the team

To earn recognition as a history detective, a person needs loads of hands-on experience, equal measures of intuition and logic, lifelong dedication to the subject, and above all, exceptional stamina. Our team of experts has all that and more.

To research each episode of History Detectives, our investigators (and an exhausted film crew) travel to new locations every week. Their tireless pursuit of historical truth has spanned America, coast to coast, top to bottom.

Click on the links below to find out more about your favorite History Detective; watch videos, view slideshows of them on the road, or read more about how they discovered their passion for the past. Just click on Wes, Gwen, Elyse, Tukufu or Eduardo - our Guest Detective for Season Seven - below.

Wes Cowan (Auctioneer, Appraiser)

A passionate explorer of "the grand panoply of American history."
Specialties: American cultural objects, Native American artifacts.
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Elyse Luray (Appraiser, Art Historian)

Capable of charming anyone into revealing clues and sharing secrets.
Specialties: American cultural history, collectables.
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Gwen Wright (Professor of Architecture, Author, Architectural Advisor)

Tackles mysteries with innovative thinking - and keen curiosity.
Specialties: Architectural history, American culture.
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Tukufu Zuberi (Professor of Sociology, Author)

Keen observer of the social and cultural forces that shape a mystery.
Specialties: African-American history, American society.
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Guest Detective: Eduardo Pagan (Professor of History, Author)

Excited by history's journey of discovery and attacks investigations with a scholarly rigor.
Specialties: American Southwest. [more]

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