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History Detectives

Season 1 Episode 8: Boarding House Flag/Home of Lincoln Assassination Plot/Ventriloquist's Dummy

Ventriloquist Dummy The Place: Brooklyn, New York Where did ""Sam"" the first black ventriloquist dummy, come from? Did he change the way Americans viewed race in the early 20th century? Home of Lincoln Assassination Plot? The Place: Greenwich Village, New York Did Jo...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Old Fire Station/Pebble in the Sand/'Pop' Lloyd Baseball Stadium

1. Old Fire Station/Pebble in the Sand/'Pop' Lloyd Baseball Stadium

Aired: Jul 14, 2003

Face Artifact The Place: Mantoloking, New Jersey Found on the beach, a pe...

Episode 2 Bonnie & Clyde Bullets/Movie Palace/Sears Home

2. Bonnie & Clyde Bullets/Movie Palace/Sears Home

Aired: Jul 15, 2003

Bonnie & Clyde The Place: Brodhead, Wisconsin Did these five .45 caliber ...

Episode 3 Jigsaw Puzzle/Whaling Ship/Witch's House

3. Jigsaw Puzzle/Whaling Ship/Witch's House

Aired: Jul 16, 2003

Morgan Whaling Ship The Place: Mystic, Connecticut Did this Charles W. Mo...

Episode 4 Cannon House/General Washington Portrait/Independence Trumpet

4. Cannon House/General Washington Portrait/Independence Trumpet

Aired: Jul 17, 2003

Portrait of George Washington The Place: Frederick, Maryland Is this an a...

Episode 5 General Lee Farewell/Napoleons Sword/Natchez House

5. General Lee Farewell/Napoleons Sword/Natchez House

Aired: Jul 21, 2003

Lee's Last Orders The Place: Beech Island, South Carolina Is the Beech Is...

Episode 6 Chinese Poems/Japanese House/John Browns Letters

6. Chinese Poems/Japanese House/John Browns Letters

Aired: Jul 28, 2003

John Brown's Letters The Place: Sacramento, California Does a Californian...

Episode 7 Mexican Currency/Pirate Spyglass/Railroad Station

7. Mexican Currency/Pirate Spyglass/Railroad Station

Aired: Aug 4, 2003

The Depot That Made Dallas The Place: Dallas, Texas A local historian cal...

Episode 8 Boarding House Flag/Home of Lincoln Assassination Plot/Ventriloquist's Dummy

8. Boarding House Flag/Home of Lincoln Assassination Plot/Ventriloquist's Dummy

Aired: Aug 25, 2003

Ventriloquist Dummy The Place: Brooklyn, New York Where did ""Sam"" the f...

Episode 9 Dutch Colonial Home/Mark Twain's Watch/Revolutionary War Poem

9. Dutch Colonial Home/Mark Twain's Watch/Revolutionary War Poem

Aired: Sep 1, 2003

Sheridan's House? The Place: Grand Ronde, Oregon Although the locals have...

Episode 10 Flint-Lock Rifle/Lafayette China/Prison Plaque

10. Flint-Lock Rifle/Lafayette China/Prison Plaque

Aired: Sep 8, 2003

The Love Dish The Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Was a set of 18th cen...

Creators

Jorge Aguirre

Jorge AguirreDirector

Bernadette McDaid

Bernadette McDaidCreator

Info about History Detectives

Seasons: 11

Current Status: Ended

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Mystery, Documentary, History