Bob the Vid Tech; Vid Kid: Lost In Maryland History

Yes to risk the maze was a lot worse. Whoa How did kids it's me Bob the vid tech here at the NPT vid kid club bench this morning I'm working on the program satellite. I received the software update in the mail yesterday but I can't seem to get the new VK P.S. 95 system on the running. Maybe. Maybe I should actually read the directions. Oh but that seems like way too much trouble. Are you this really good. YOU KIDDING ME YOU KNOW YOU'RE REALLY SORRY MUM I'm just tinkering with the old VK P.S. again who'd be up to the pig. We want to be the big day. What's so special about today. Toby also took these kids to people who took him in history class. I mean do you recall it wouldn't be so proud.

But remember Stand up straight speak clearly and make plenty of on OWN. I took this isn't showing to be woke. Well I try not to let you down Mom. You know you won't talk to Syria. Oh no I got so carried away working on the PKP Yes like I completely forgot about my history report. This is terrible. If I go to school without my holding all of the stand up in front of the class with nothing to read everybody's going to laugh at me. What am I going to do when I'm on. My mind. I want to. Lose. Playing.

The fool. Can. Make. You. Cry. Choose a period in Maryland history between the time the first Europeans arrived in 16th 34 and the end of the Civil War in 1865 and. Then compare how these Marylanders lived with how we lived today. Your report should be at least three pages long not three pages. These teachers they want the impossible.

It's cruel and unusual. I guess I gotta face it I'm in big trouble and it's all because I wasted so much time installing this new program on the VK p.s. oh yeah. And when I can't read it I can't believe it. Yes now it's a time machine and it comes with its own remote control. Yes that means that means I can get my history report finished. Oh boy I'll just use the VK PSP to send me to the library. Only now I can send myself two days back in time. So I'll have plenty of time to research my report. OK come on we're going back in time. But. This doesn't look like a public library. Where am I.

I was promised a new indentured servant now where in the place of the master. Right. Well this must be some sort of mistake here. Have you been out of town too long without get up are you a bit dark. No I have not the time. He promised me that on this day I could pick up my new indentured servant and I want him now. Matthew Wright everything that was has been accounted. The devil dismantled pile brought the detective. I seem to be lost I was working for the public library can you help me. Who is this. Why he's your new indentured servant. I had one for I'm out of this for a very good to make you guess. Thank you master ordered. You'll be coming with me. Thank you. Indentured servant what's an indentured servant. Well you're new here in the colony. I'll explain it to you you see. You could not afford to pay for Voyage something that. I arranged for the payment of that after which makes you my new indentured servant. You are invited to me for a period of time usually

four to five years. And judging how you're probably unskilled will make it far. Don't worry. During this time I will make sure that you are properly dressed you'll certainly need something better than what they're wearing now that you have a great head that your belly is full and I have a good bed to sleep almost supreme with everything you need know about running a plantation here in Maryland. Now at the end of this indenture you will receive your freedom do this in a one hour to have three barrels of corn a new suit of clothes and the right to fifty acres of land the acres of land. If you live. Is there any room for a negotiation. Oh kids. I don't think I'm in present day Maryland anymore. Let's check the. It gives what. You should be. When you. See. The City. She's now the first

family's. Home from 63 or 64. I've gone back over 300. Years. Oh it's going to take a while for the batteries to recharge before I could leave back. Home. DINAH. Very good to see you this day. Is your husband William here. Well that makes no nevermind. I brought my new one digit servant Bob here Bob I'd like to introduce you to dine and not head. She's the first woman printer here in the colony. I was noticing here all of these letters. This is something for printing. Right indeed it was. This is the time I'm getting old. Now all of the small glass has the portion out right. I see these are the war basically. High fructose. We do our.

Letters. That's all very well and good but I do need to get to my foundation and I was hoping that we could get an indentured servant contract printed talked. To. My. Peers here and doing. Very well done. Thank you so much Mr. Sprague is that mine to. Show the country. Yeah. Hello. Master Grant I'm master spry How are you today sir. Very well I just got a new and better service. This is Bob Bob. This is Thomas Crown. Of the course. Good day your clerk nice. I just have this printed up by Diamond not it's an indentured servant contract. Make it official. I could indeed. I could have filled out for you a no no no no no that's all right. I tell you what. It's too much trouble I'll come back maybe in another 300 years.

How old is the life. I don't now how are you old enough to ride a bike sir. Well what do you think that's just a look at his clothes. He's not quite dressed as a grown man is it. OK I resemble that remark. Open your mouth. He does how most tedious almost any of them yet put his age at 60. He'll be the one that will give you five years to work out of that 16 is fast indeed indeed. I'll have this one filled out by the end of the week I can send it out to find New York. This isn't there any appeal to this ruling. Oh I'm sure Master spray finds it quite appealing. Come on let us go to my time to. Master spring. What is this crap and here made of wood. Well this is the coloring. The coloring. Oh yeah the. Same headlines about important people. Where you steal things. More than one time. Maybe if you

disturb the peace. How are you how many of you from out of town. Don't forget it went away. O o o o o o. This is my plan. Wow it sure is big. Oh yeah and you as mind that a servant will learn all you need to know about growing tobacco. I will get you to work if we get our way. Along come along. What you're going to do now is grind corn. America. Will find out but it was probably thought. Of them doing a fine job telling that. To. Barry Goldwater when your next door you've got to set

the course. When you're calling the pigs. You want to say but that means come into her. Life and look where they are stop. They understand that. I see are checking my fine Orinoco tobacco. I'm getting the bugs off the plant. Well you know what happens if you miss. I don't know sir what does happen. I'll make you buy the head off of it. I got them also. But definitely. You can leave those out. Oh boy. This tobacco farming is hard work. I can't sleep on my own. OK.

The batteries are almost recharged. I think I'll take a short. For I get out of. Its way. Where am I. Going to. Go. For. September 12 18 14. Me cantering another one piece.

Into history. Oh sorry. They always sleep like that for what. They want to mend you know it's almost a thousand men here already and with the British sailing up the Casco and marching by the North Point Road probably going to be a lot more here quite surely. How I. Say what's this for. This is what France intrigue the young Tory Sargent pick out his memory also gives us more hype why would you need height. Well without that hat. I stand up comedy for a little guy. To put the hat on. Impressive and fearsome in the eyes of the enemy. What's going on. Plus the power of the twin batters. Say you know what's in these barrels anyway. Gunpowder gunpowder.

What do you use the gunpowder for. Can't point for pounds. Yeah how many calories you got here. This guy's asking an awful lot of questions. I think we got over my I think you're. Right. Mark McKay said. You still address me as major. Major won't. How do I know you're a manger. Because of my ample leg. And my sword. And my sadness. We're in a state of emergency here. The British just Washington are unloading troops of North Point. There are five bombs in just two miles south of Fort McHenry. We expect to be attacked at any moment. Are you part of the British Invasion. British. I don't think so. I think you'll be spending the evening here at Fort McHenry

as our guest. Tonight. The VK POS still isn't fully charged yes. Spending the night here while. Leo yet leave. Nothing. Wanting foreign powers. The shelling is going on for one to

five hours. How much longer going to go. Oh I. Think it's a. Yes. While the fire is still there. Lieutenant just wears that's down. I have no idea sorry to have been here an hour ago. Wow. A few more stars on the old dad. Here take this. What's

this. Girl like. Now we know you're the best scout in the army. Police forces are deployed on the ridge east of Sharpsburg. We need you to the overaged out their position tell us where they're vulnerable far took out their position. And you have to cross the Teton creek crossing and the union is counting on you son. Yes you. I will let you down sir. Well what have I gotten myself into here now. Here are a few Sharpsburg 862 I'm in the middle of a civil war. Here's everything you'll need the best way to prosecute an Creek is by the lower bridge. Listen I got to ask a question. Sure. What's everybody fighting about. Preserve the Union. Southern states think they have the right to leave and we're here to preserve the union and uphold the Constitution. Do me a favor deliver a letter to my

brother. Who's with the Army of Northern Virginia. Your brothers on the other side. Yes. Is part one for the south of the family and we haven't heard from them for some time. I do kind of this you can count on me I'll get in that letter. My brother Biff and I would have had disagreements in the past but not this. Ask. Me. Where is the one with. The VIN tech that he know gray green coat a coat. Wait a minute. What's a great coat. A Southern man a confounded us rabble. They all the say. A Morgan for the lower bridge. Can you tell me where can I find it. Christiane do you but that's Confederate territory don't go there. That's where the great Konstam codes are so where you guys are just as far north as we can get we're going to get a man right now headed north to get married I think it is. Oh

you know I'm no slave marriages down south. Listen I have a feeling that you're going to do OK on the north. Travel safe to land on watch down rebel pike and my biggest trigger happy some time. Who goes there. Gone shoot Tony. Shoot a man who goes there. Bob Bob the vid tech. Give me your sign it's not a bad sign. What's the countersign. Listen I have an urgent message here for Lieutenant John Shiloh of the 27 Virginia you must let me pass. How do I know you're not one of the Clones and I told you I'm a man of peace. You know you are rather flashy. Who are you. I'm Private Jonas of the second Georgia picket at this post a pic of what is a picket sir a picket is the forward sentry of the army. Oh you mean you're kind of a guard. Yes there are there more of you out here. Yes they're all around us. I mean you know all these woodlands and hills.

Yes there were. Some issues. This moment. Is me looking for the dunker church. This is it that they're evacuating the civilians you better get moving on. Well actually I'm looking for the twenty seventh of Virginia. They're over there. Much obliged. You know. Iraq I'm. Going to get you handsome you can get going. OK. So what do you think Old Jack's orders are going to be for us this morning. No I don't have received any yet it is that he does as it is up in the cornfield with the tax the vet tech reporting with a letter for Lieutenant John Shiloh sir that would be me from your brother is over at the PRI house over in the union camp. Well thank you. I haven't heard from him for the seventh time pull up a stump and have a seat. Thanks here for coffee

and be good thank you. Now let's mark tack hard tack What's that. It's hard Brant says we can't carry our albums with us the sort of doubles our bread rations. Now. Be aware of the bugs in the weevils in it. Oh I don't think I'm that hungry anymore. So what's it you brother of yours got say. Actually it's kind of personal. Personal. After all you know I've been marching through some 61 why you know me even better than my own mother down. OK. Brother. This may be the last time I write you. For tomorrow I fear will bring a most terrible battle. The battle of certainly changed. The course of the war. I dream of the day when the fighting. And you and I Sister Kate will play in the creek and. Then

race home the mother's blueberry pie. I pray that all this will soon be over for you and I can return to the farm. And help with the harvest. Take care of yourself your brother. And I don't make it home. A mother and he know. I love them. Who are go to proofreader to serve two years destroyers or mass. How do you think both the bird Turk should spend less time and get over it around the universe and then more time cleanup. Here's Rick kid cloakroom Woodring tore new shoes. Pop pop quizzes than you. Oh good. No no no pompously bond until you have to help me I accidently sent myself back in

time and I can't seem to get home. Oh you don't want your future for again haven't you. Yes sir yes sir. The vid gizmo it's fully We're charged but it's still not working. Bet you didn't read all the instruction Mr Drew. Sure I did I mean. Well I skimmed the first step paragraph. Well I read the first sentence maybe at least you could do with your 40 video boy ask you three questions about your field trip through towing if you're going to answer all 110 correct. Oh nope you get home. If you get one wrong oh where oh oh oh guess you'll be lost forever in Maryland history. Thanks I really appreciate that. Oh the pressure is really on. Hey I'm going to have to get these right. See if you can answer these questions to Gary here we go. Question number one when you venture to trade barriers to 269 270 you learned all about what life was like for that indentured servitude to a

backup plan to be sure and which of the following was a regular part of a defense or furtherance duties owner took far greater corn be told the best go see use of the home to weave the fields or D all of the above. Well I remember that an indentured servant was somebody who couldn't afford to pay for their own passage from England to the colonies and that he was put to work almost immediately after arriving in the New World so I'm going to say the answer is D Yes D indentured servants Waverley ground corn and pink bugs all to tobacco and we did the fields with all those birds should be born. Well Joy here again we learn from been buried there in 67. Oh right here's quite true number one for one I'm ready for the next one. Whom you turn 40 repeatedly during the phone book for different him back to you for tearing.

Couldn't read ordered soldiers but he fritters Warner sure if for free. John Paul George Ringo. Oh that's an easy one the answer is B the British sail the ship the. Half the river and shell port can read for 25 hours before breaking off the attack when it looks like we have good superfruit over history one of terror. Oh it's the vid take just one more quarter note your own you're aware. Oh ok I'm too poor to hope you are too. I know I can do this with me walking there are question number three. No this ones are tough for you so parents are in trouble. OK during the battle over Tito you'll use soldiers or soldiers from the north for the rebels. Oh so no need for a coat before you trick or four feet pads. Oh I remember that a Southern soldier or rebel was often called a gray coat because of the color of the uniform they wore.

My answer is A the Southern soldiers one noticed coin coats where. Do to yes you could all right. Good protrusion would you my guess I have to keep to the bar you know dope you hope you get home. Thanks Paul. According to the directions it looks like all Europe to do is papabile you be careful I think the whole system still these a little tweaking. All rise. I'm a whole I really hope all Hell lo kid club. Boy did I miss you prove you are the positioning of the future. Looks mid-September a dream 60 grew pot stay where you are all just recalibrate the VK p.s. and you'll be home in no time. You know pop pop

Don't go anywhere. NOR. Will the kids. It looks like pop quiz is off on a field trip of its own. I hope he learns as much about Maryland history as we did today. You know not everybody is lucky enough to have his or her own time machine. So if you don't. And you'd like to still find out more about Maryland's first European settlers the War of 1812 war the American Civil War. Visit your local public library and ask if they have a special section on their own history. Or maybe you can convince your parents teachers to take you on a day trip to historic St. Mary city Fort McHenry or in Tito. Then you can share what you learned with your classmates and friends. So this is Bob the Vitex saying. Don't let history be a mystery. Learning about the past be a blast. I hope I'll see you next

time on the NPT vid kid close. To the room boys and let me tell you about the future.