America's top gumshoes prove once again that an object found in an attic or backyard might be anything but ordinary. Wesley Cowan, independent appraiser and auctioneer; Gwendolyn Wright, historian and professor of architecture, Columbia University; Elyse Luray, independent appraiser and expert in art history; Dr. Eduardo Pagan, professor of history and American studies at Arizona State University; and Tukufu Zuberi, professor of sociology and the director of the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania leave no stone unturned as they travel around the country to explore the stories behind local folklore, prominent figures and family legends.

Tuesday, September 6 at 8:00 p.m.
Episode 909
Loyalist or patriot? What can the notes in a 1775 Almanac tell us about how the revolution may have strained family ties? Do these phonograph records called “Get Thin to Music” reveal Jack Lalanne, the media exercise guru of the 1920s? Did NASA unwittingly transport Andy Warhol’s art to the moon?

Tuesday, September 20 at 8:00 p.m.
Episode 910
How did a contributor’s father earn the Order of Leopold, the highest military honor bestowed by the Belgian government? Then, does a suffragette pennant put a grandmother at the front lines of the battle for the woman’s vote? And, a WB cartoon cel leads to a cadre of unsung heroes behind the art of animation.

Tuesday, September 27 at 8:00 p.m.
Episode 911
What can a Club Continental business card tell us about California’s prohibition-era underground? Then, the history behind a shotgun that was used in the Chicago St. Valentine’s Day massacre is examined. And why is FDR on the guest list for a High Society Circus during the depths of the Depression?