[ bird caws ] im jamie colby, and today im crossing the Delaware River from pennsylvania into new jersey. Yes, im following the route that general George Washington took to his big victory during the revolutionary war the battle of trenton. Im tracking down what i believe is the most intriguing strange inheritance ive heard of so far, something the father of our country may have been carrying that fateful night his wallet. My name is Barbara Farwell, and this is my daughter, linda. I inherited something from my mother, and one day my daughter will inherit it from me. For reasons that will become clearer as we follow the twists and turns of this story, the farwells have let their heirloom go on display right here in trenton. Barbara, how are you . Im jamie. So nice to meet you. Im glad to meet you. Hi, linda. How are you . Hi. Im fine. Thank you. So, whered you bring me . This is the Old Barracks Museum. And you keep something from your family here . Yes, we do. Come in. During the revo
Yes, now 110,000. 110,000, now 120,000. [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby, and today im on my way to fall river, massachusetts, about an hour south of boston. Im going to meet a man whos strange inheritance begins with his familys powerful connection to a future president. Im Dennis Harkins. Our mother passed in 1990. She left us with correspondence regarding our uncle harold who was lost in the South Pacific during world war ii. Dennis. Im jamie. Pleased to meet you. What is this place . This has to do with our inheritance. These ships. Mmhmm. Yes. Lets check it out. The Battleship Cove museum here in fall river has two of the last remaining pt boats from world war ii. Dennis uncle harold, who served on a pt boat, joined the navy in november 1941. He was the impish, typical younger brother. I think it was probably exciting for him. Then, a month later, pearl harbor. [ explosions ] with the u. S. At war, harold is shipped to the South Pacif
to the small town of wellfleet. i m here to learn about a strange inheritance that shaped a family s life for half a century. my name is elena delbanco. in 2011, my sister and i inherited an extraordinary object from our father. this was my father s home for many years. he and my mother built it in 1955. elena s father was the virtuoso cellist bernard greenhouse, who died in 2011 at the age of 95. [ classical music plays ] greenhouse spent most of his career playing with the renowned beaux arts trio, which made its debut in 1955 and catapulted to fame. he was very warm and very charming but very involved with his work. and he traveled all the time as he became more and more successful. as one of the world s premier cellists, bernard figured he should be playing one of the world s finest cellos. he began searching in europe for an instrument equal to his talent. he went to dealers and to instrument shops, and wherever he went, he said, have you heard any rumors abou
In tampa, florida, to meet a man whose strange inheritance, a massive autograph collection, began with a chance encounter. One thing led to another and then, well, ill let him tell you. My name is juan carlos saucedocampos, and in 2012, my dear friend jack kuster left me his estate, including a collection that nobody has ever seen. Come in. Hi, juan carlos. Hi, jamie. How are you doing today . Thank you for inviting me to your home. Its my pleasure. Thank you for coming. It looks like youve been busy. Ive been working on putting everything together. Elvis presley, james dean. Wow. Marilyn monroe. Vivien leigh, paul newman even. Paul newman. Most of these photos are original pictures that juan carloss friend jack kuster snapped with his own camera, then collected an autograph for each one of them. Oh, look at jane fonda when she was just a teenager. So he took all these pictures and on top of it got the autographs . Yes. How did this all get started . Well, according to juan carlos, jac
In tampa, florida, to meet a man whose strange inheritance, a massive autograph collection, began with a chance encounter. One thing led to another and then, well, ill let him tell you. My name is juan carlos saucedocampos, and in 2012, my dear friend jack kuster left me his estate, including a collection that nobody has ever seen. Come in. Hi, juan carlos. Hi, jamie. How are you doing today . Thank you for inviting me to your home. Its my pleasure. Thank you for coming. It looks like youve been busy. Ive been working on putting everything together. Elvis presley, james dean. Wow. Marilyn monroe. Vivien leigh, paul newman even. Paul newman. Most of these photos are original pictures that juan carloss friend jack kuster snapped with his own camera, then collected an autograph for each one of them. Oh, look at jane fonda when she was just a teenager. So he took all these pictures and on top of it got the autographs . Yes. How did this all get started . Well, according to juan carlos, jac