by early 2012 it s painfully clear that something has to be done. my mom and cousin continued doing what they had before, but it created a bunch of stress. jamie: from the time of the first great depression when her grandfather and great-grandfather took the show on the road, the bugs had supported the may family. was it time to fold up the tent? i asked each person in turn what they thought they wanted to see happen to the existing operation and what they wanted out of it. that was an eye-opening experience all of their own. jamie: finds find out what hs in the financial gusher that makes them think twice. whiskey is does your carpet ever feel rough and dirty? don t avoid it. resolve it.
but what i can do is change your mind if i told you that it was was a priest for millions. you are sitting on money in terms of value. some of these insects have never been seen since and some are thought to be extinct but not confirmed, but the collection was assessed between five to $6 million. jamie: per bug? this whole thing feels like a time capsule. jamie: it s a priceless legacy for the may family. but it s also a scientific marvel. the museum inspired a childhood passion and paved the way for a career as an entomologist in high school biology teacher. i bring my biology classes here every year and we look at literally the best examples in
jamie: on may 1, 1952, the may natural history museum opened its doors. the may family is finally home, only to lose their master bug collector when he died in 1956 at the age of 72 years old. probably have somewhere between 170,000 specimens. more or less his legacy is that he is the one that collected essentially all of it. reporter: the future of this strange inheritance is in the hands of john may who has even bigger plans for it. those plans include the biggest name in theme parks,. walt disney wanted to buy the collection to be one that is coming up next. announcer: first, our bird-eating quiz question. how long is the longest insect (cough, cough) mike? janet? cough if you can hear me. don t even think about it. i took mucinex dm
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standing crowds. i remember des moines iowa and topeka kansas were to big places. jamie: while john expanded the show, his father collects more specimens often by treating them by the mail. insect collectors relied on missionaries or the local postmaster in the middle of africa somewhere and they would just swap specimens. jamie: so it goes through the depression. by the early 1940s after more than a decade of living like nomads, the may clan is ready to settle down, especially john and vicki. he wanted a permanent museum so he wouldn t have to continue that send strenuous fair