History Detectives
Tuesday 9:00 PM on PBS Premiered Jul 01, 2003 In Season
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Valley Forge Map
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10/9/12
The Newport Historical Society discovered a faded, hand drawn map of Valley Forge among the papers of John Austin Stevens, who founded the Sons of the Revolution in 1876 to preserve the history of the Revolutionary War. John Austin Stevens'? grandfather served in the Revolutionary War. Did General Washington hold this map in his hands during the critical winter at Valley Forge?moreless -
Our Colored Heroes
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10/9/12
The roles are switched for an investigation of a WW1-era poster owned by Tukufu Zuberi. Titled Our Colored Heroes, text on the poster tells an incredible World War I story of bravery in combat by a pair of African American soldiers. Tukufu and fellow host Elyse Luray track down the story, and call on the insight of U.S. Senator Charles Schumer to answer Tukufu'?s question.moreless -
Preview: WW2 poster, map of Valley Forge, a transistor radio
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10/9/12
Explore stories about a WWI poster, a map of Valley Forge, a transistor radio and a 70-year-old business card. 10/9/2012 -
Bootleggeras Notebook
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10/2/12
Kevin fondly recalls spending time as a kid with his very wealthy Great Uncle Mike. Sifting through a box of old books, Kevin came across a small, leather-bound journal of his. Inside, were handwritten instructions for making large quantities of liquor. Kevin wonders if his uncle earned his money as a Prohibition era bootlegger. He asks Elyse to find the facts behind this mysterious journal.moreless -
Preview: Vietnamese soldieras diary, bootleggeras notebook
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10/2/12
"Get the facts about a Vietnamese soldier'?s diary, a bootlegger'?s notebook and a Hollywood Indian ledger. 10/2/2012 -
Vietnam Diary Preview
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9/26/12
Watch the preview of this upcoming History Detectives episode. Where History Detectives investigate an emotional story that for the first time in the history of the show involves international diplomacy. -
Behind The Scenes: Season 10
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9/18/12
"Discover what goes on behind the scenes on History Detectives with our hosts, Eduado pagán, Elyse Luray, Gwen Wright, Tukufu Zuberi and Wes Cowan. -
Behind The Detectives: Eduardo
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9/11/12
"History Detectives host, Eduardo Pagán takes us around a cactus farm in Arizona. -
Behind The Detectives: Gwen
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9/4/12
"History Detectives host, Gwen Wright talks us through her unique style and fashion. -
Behind The Detectives: Tukufu
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8/29/12
"History Detectives host, Tukufu Zuberi takes us hat shopping. Ever since Tukufu saw a photograph of his grandfather wearing a fedora he knew he wanted to wear hats. Tukufu gives us his top tips on buying the right hat.moreless -
Civil War Balloon
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8/22/12
"In this clip from Season 3, we find Wes up in the air in a hot air balloon as he finds out more about Prof. Lowe, a fascinating professor who launched the country\'s first aeronautic division by inflating his hot air balloon, The Enterprise, on the lawn of President Lincoln\'s White House.moreless -
Behind The Detectives: Wes
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8/21/12
"History Detectives host, Wes Cowan opens the doors to his auction house and allows us to take a look around. -
Web Extra: Wes on Fakes
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8/14/12
History Detectives host Wes Cowan talks about fakes and explains what happens when fake or stolen artifacts turn up his auction house. -
Behind The Detectives: Elyse
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8/14/12
History Detectives host, Elyse Luray talks about her collectables and provides some tips on how to start collecting. -
Web Extra: Extended Interview - Woolworth Sit In
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8/8/12
Watch this extended interview with Civil Rights activists, Carl Matthews and Bill Stevens. On February 23, 1960, African-American students from Winston-Salem Teachers College and white students from Wake Forest College entered the Woolworth on North Liberty Street and sat at the lunch counter...moreless -
Woolworth Signs
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8/7/12
Matt thinks he may have snatched up a remnant of American Civil Rights history. Perusing Craig'?s List, Matt saw an ad for two '?F.W. Woolworth Co.'? signs. The seller claims he helped clean out a closed Winston-Salem store in the 1990s. Matt aks Tukufu to find out whether these signs were at the Winston-Salem Woolworth'?s lunch counter sit-in.moreless -
Titanic Picture Frame, Woolworth Signs, Nazi Spy Toys
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8/7/12
In this episode, was this picture frame was crafted from wood from the Titanic, the Lusitania, or neither? Were these Woolworth signs at the 1960 Winston-Salem lunch-counter sit-ins? And, for 70 years the owner of these toy soldiers has wondered if the father of his childhood friend was a Nazi spy.moreless -
Nazi Spy Toys
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8/7/12
Growing up in Detroit during WWII, Jim played toy soldiers with his best friend, Fritz. The toys they played with bared a special mark '?Lineol '? Germany.'? Jim vividly remembers on a summer afternoon in 1943 hearing a newspaper boy yell '?Extra! Nazi spy ring broken in Detroit!'? Fritz'?s family soon moved away and Jim never saw him again. Was Fritz'?s father a Nazi spy? Jim asks Eduardo to find out.moreless -
Titanic Picture Frame
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8/7/12
Robert and Cathy were told that their great-grandfather worked on a ship recovering bodies after the Titanic sank. When his ship the Lusitania was torpedoed in 1915, he grabbed a floating piece of wood and had it made into a frame. Robert believes the frame was made from a piece of the Titanic whereas Cathy heard it was made from the Lusitania. They ask Elyse to help them figure out the truth.moreless -
Preview: disputed picture frame, German toy soldiers
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8/7/12
Get the facts about a disputed picture frame, Woolworth signs, German toy soldiers and a book of liquor recipes. 8/7/2012 -
Marshall House Flag
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7/31/12
Gale Bay finds a swatch of red fabric in an envelope labeled '?relics.'? She also has a letter from her great-great grandfather Ira Wilson, about a slain commander, Col. Ellsworth. Ellsworth was the first Union officer killed in the Civil War, shot at as he took down a confederate flag near the White House. Gale asks Gwen to find out if this red fabric came from the flag that cost the Col. his life.moreless -
Lincoln Oath
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7/31/12
The Royal Oak Museum in Webster, Michigan has a note that Abraham Lincoln signed. Supposedly. The museum'?s curator is always suspicious of Lincoln forgeries, so she asks Tukufu Zuberi to verify this signature. The words are scribbled on the back of a square cut from an unfamiliar document. This message, coupled with the document, reveals a key Civil War practice history textbooks often overlook.moreless -
World War II Patch: Bird of War
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7/31/12
A Louisiana man received a military style foot locker filled with papers that apparently belonged to a World War II airman, Lionel B. Potter. Also inside were two patches embroidered with an evocative symbol: a bird in the clouds dropping a bomb. Is this a unit insignia? He'?s turned the investigation over to Wes Cowan. Were these patches used in World War II? Who made them and why?moreless -
War Spoils of a Peace Chief
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7/31/12
Family lore says that George'?s great, great-uncle Taylor fought alongside General Custer at the Battle of Washita. Peace Chief Black Kettle of the Southern Cheyenne, lost his life in the confrontation. Taylor returned from the war with an Indian neckpiece and leggings, which he said belonged to the chief. George asks Wes, could the family legend he knows so well actually be true?moreless -
Preview: Native American clothing, a Lincoln signature
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7/31/12
Learn the truth about an evocative symbol, a swatch of fabric, Native American clothing and a Lincoln signature. -
The Motown Bottom Line
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7/24/12
Our contributor'?s heart skipped a beat when he came across a battered Ampeg B-15 amp with the name '?James Jamerson'? stenciled on the side. Jamerson, the man who'?s bass line drove the Motown sound, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. Now the museum might want to display the amp, but only if Eduardo Pagán can prove Jamerson owned it.moreless -
Bettie Page And The Forbidden Pinup
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7/24/12
Sorting through a suitcase filled with 1950s educational slides, our contributor found a color negative of 1950s pin-up model Bettie Page, whose uninhibited style earned her the name '?Queen of Pin-ups.'? '?Pin-up King'? Irving Klaw supposedly destroyed most of his pin-up photos during a wave of 1950'?s censorship. If this is one of Klaw'?s photos, how did it survive?moreless -
Clint Blackas Book of Rogues
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7/24/12
Fifteen years ago, country music star Clint Black received a crumbling, faded scrapbook as a gift from his wife. The cover reads '?1909'? and inside Clint found hundreds of clippings for lost and wanted men from the early 20th century. Clint asks Elyse to find out the purpose behind this book and more about the Sheriff who used it.moreless -
Civil War Derringers
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7/24/12
Antiques Roadshow appraiser Christopher Mitchell says this Civil War era matched gun set is worth as much as $30,000. But if the holder can find out about the original owner the guns could be worth much more. Hunting for the man behind these pistols takes host Wes Cowan to a Civil War border state torn between loyalties to the blue and the gray.moreless -
A Piece of Hollywood
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7/24/12
Chuck Amhrein thinks he might have a piece of the famous Hollywood Sign which he found on a hike to the sign in the late 1970'?s when the land was open to the public. Now, almost 40 years later, he asks host Eduardo Pagán to find out whether this metal bar belonged to the original Hollywood Sign.moreless - Load More
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