History Detectives

tv show

poster for History Detectives

116 total episodes

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11 seasons

First Aired July 14, 2003

Overview

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."

Drone Propeller; Clara Barton Letter; Teddy Roosevelt War Club poster unavailable

Drone Propeller; Clara Barton Letter; Teddy Roosevelt War Club

Season 9 - Episode 5 - 1h 0m

Air Date

July 19, 2011

Overview

Tucked into the pages of an antique book, our contributor from Osceola, Indiana found what he thinks may be a letter written by Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. More than 30 years ago, while tearing the aluminum roofing from a farm house, a Chicago man discovered an oddly carved piece of wood in the dark recesses of the attic. Working beside a rural airstrip, an Illinois man dug up an intriguing find: an eight-foot long wooden airplane propeller. A little research online made him believe that his propeller might be from a TDR-1 plane, a pioneering U.S. drone plane from World War II.