In the end of the segment on Sherman's pontoon bridge in Columbia, SC there is mention to Appomattox, VA where Lee surrendered. The narration located Appomattox in Northern Virginia, but it is actually in Central Virginia. 

History Detectives would like to thank Stephanie and the other viewers who corrected our geography. The producers regret the error.

What happened to the Lubin films was a large and loud explosion in the vault that was heard for some distance. It was a little more spectacular than a simple fire.

Kitty F.
(Note: Viewers will recall the Tokyo Rose Recording was on an unusually large vinyl disc. History Detectives had to search to find a turntable large enough to play the recording.)

Doug P.

Ray B.

Where were you when I was younger?

In '77 my dad was remodeling (our) house and found a letter dated 1861-62, a young soldier writing to his sweetheart. All that I remember about it is him speaking of a Lieutenant Getty and friends of his having "the fever". My dad placed the letter in a book and never saw it again. I think if your show had been around then, we might have had more of a consciousness about the value of the letter.

Jay W.

Many people think that all people from the South hated black people. That offends me so badly.

Growing up in New Orleans my parents taught us to respect all people regardless of race or religion.We were taught to find the good in people. We were taught to consider someone's character not their color. I am so glad that was the way I was raised.

One of my favorite books was The Trolley Car Family by Eleanor Clymer. Published in 1947, this book tells the story of a trolley car driver whose job is phased out when the town switches to buses. He asks the company to give him his old trolley car, and tows it to the end of the line out in the countryside. There he and his family set up housekeeping, and the fun begins.

My name is Morgan Laubach and I am an anthropology and history major and the University of Pittsburgh. Watching your show has not only engaged my brain, sparked my curiosity, and, to be honest, made me giddy with the "history-nerd factor", as my family calls it, but it has also shown me the variety of careers available to someone in the history field.
Thank you!
Morgan Laubach

The other inventor, Harold B. Greene, was someone I knew personally. I have lived and worked in Oak Ridge, TN, since 1955. I worked in one of the Calutron buildings until 1963.

In mid-1973 I bought a Model B Steinway grand piano, made about 1885, and had it shipped to Oak Ridge for one of my sons, who was then taking piano lessons. Mr. Greene advertised his services as a piano technician in the local newspaper, so I asked him to tune and regulate our "new" piano.

I was most interested to learn for the first time today about the federal standardization of railroad watches in 1893 because I own just such a watch, made by the Elgin Watch company in 1893, which has the newly mandated 17 jewels and is made of 14 carrot gold.

It is a family heirloom first purchased by my great uncle, Dr. John C. Hick. He was not connected with the railroads but instead was a horse and buggy doctor in Southern Illinois.

It reads as follows:

Wooster Daily Republican 15 Oct 1894 p. 4
Death Came Speedily.

The funeral of Samuel Lautenschlager, who was killed by falling from a chestnut tree, took place Saturday and was very largely attended. The remains were interred in the new cemetery at Apple Creek. As the family had fears that ghouls might attempt to raise the body, they had the undertaker, D.Y. Landis, place an immense torpedo in the grave.

"I am thrilled you did a segment on these grave torpedoes. It has answered many questions I had."

Phyllis Behnke

After I watched your story on the letter from John Wilkes Booth's father to Andrew Jackson, I Googled "Junius Brutus Booth" and found out he was named for Marcus Junius Brutus who was one of the assassins of Julius Caesar!

I just found it ironic that this man had by his name an assassination in his past then his son was to assassinate the President of the U.S.

Thanks for great stories tonight. I am enjoying the show.

Pattie Williams