About this season
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."
Episodes (11)
1. The Spirit of St. Louis
Aired 27 June 2005 • 60 min
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.
2. Black Star Line Certificates
Aired 11 July 2005 • 60 min
Black Star Line Certificates Mickey Mouse's Origin Pro-Nazi Newspaper in Texas
3. Arthur Szyk's Earliest Cartoons
Aired 18 July 2005 • 60 min
Arthur Szyk's Earliest Cartoons Professor Lowe's Hot Air Balloon Chemical Warfare Map
4. Cherokee Bible
Aired 25 July 2005 • 60 min
Cherokee Bible Slave Banjo United Empire Loyalists
5. Portrait of George Washington
Aired 1 August 2005 • 60 min
Portrait of George Washington Revolutionary War Poem Revolutionary War Cannon
6. Secrets of the Tape
Aired 15 August 2005 • 60 min
Secrets of the Tape Mountain Mail Bag Banned Birth Control Box
7. Doc Holliday's Watch
Aired 22 August 2005 • 60 min
Doc Holliday's Watch Civil War Female Soldiers Japanese Internment Camp Artwork
8. Hermann Goering's Shotgun
Aired 29 August 2005 • 60 min
Hermann Goering's Shotgun Calf Creek Arrow The Edison House
9. Coney Island Lion
Aired 5 September 2005 • 60 min
Coney Island Lion Legacy of a Doll Ballet Shoes
10. Leisureama Homes
Aired 12 September 2005 • 60 min
Leisureama Homes Jim Thorpe Tickets 1667 Land Grant
11. Home for Unwed Mothers
Aired 19 September 2005 • 60 min
Home for Unwed Mothers Long Expedition Encampment Evelyn Nesbit Portrait