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This season you can get involved in an exciting new History Detectives feature.

Step inside the gumshoes of a History Detective and help solve a mystery -- and it will all take place right here, live, on the History Detectives website.

Our first investigation was submitted by David Gindy from Coral Gables, Florida. David has an old scrapbook that seems to date back to the 1800s with ties to the Wild West and an Italian dancer who, legend says, brought the Can Can to America.

Join us today to start sleuthing!

Wild West Scrapbook

Week 1: First look at the scrapbook

Web Investigations Team | May 6, 2008 7:39 PM | 0 Responses

Welcome to our History Detectives exclusive web investigation!

You said you wanted to go behind the scenes - and this is your chance. You won’t just get a taste of what it’s like to become a History Detective, but you’ll also take part in the History Detectives’ research. We’re excited to send you into the field, and to see what you uncover. First up: David Gindy from Coral Gables, Florida has contacted us with a very interesting item. It’s an old scrapbook filled with articles, broadsides and letters.

Recent Investigation Updates:

Wild West Scrapbook

Scrapbook Icon Did an Italian Can Can dancer keep a scrapbook of letters from Wild West characters like Buffalo Bill and other western ephemera?

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