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Elyse Luray Capable of charming anyone into revealing clues and sharing secrets.
Ventriloquist Dummy How did an African-American ventriloquist act become so successful in a time of racial unrest?
Universal Friends What can this 200-year-old document reveal about the first American-born woman to lead a religious movement?
How to Examine Documents How to determine authenticity and authorship of a document.
Wes Cowan A passionate explorer of "the grand panoply of American history."
Josh White Guitar What role did this guitar play in the transformation of the music industry in the 1960's?
Howard Hughes Crash Was this the instrument that chartered Howard Hughes' near fatal plunge into Beverly Hills?
Grace Kelly Car Is this the car driven by an actress turned princess, which would give it a place in cinematic history?
Glossary A list of useful words and phrase for carrying out historical research.
John Brown Letters How is this woman in Sacramento related to John Brown, the 19th-century abolitionist?
Find out about Appraising Getting a valuation using an independent source or expert opinion.
People's Army Newspaper Vietnam's People's Army Newspaper devoted a five part series to the deeply personal story of...
Tukufu Zuberi Keen observer of the social and cultural forces that shape a mystery.
How to Date Timber Using ring sequences or radiocarbon dating.
Evaluating Very Old Objects How to discover fascinating history, from very old objects.