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The Team

SEASON 4 HIGHLIGHTS

(Dur: 3.33)

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Check out highlights from the season four of History Detectives. (Dur: 3.33)
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Crystal Cross Story

SEASON 4 PROMOTIONAL VIDEO

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Watch this promotional video featuring some of the stories from Season 4 of History Detectives. (Dur: 0.30)
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African American Genealogical Research

AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEALOGY

(Dur: 7.09)

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Tukufu on the difficulties of conducting African American genealogical research. (Dur: 7.09)
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Antique shows

ANTIQUE SHOWS

(Dur: 5.42)

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Join Elyse as she demonstrates how to hit an antiques show at Atlantique City - the largest indoor antiques show in the word. (Dur: 5.42)
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Atlantic City

BEHIND THE SCENES - ATLANTIQUE CITY

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Go behind the scenes with Elyse at Atlantique City and discover how to shop at an antiques show. (Dur: 5.42)
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SurvivorCamera shoot

BEHIND THE SCENES - SURVIVOR CAMERA

(Dur: 4.29)

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Join Wes as he films one of the new stories for this season, Survivor Camera. (Dur: 4.29)
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Gwen

BUILDINGS

(Dur: 9.05)

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Gwen talks about her passion for buildings and architecture. (Dur: 9.05)
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Collecting

COLLECTING

(Dur: 1.55)

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Wes tells us more about starting a collection, what to collect and how to look after it. (Dur: 1.55)
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Devil Dog Dawson

DEVIL DOG DAWSON

(Dur: 0.22)

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Watch the full clip of the silent film "Devil Dog Dawson" restored by the Library of Congress (Dur: 0.22)
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Tukufu

GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

(Dur: 3.41)

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Tukufu talks about the popularity of genealogical research. (Dur: 3.41 )
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Houdini

HOUDINI INTERVIEW

(Dur: 5.28)

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More of Gwen's interview with magician Lance Burton in Las Vegas from the Houdini Poster story. (Dur: 5.28)
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Paper Trail

PAPER TRAIL

(Dur: 5.21)

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Tukufu talks about historical research and following a paper trail. (Dur: 5.21)
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Testing objects

TESTING OBJECTS AND FINDING EXPERTS

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History Detectives relies heavily on forensics and finding the right experts. (Dur: 4.28)
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Wes and survivor

U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS SURVIVOR

(Dur: 9.59)

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More of Wes' interview with U.S.S. Indianapolis survivor, L.D. Cox, about how he survived the sinking during World War II . (Dur: 9.59)
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Weighing evidence

WEIGHING EVIDENCE

(Dur: 8.10)

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Gwen walks us through how to conduct historical research and how to weigh evidence. (Dur: 8.10)
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