2027

Morgan State University began in 1867 as the Centenary Biblical Institute, founded by the Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church to prepare young men for ministry. Its mission expanded to teacher education for men and women. Stockfilm proposes making that educational progression the opening of a film looking toward the 160-year milestone in 2027.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1960s

• Morgan State University’s 1867 educational origins
• Ministry training and teacher education
• The 1890 Morgan College name
• Residential northeast Baltimore

Museums & exhibitions

Museum of Utah

The Museum of Utah places the state’s history in four permanent galleries: Becoming Utah, Connecting Utah, Building Utah and Inspiring Utah. Its North Capitol Building setting and free admission make it a public entry point to stories about migration, community, work and invention. The temporary exhibition The Past is Personal, listed for summer 2026 through spring 2027, adds individual perspectives through the Peoples of Utah Revisited project.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1930s, 1950s, 1970s

• Utah history
• Saltair
• Great Salt Lake recreation
• Moab roadside architecture

Film & documentary

NAAP: community video programming

The National Association of Activity Professionals supports practitioners through educational resources, networking and setting-specific hubs for independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and adult day care. Stockfilm proposes a community-video programme organised around preparing a picnic, gathering outdoors and making a dinner table welcoming.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• Activity-professional education
• Community video programming
• Picnic preparation and outdoor gatherings
• Shared meals

Places & communities

NADSA: streets, shops and picnics for community video programming

The National Adult Day Services Association represents the adult day services industry, including providers, state associations and other supporting organizations. Its definition places social and health-related services within community life. For a community video program, that makes everyday settings a useful starting point: streets, shop entrances and picnic tables can introduce subjects viewers may choose to discuss, without turning the film into a care assessment.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Adult day services
• Community life
• Neighborhoods
• Shops

Film & documentary

National Trust for Historic Preservation: Route 66 centennial program

Route 66’s 2026 centennial connects celebration with practical preservation. The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced $410,000 in new Preserve Route 66 grants in January, supporting projects including neon restoration, interpretation and façade improvements. Stockfilm proposes an opening that moves from California motoring to the buildings that give a journey its destinations.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1960s

• Route 66 centennial
• California motoring
• Roadside architecture
• Legacy businesses

Anniversaries & heritage

Neon Museum: destination heritage campaign

The Neon Museum presents itself as a place to explore the story of Las Vegas. That city-history focus is the reason for this proposed selection of period visitor-accommodation scenes; the selection is not evidence that a preserved sign or named casino appears.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• mid-century motel and classic cars
• classic cars and mid-century motel on
• poolside scene with diving board and

Film & documentary

New England College’s 80th anniversary: New Hampshire footage and production notes

New England College marks its 80th anniversary in 2026, tracing its beginnings to 1946 and education for returning servicemen and women using the G.I. Bill. Its anniversary account places that continuing educational mission in Henniker, New Hampshire. Stockfilm proposes opening with the founding date, then introducing the surrounding community without presenting regional scenes as campus history.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1950s, 1960s

• New England College’s 2026 anniversary
• 1946 founding and G.I. Bill access
• Henniker and regional community context
• Experiential learning and educational access

Film & documentary

New Mexico Tourism Department: Route 66 centennial program

The New Mexico Tourism Department’s Route 66 centennial program connects destination improvements, local events and tourism promotion. In October 2024, the department announced $1.5 million for nine communities preparing for the 2026 anniversary. Stockfilm proposes an edit that moves from road travel to town arrival and shared public space.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1970s

• Route 66 centennial
• New Mexico tourism
• Community destination development
• Wayfinding

Film & documentary

New River Conservancy: 50 years in 2025 and the 2026 expedition

New River Conservancy was founded in 1975 to protect headwaters in North Carolina and Virginia; its own anniversary account celebrates 50 years in 2025. Stockfilm proposes a production guide connecting that protection history with riverbank restoration and participation, using historical regional context without presenting it as footage of Conservancy programs.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• New River protection history
• 2025 anniversary participation
• 2026 expedition plans
• New River Water Trail

Museums & exhibitions

New York Transit Museum: rail and street footage for its 50th anniversary

The New York Transit Museum began in 1976 as a temporary exhibition proposed by NYC Transit employees for America’s Bicentennial. Its home was a decommissioned 1936 subway station in Brooklyn. The museum’s 50th-anniversary account describes a program of exhibitions, historic train rides and citywide activities during 2026, connecting its institutional history with the wider story of how New York moves. The anniversary belongs to the museum’s 1976 founding; the station and the transport system have their own earlier histories.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• New York transit
• Rail travel
• Subway
• Street transport

Film & documentary

NISC (NCOA): community video programming

The National Council on Aging’s National Institute of Senior Centers supports the nation’s 11,000 senior centers through professional development, programming resources and national standards. Stockfilm proposes birthday and shared-meal chapters for staff-led discussion, with optional prompts rather than a prescribed participant response.

24 candidates · 6 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• Senior center professional support
• Birthday conversation prompts
• Picnic preparation and shared meals
• Cross-generational and peer gatherings

Anniversaries & heritage

Ohio State Fair: Columbus family-life context

The Ohio State Fair’s official history dates the first fair to 1850 and its move to its current Columbus site to 1886. The distinction between those dates matters in heritage material. This page proposes later Columbus domestic context rather than footage of either historical milestone.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• at the restaurant with family
• a celebration cake displaying the words
• a raging fire blazes in the

Film & documentary

Ohio University Chillicothe: 80th anniversary in 2026 (opened September 16, 1946)

Founded in 1946, Ohio University Chillicothe is Ohio University’s oldest regional campus. Its 2026 anniversary invitation welcomed the public to a September 17 open house at the Stevenson Center. Stockfilm proposes an anniversary film connecting that public welcome with the community support behind the campus’s development.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1930s, 1940s, 1960s

• Ohio University Chillicothe’s 80th anniversary
• Regional higher education
• Community fundraising
• Bennett Hall

Film & documentary

Omni Mount Washington Resort: 125th anniversary in 2027

Visit NH identifies the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods as a National Historic Landmark, opened in 1902 and built in the Spanish Renaissance style. Stockfilm proposes anchoring the 2027 anniversary story in that building’s history, with regional mountain imagery introducing its New Hampshire setting.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1930s, 1940s, 1960s, 1970s

• Mount Washington Hotel’s 1902 opening
• Spanish Renaissance architecture
• New Hampshire winter travel
• Mountain recreation and lift transport

Film & documentary

Our Vanishing Americana: Florida

WEDU PBS’s Our Vanishing Americana: Florida gathers nearly 30 stories about the Main Street institutions that connect communities. Photographer Mike Lassiter documents the places and interviews the people keeping their stories alive. This shortlist supplies three distinct Florida business-setting passages: a Miami street view, a catalog-identified Tampa restaurant exterior and a soft-focus evening street.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Florida Main Streets
• Neighborhood businesses
• Pedestrian and road context
• Food-business frontage

Film & documentary

PAPA: community video programming

The Pennsylvania Activity Professional Association (PAPA) promotes education, resource sharing and advocacy for activity professionals, with an emphasis on older people. Membership is open to people working in long-term care, retirement housing, adult day services and assisted living, alongside educators, volunteers and other supporters. These audiences give community video programming a practical professional context.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• Activity-professional education
• Older-adult programming
• Shared meals and picnics
• Birthday celebrations

Film & documentary

Pegasus Senior Living: community video programming

Pegasus Senior Living’s March 2026 account describes resident-driven programming that connects communities through shared reading and Olympic-style events. Its December 2025 retrospective records monthly Brain Health Initiative themes, including dining, games and exercise. Stockfilm proposes a community video guide built around familiar subjects and opportunities for conversation, rather than a corporate history.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Resident-led programming
• Dining conversation
• Christmas decorations
• Cross-community trivia

Anniversaries & heritage

Penn State Harrisburg: 60th anniversary in 2026 (founded 1966)

Penn State Harrisburg was founded in 1966 and marked its 60th anniversary in 2026. Its official August announcement described September campus events and a year of reflection on the campus and its growth. This selection is a separate proposal for anniversary-related historical context.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

Film & documentary

Pepperdine: 90th anniversary in 2027 (founded September 21, 1937)

Pepperdine’s official history dates the opening and dedication of George Pepperdine College in Los Angeles to September 21, 1937. That history provides a basis for looking toward 90 years in 2027; this page proposes footage rather than announcing a university production.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• desert highway drive from moving vehicle
• horse in the back of a
• road trip through hazy hills

Film & documentary

Port of San Diego: 65th anniversary in 2027

The Port of San Diego was established on December 18, 1962, giving its 65th anniversary in 2027 a clear institutional starting point. Its remit covers San Diego Bay and 34 miles of waterfront across five member cities, connecting commerce, navigation, recreation and fisheries.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1960s

• Port establishment in 1962
• Harbor Island formation
• Navigation, recreation and fisheries
• Marine-terminal chronology

Film & documentary

Publix Merry Birthday: Christmas, cake and archival production research

Publix launched Merry Birthday on November 26, 2025, celebrating people born on Christmas Day. Created with FIG, the campaign follows Izzy’s wish for a birthday separate from Christmas and connects that story to Publix Bakery cakes. Stockfilm proposes an archival companion about making room for an individual celebration.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1950s, 1960s

• Christmas birthdays
• Individual birthday recognition
• Publix Merry Birthday campaign
• Birthday cake presentation

Film & documentary

Riverkeeper: 60th anniversary in 2026

Riverkeeper’s Summer Splash invitation marked the organization’s 60-year milestone in 2026. The event listing invited river advocates to Tappan Hill Mansion in Tarrytown, with river-overlooking cocktails, dinner, an auction and recognition of environmental champions. That connection between water, advocacy and gathering gives the proposed anniversary film a specific editorial starting point.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1950s

• Riverkeeper’s 60-year celebration
• Hudson protection
• Historical New York river context
• Waterfront recreation and transport

Film & documentary

Russell Sage College: period home-life context

Russell Sage College’s official history dates its founding in Troy to 1916 and describes its original combination of liberal education and professional preparation for women. This page proposes later home-life context for an editor assessing historical or alumni-memory material.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• wrapped christmas presents under a white
• scanning beautifully decorated large christmas tree
• wrapped christmas presents piled up and

Film & documentary

SAHARA Las Vegas: 75th anniversary in 2027

SAHARA Las Vegas records its opening on October 7, 1952, and its reimagining and renaming on August 29, 2019. Its north-Strip hotel, casino and pool offer a specific institutional anchor for a proposed heritage film. Stockfilm suggests separating the resort’s anniversary chronology from the wider destination story.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1950s, 1960s

• SAHARA opening chronology
• North-Strip hospitality
• Regional automobile arrival
• Poolside leisure

Places & communities

San Diego MTS: earlier waterfront context

MTS’s own historical account describes San Diego’s early public-transport development and the arrival of modern light rail in 1981. The selected 1961 records offer city waterfront context from an earlier period; they do not document that transit system.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1960s

• beach houses and boats
• bay of boats
• calm ocean bay boat dock.

Anniversaries & heritage

San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge: footage for 90 years in 2026

The original San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opened on November 12, 1936, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s account. November 2026 therefore marks its 90th anniversary. MTC distinguishes that original structure from the replacement eastern span opened in September 2013. A bridge-history film can build its timeline around those separate dates: the original crossing, its decades of use and a later change in structure.

24 candidates · 6 sources · 1930s, 1950s, 1970s

• San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
• San Francisco
• Transport history
• Tolls

Anniversaries & heritage

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: earlier family-life context

The Boardwalk’s official history dates its operation to 1907 and describes its long connection with family recreation in Santa Cruz. This page proposes earlier local family-life material, while retaining the distinction between the city and the amusement park itself.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• a child and a lady playing
• woman and child sitting outdoors by
• a dad and daughter playing with

Film & documentary

Scripps College: centennial, 100 years, celebrated May 2026 through May 2027 (founded 1926)

Founded in 1926 by Ellen Browning Scripps, Scripps College combines interdisciplinary study with a residential women’s liberal arts education. Its centennial runs from May 2026 through May 2027. Stockfilm proposes an institutional narrative led by that educational purpose, supported by separately labelled California education and regional context.

24 candidates · 6 sources · 1930s, 1940s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• Scripps College founding and women’s education
• Residential and interdisciplinary learning
• Campus development
• 2026–2027 centennial programming

Film & documentary

Skagit Valley College: 100th anniversary in 2026

Skagit Valley College’s January 2026 centennial announcement dates its founding as Mount Vernon Junior College to 1926. The announcement describes its early home in a local high school and its later expansion across Northwest Washington.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• trucks driving on a bridge with
• steam train travels along riverbank with
• speed boat races across lake with

Anniversaries & heritage

Snowbird: 55th anniversary in 2026

Snowbird’s official history dates the resort’s founding by Ted Johnson and Dick Bass to 1971. It also describes earlier mining history in Little Cottonwood Canyon. The selected 1969 material predates the resort and is offered only as wider Utah outdoor context.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• small group of people sitting near
• white-water rafting through mountain canyon
• long river passing through a canyon

Film & documentary

Sonoma Land Trust: 50th anniversary in 2026

Sonoma Land Trust’s 50th anniversary celebrates community conservation across Sonoma County’s lands and waters. Its history records the first property donation in 1976, and its celebration page schedules gatherings at Oak Hill Farm for October 4, 2026. Stockfilm proposes water as the film’s connecting thread.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1930s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• Sonoma Land Trust’s 50th anniversary
• Watersheds and protected landscapes
• Coastal public access
• Community conservation history

Places & communities

SRG Senior Living: community video programming

Senior Resource Group was co-founded in 1988 by Michael Grust. SRG describes its mission through connection, care and resident purpose, serving more than 3,000 residents. Stockfilm proposes community video programming centered on familiar occasions for gathering, rather than presenting historical family imagery as SRG’s institutional history.

24 candidates · 7 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s

• Picnic preparation and shared tables
• Birthday traditions as a proposed theme
• SRG’s founding and community-design context
• Optional participation and audience-specific programming

Anniversaries & heritage

State Fair of Texas: 140th anniversary in 2026

The State Fair of Texas’s official 2026 theme announcement connects the fair’s 140th birthday with America’s 250th anniversary. It describes state fairs as places for shared history and community. This page proposes period Dallas community-life context, not footage of those celebrations.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• locals enjoy town wide clothing exchange
• nostalgic family outing in a green
• people gathering after church

Film & documentary

Stony Brook University: 70th anniversary in 2027 (established 1957, first classes September 17, 1957)

Stony Brook University’s first classes began on September 17, 1957, making 2027 its seventieth anniversary. Its University Archives records an opening enrollment of 148 students at Oyster Bay’s Planting Fields. Stockfilm proposes beginning with this small, tuition-free college and its practical mission of preparing science and mathematics teachers.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s

• 1957 founding and first classes
• Science and mathematics teacher preparation
• Planting Fields and Oyster Bay
• 1962 Stony Brook campus opening

Places & communities

StoriiCare: community video programming

StoriiCare, built by Storii Global, Inc., is an EHR for adult day and community-based care providers. Founded in Scotland in 2016, it grew from Cameron Graham’s interest in connecting people with personal memories. Stockfilm proposes separate outdoor-meal, birthday and wedding chapters rather than an invented continuous family history.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s

• StoriiCare’s founding and development
• Personalised media selection
• Individual and group viewing
• Outdoor tables and travel

Film & documentary

Superior Grocers: the 2025 Mrs. Claus holiday commercial

Gourmet Ads' 2025 Christmas advertising roundup describes Superior Grocers' holiday commercial as a 30-second, in-house production in which Mrs. Claus shops for food, accompanied by festive rhyme and Spanglish narration. Its shopping list includes tamales, masa, buñuelos, pies, roasted chicken, turkey and cider. That distinctive character, language and food premise gives this independent archival guide its starting point; the spot is a historical 2025 reference, rather than a new 2026 release.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1970s

• Superior Grocers’ 2025 Mrs. Claus campaign
• Food-led archival editing
• Spanglish creative reference
• Preparation and communal meals

Film & documentary

Sweet Briar College: 125th anniversary in 2026

Sweet Briar’s October 2025 announcement identifies 2026 as the college’s 125th anniversary and recalls its 1901 charter. The announcement presents a year of reflection on women’s education and leadership; it does not identify the people or properties in these catalog records.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• grainy old fashioned victorian home under
• beautiful garden with hedges flowers walkways
• woman walking down sidewalk by brick

Film & documentary

the 2025 A Handpicked Holiday campaign

Gourmet Ads describes Harry & David’s 2025 “A Handpicked Holiday” as a 15-second US Christmas campaign using festive narration, Royal Riviera Pears, Moose Munch and gift towers. The company’s holiday guide addresses gifts for family, coworkers and hosts. A proposed archival edit can follow the gift from its outward presentation into the social setting of food and giving, while keeping identifiable merchandise in separately cleared product coverage.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1950s

• Harry & David’s 2025 holiday campaign
• Christmas gift presentation
• Fruitcake and food gifting
• Recipient-led seasonal assortments

Film & documentary

the 2025 Several Turkeys On Fire holiday spot

Gourmet Ads identifies Golden Corral’s 2025 “Several Turkeys On Fire” as a 15-second Christmas campaign by The VIA Agency. Its account links a burnt-turkey joke with the Holiday Buffet. That is the historical advertising reference for this guide; Stockfilm proposes an archival story that moves from Christmas preparations to food and gathering, rather than recreating the commercial.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1950s

• Golden Corral Christmas advertising
• The VIA Agency
• Holiday meal preparation
• Historical restaurant and table context

Film & documentary

the 2026 candy cane season and 120th year

Spangler Candy Company has been family-owned in Bryan, Ohio, since 1906, making 2026 its 120th anniversary year. It identifies itself as the United States’ only major candy-cane producer. Stockfilm proposes connecting that manufacturing identity with an Ohio Christmas introduction, keeping company chronology distinct from seasonal illustration.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1950s

• Spangler’s 1906 founding and 2026 anniversary
• 1950s Ohio Christmas settings
• Candy-cane manufacturing context
• Spangler Candy World education

Anniversaries & heritage

The Big E: Massachusetts recreation context

The Big E’s official history-museum page describes a permanent exhibition about Eastern States Exposition, using memorabilia, photographs and material from its archives. This proposed selection offers separate period Massachusetts recreation context alongside identified exposition records.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• driving through town
• people watching scull boat race on
• women relaxing in boat on lake

Film & documentary

The Breakers Palm Beach: 130th anniversary in 2026

The Breakers Palm Beach began as the Palm Beach Inn, which opened on January 16, 1896; 2026 marks 130 years of the hotel’s history. Stockfilm proposes a chronological opening that connects this hotel-specific milestone with its beachfront setting and the later adoption of The Breakers name.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1960s

• The Breakers’ hotel-specific 130-year milestone
• Flagler’s railroad and resort development
• Beachfront origins and the hotel name
• Regional Florida beach and pool leisure in the 1960s

Film & documentary

The Broadmoor: destination heritage campaign

The Broadmoor has welcomed travelers since 1918. Its Colorado Springs setting brings Cheyenne Lake and mountain views into the resort experience. Stockfilm proposes a destination-history edit organized around water, mountain access and canyon excursions, using regional imagery for setting rather than property identification.

24 candidates · 6 sources · 1970s

• Cheyenne Lake and resort setting
• Colorado Springs mountain travel
• Spencer Penrose and mountain access
• Cheyenne Mountain Lodge history

Film & documentary

the Frankenmuth Christmas Experience

The Frankenmuth Convention & Visitors Bureau presents the Christmas Experience through downtown skating, a musical tree and a complimentary town shuttle. Its website lists November 27 as the planned 2026 kickoff. Stockfilm’s suggested structure moves from a regional winter departure into separately identified town festivities, then slows for a carriage outing and a family memory.

24 candidates · 6 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Frankenmuth Christmas Experience
• Downtown winter festivities
• Christmas ornament shopping
• Carriage outings

Film & documentary

The Master's University: 100th anniversary in 2027

The Master’s University is celebrating its centennial during fall 2026 and spring 2027. Its announcement connects a century of commitment to Christ and Scripture with preparation for future generations. Stockfilm proposes making that relationship between remembrance and educational purpose the film’s central thread.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1940s, 1960s, 1970s

• 1927–2027 institutional history
• Successive institutional names
• Christ and Scripture
• Centennial programming

Film & documentary

the new animated Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer video

Gene Autry Entertainment, established in 1997, preserves, restores and promotes Autry’s music, films and television for future generations. Stockfilm proposes a holiday production guide connecting that preservation mission with the continuing presentation of his recordings, while keeping historical context separate from the featured animation.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1950s

• Gene Autry Entertainment
• Rudolph animated video
• Holiday recording chronology
• Children's recordings

Film & documentary

The Polar Express holiday candle collection

Yankee Candle announced its limited-edition The Polar Express collection on October 27, 2025, in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products. The Newell Brands company connected five fragrances with the film’s holiday journey, including hot chocolate and the frosted air of Glacier Gulch.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1950s

• Yankee Candle and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products
• The Polar Express collection
• Winter transport
• Christmas interiors

Film & documentary

the Sewing Down South holiday collection

Belk announced the Crown & Ivy x Sewing Down South holiday collection on October 27, 2025: more than 100 styles spanning apparel, home goods and accessories, with Charleston-inspired colors and patterns. Stockfilm proposes an editorial route from decorative objects to shared tables and festive dress.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1960s, 1970s

• Crown & Ivy x Sewing Down South
• 2025 holiday collection
• Charleston-inspired design
• Home decoration

Film & documentary

the singing Christmas tree animatronic show

Stew Leonard’s, founded in 1969, combines fresh-food shopping with animated entertainment for children. Its November 2024 announcement introduced a button-activated singing Christmas tree designed by its animatronic team. Stockfilm proposes an edit connecting familiar tree decorations with the surprise of a tree becoming a performer.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1960s

• Stew Leonard’s singing Christmas tree
• Christmas-tree shopping
• Interactive holiday entertainment
• Family shopping

Film & documentary

Throwback Thursdays

WVIA’s 2026 sixtieth anniversary celebrates educational programming, regional storytelling and cultural connection across Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania. Throwback Thursdays is its monthly evening of classic original productions. Stockfilm proposes a companion edit organized around waterways, changing streets, community gatherings and the history of local broadcasting.

24 candidates · 6 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• WVIA’s sixtieth anniversary
• Throwback Thursdays
• Susquehanna watershed and environmental education
• Scranton industry and civic life

Film & documentary

TRIP: 70th anniversary of the Interstate Highway System in 2026

TRIP’s America’s Interstate Highway System at 70 report examines safety, travel, pavement, bridges and truck use, and draws on Transportation Research Board findings. Stockfilm proposes an Ohio-focused anniversary edit that begins with town streets, then distinguishes local movement from Interstate infrastructure.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1960s

• Interstate Highway System at 70
• Ohio local mobility
• Passenger traffic
• Road design and safety

Film & documentary

Tyler Junior College: 100th anniversary in 2026

Tyler Junior College marks its centennial in 2026. Its own Founders Day news listing recalls an opening cohort of 93 students and nine faculty members, while the college homepage dates its service to 1926 and lists more than 135 degrees and certificates today. Stockfilm proposes starting with that shift in educational scale, then letting named contributors explain the meaning of particular classes and experiences.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1950s, 1960s

• Tyler Junior College centennial
• Founding enrollment
• Educational pathways
• Contributor memories

Film & documentary

U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s 150th: New London context and production research

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s 150th anniversary has a documented public milestone: the Postal Service announced a commemorative stamp, and its September 12, 2026 release reports a dedication at New London’s Custom House Pier. Stockfilm proposes opening with this civic occasion before tracing the Academy’s development.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1930s, 1950s, 1960s

• U.S. Coast Guard Academy 150th anniversary
• New London waterfront
• Fort Trumbull and the move ashore
• Hamilton Hall and officer education

Film & documentary

UDC: 175th anniversary in 2026

The University of the District of Columbia launched its 175th-anniversary celebration in 2026, tracing its educational lineage to Myrtilla Miner’s 1851 school for young Black women. Stockfilm proposes a film that connects this teaching mission with Washington’s streets, then gives identified institutional records priority over city context.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• UDC175
• Public higher education in Washington
• Myrtilla Miner and teacher education
• Alumni oral histories and family records

Places & communities

Union Depot: 100th anniversary in 2026

Union Depot’s official Train Days material describes its 2026 centennial as a celebration of people, stories and connections. The depot’s own site also identifies its role as a transport centre and event venue. These sources provide the context for considering earlier Saint Paul imagery.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• the crossed streets of broadway and
• flooded bridge and submerged structures on
• devastating flood submerges city, car, and

Film & documentary

University at Buffalo: 180th anniversary in 2026 (founded May 11, 1846)

The University at Buffalo’s 180th anniversary connects its May 11, 1846 medical-school founding with a public-university history that includes entry into SUNY in 1962. Stockfilm proposes an anniversary film organized around that institutional chronology, Buffalo’s neighborhoods and the university’s continuing medical identity.

24 candidates · 6 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s

• University at Buffalo’s 180th anniversary
• Medical-school origins
• 1962 SUNY entry
• Distinct campus settings

Film & documentary

University of Alaska Fairbanks: 110th anniversary in 2027 (founded May 3, 1917)

The University of Alaska Fairbanks traces its legal founding to May 3, 1917, when Territorial Gov. John Strong signed the bill establishing the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines. Its 2017 centennial announcement described a signing re-enactment at Centennial Square. Stockfilm proposes using this documented founding story to frame a 2027 anniversary film.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1970s

• 1917 legal founding
• 2017 centennial commemoration
• Alaska regional architecture
• Northern research infrastructure

Film & documentary

University of Portland: regional landscape context

The University of Portland’s February 2026 news announcement discussed its classification as a national university for the 2026–2027 rankings cycle and referred to its 125-year mission. This page proposes a separate visual resource for considering the wider regional setting.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• film video of cliffs and bridge
• winding river through rugged canyon landscape
• footage of water flowing through various

Film & documentary

University of South Florida: 70th anniversary in 2026 (founded 1956)

The University of South Florida’s 2026 anniversary campaign celebrates its 1956 founding through historical contributions, videos and stories about students, alumni, faculty and staff. USF opened in 1960; Graphicstudio followed in 1968. Stockfilm proposes using that chronology to connect the university’s beginnings with its educational and artistic work.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1940s, 1960s, 1970s

• USF’s 2026 anniversary campaign
• Founding and opening chronology
• Tampa regional architecture
• Research infrastructure

Places & communities

USAging: community video programming

USAging represents Area Agencies on Aging and advocates for Title VI Native American Aging Programs. Its Engaged Resource Center supports social engagement for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers. Stockfilm proposes gathering imagery and optional discussion pauses to introduce participation, hosting and shared occasions.

24 candidates · 6 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Area Agencies on Aging
• Social engagement
• Caregivers and community participation
• Picnics and hosting

Film & documentary

Vi Living: community video programming

Vi Living began in 1987 as Classic Residence by Hyatt, acquired Bentley Village in Naples in 1992, and adopted the Vi name in 2010. Its ten Life Plan Communities combine retirement living with access to care. In May 2026, Vi became part of LCS.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1950s, 1960s

• Vi Living institutional history
• Vista 360 Well-Being
• Travel discussion screenings
• Resident-led photography and cycling

Anniversaries & heritage

Visit Lauderdale: 40 years of destination marketing in 2027

Visit Lauderdale’s official contact page dates the creation of the tourism-marketing agency to 1987. Its 40-year milestone in 2027 concerns the agency, not the founding of Fort Lauderdale Beach. The agency promotes the wider Greater Fort Lauderdale area.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• a beautiful house made with love
• walking through the park watching fountains
• family walking in yard outside house

Anniversaries & heritage

VisitBN: Route 66 centennial program

VisitBN’s official site presents 2026 as the Route 66 centennial year and describes the highway’s role in Bloomington-Normal and McLean County. This selection offers wider Illinois road-trip context rather than footage of an identified Route 66 stretch or centennial event.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1940s, 1960s

• pan of a rural neighbourhood in
• roadside panoramic view of a farm
• car driving along straight flat country

Film & documentary

Waldameer: picnic origins and 130 years in 2026

Waldameer’s history dates its naming to 1896, when the Erie Electric Motor Company purchased Hoffman’s Grove, a local picnic destination beside Lake Erie. That chronology supports the park’s 130th anniversary in 2026. Stockfilm proposes opening with recreation and landscape before introducing the development of its rides.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Waldameer’s 130th anniversary
• Trolley-owned picnic grounds
• Lake Erie recreation
• Successive generations of amusement rides

Places & communities

Washington State Ferries: 75th anniversary in 2026

Washington State Ferries’ official announcement marked its 75th anniversary on June 1, 2026, with public events across Puget Sound. The selected 1938 records predate the ferry organisation and propose a broader transport-and-waterways context for a historical edit.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• vintage 8mm footage of steel bridge
• trucks driving on a bridge with
• water flows over dam in mountain

Film & documentary

Weis Markets: 2025 Christmas Rewards

Weis Markets’ 2025 Christmas advertising put holiday hosting at its center. Gourmet Ads describes “Weis Christmas Rewards: Holidays Please Everyone” as a 30-second, internally created spot using stop motion, checkout sounds and foods for differing preferences. Stockfilm proposes a companion edit connecting that hosting theme with Christmas preparations and dinner.

24 candidates · 3 sources · 1950s

• Weis Markets
• 2025 Christmas advertising
• Holiday Rewards
• holiday hosting

Film & documentary

West Yellowstone: 60 years since incorporation in 1966

West Yellowstone’s 2026 anniversary marks municipal incorporation, not the beginning of its gateway history. The Town dates that history to the early 1900s; the Museum of the Yellowstone records incorporation on June 6, 1966. Stockfilm proposes an edit connecting visitor arrival with the community’s development of local decision-making.

24 candidates · 7 sources · 1970s

• West Yellowstone municipal incorporation
• Park gateway and visitor services
• Montana travel and trail orientation
• 2026 Rod Run reference

Film & documentary

Westminster College: 175th anniversary in 2027

Westminster College began in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, on January 21, 1852, with a Presbyterian affiliation and an early commitment to coeducation. Its preparations for the 175th anniversary in 2027 include commemorative alumni bricks outside Old Main, connecting institutional history with individual remembrance.

23 candidates · 6 sources · 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

• Westminster College’s 175th anniversary in 2027
• New Wilmington origins
• Campus landmarks and traditions
• Alumni recollection

Anniversaries & heritage

Whitefish Mountain Resort: 80th anniversary in 2027

Whitefish Mountain Resort’s official history dates the opening of its first ski season to December 14, 1947. That date supports an 80-year milestone in 2027. The records selected here are later Montana outdoor scenes, not footage of the resort’s opening or ski operations.

24 candidates · 2 sources · 1950s, 1970s

• vintage 8mm footage of hikers in
• mountain peaks with snow against a
• a video of mountains with a

Film & documentary

Wisconsin State Fair: 175th anniversary in 2026

Wisconsin State Fair traces its first fair to Janesville in 1851 and its permanent West Allis home to 1892. Its 2026 news index marks 175 years. Stockfilm proposes keeping those institutional dates distinct from broader Wisconsin fairgoing imagery.

24 candidates · 4 sources · 1950s, 1960s

• Wisconsin State Fair’s 175th anniversary
• Janesville origins and West Allis permanent home
• Agricultural education
• Food competitions and concessions

Anniversaries & heritage

Yellowstone National Park: Yellowstone Institute's 50th anniversary in 2026

Yellowstone Forever Institute dates its educational work to 1976, making 2026 its fiftieth year. Its partnership with the National Park Service connects learning with Yellowstone’s wildlife, geology and cultural history. Stockfilm proposes an anniversary edit that begins with visitor encounters and develops the connection between curiosity and stewardship.

24 candidates · 5 sources · 1960s

• Yellowstone Forever Institute’s fiftieth year
• Visitor education
• Institutional chronology
• Thermal landscapes