History Detectives
A group of researchers help people to find answers to various historical questions they have, usually centering around a family heirloom, an old house or other historic object or structure. It devotes itself "to exploring the complexities of historical mysteries, searching out the facts, myths and conundrums that connect local folklore, family legends and interesting objects."
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Season 3
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The Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis Two brothers from New Jersey suspect that their uncle may have built the engine in Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis plane. Suicide Pin A Kansas City man bought a used toolbox that contains two pins similar to the “poison pins†U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers had with him when he was shot down in 1960 over the Soviet Union. Image of Apache Warrior Geronimo A woman in New Mexico has a photo that she thinks is the Apache warrior Geronimo.
Jun 27, 2005 -
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Black Star Line Certificates
Black Star Line Certificates Mickey Mouse's Origin Pro-Nazi Newspaper in Texas
Jul 11, 2005 -
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Arthur Szyk's Earliest Cartoons
Arthur Szyk's Earliest Cartoons Professor Lowe's Hot Air Balloon Chemical Warfare Map
Jul 18, 2005 -
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Cherokee Bible
Cherokee Bible Slave Banjo United Empire Loyalists
Jul 25, 2005 -
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Portrait of George Washington
Portrait of George Washington Revolutionary War Poem Revolutionary War Cannon
Aug 1, 2005 -
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Secrets of the Tape
Secrets of the Tape Mountain Mail Bag Banned Birth Control Box
Aug 15, 2005 -
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Doc Holliday's Watch
Doc Holliday's Watch Civil War Female Soldiers Japanese Internment Camp Artwork
Aug 22, 2005 -
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Hermann Goering's Shotgun
Hermann Goering's Shotgun Calf Creek Arrow The Edison House
Aug 29, 2005 -
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Coney Island Lion
Coney Island Lion Legacy of a Doll Ballet Shoes
Sep 5, 2005 -
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Leisureama Homes
Leisureama Homes Jim Thorpe Tickets 1667 Land Grant
Sep 12, 2005 · 53m -
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Home for Unwed Mothers
Home for Unwed Mothers Long Expedition Encampment Evelyn Nesbit Portrait
Sep 19, 2005