Submit Your Story

Please tell us about an object that you think may have played a starring role - or was just along for the ride - among the newsworthy people, places or events in American history. This could be blackouts or boycotts, inaugurations or integration, pop art or pop culture, Joe Frasier or Joe DiMaggio, the Golden Spike or the Golden Gate and more!

Based on viewer submissions, the History Detectives investigated Goering's Gun, Lewis & Clark's Cane, an Anti-Slavery Flag, Jean Lafitte's Spyglass and a Revolutionary War Prison Letter.

You can submit any object that you can photograph, such as recipes, clothing, cameras, machinery, quilts, blueprints, baseballs, headdresses, religious artifacts, skeletons, furniture, timepieces or recordings - you name it.

Please fill out the form below with the facts you know about the object and what you hope to learn from our investigation. The information you provide will be used for production research purposes only. We will contact you to request a photo of your artifact if we are interested in learning more about your story. For more information go to the PBS Terms of Use.

Your Name Telephone Your email address What is Your Object? Street Address City State or Province Story