History Detectives

Titanic Picture Frame, Woolworth Signs, Nazi Spy Toys

In this episode, was this picture frame was crafted from wood from the Titanic, the Lusitania, or neither? Were these Woolworth signs at the 1960 Winston-Salem lunch-counter sit-ins? And, for 70 years the owner of these toy soldiers has wondered if the father of his childhood friend was a Nazi spy.

Titanic Picture Frame, Woolworth Signs, Nazi Spy Toys

53m 11s

In this episode, was this picture frame was crafted from wood from the Titanic, the Lusitania, or neither? Were these Woolworth signs at the 1960 Winston-Salem lunch-counter sit-ins? And, for 70 years the owner of these toy soldiers has wondered if the father of his childhood friend was a Nazi spy.

Previews + Extras

  • Titanic Picture Frame: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Titanic Picture Frame

    S10 E5 - 18m 36s

    Robert and Cathy were told that their great-grandfather worked on a ship recovering bodies after the Titanic sank. When his ship the Lusitania was torpedoed in 1915, he grabbed a floating piece of wood and had it made into a frame. Robert believes the frame was made from a piece of the Titanic whereas Cathy heard it was made from the Lusitania. They ask Elyse to help them figure out the truth.

  • Woolworth Signs: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Woolworth Signs

    S10 E5 - 16m 42s

    Matt thinks he may have snatched up a remnant of American Civil Rights history. Perusing Craig’s List, Matt saw an ad for two “F.W. Woolworth Co.” signs. The seller claims he helped clean out a closed Winston-Salem store in the 1990s. Matt aks Tukufu to find out whether these signs were at the Winston-Salem Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in.

  • Toy Soldiers Reveal a Mysterious Past: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Toy Soldiers Reveal a Mysterious Past

    S10 E5 - 15m 35s

    Growing up in Detroit during WWII, Jim played toy soldiers with his best friend, Fritz. The toys they played with bared a special mark “Lineol – Germany.” Jim vividly remembers on a summer afternoon in 1943 hearing a newspaper boy yell “Extra! Nazi spy ring broken in Detroit!” Fritz’s family soon moved away and Jim never saw him again. Was Fritz’s father a Nazi spy? Jim asks Eduardo to find out.

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