i m jamie colby, and today, i m driving through southern california, where so much of the groundbreaking work for nasa s moon missions was done. i m going to los angeles to meet a woman who embraced the lifelong passion of her soul mate a love for all things outer space. my name is shelly cigel. and when my husband passed away, he left me with an incredible collection and a special gift from beyond the grave. well, this is just a few little things that i took out. these nasa artifacts belonged to shelly s husband, rick cigel, samples of a lifelong collection that includes everything from engine parts to autographs. and this is actually the flag that they had signed, and that was from apollo 12. are these control panels? look at this! can i touch this? absolutely. please. okay. here we go. can you imagine? regulator bleed valve open. check. m.o.m. open. check. looks like it says mom to me. mom. this is the button that tells mom we re about to lift off. bu
[ bird caws ] i m jamie colby, and today i m crossing the delaware river from pennsylvania into new jersey. yes, i m following the route that general george washington took to his big victory during the revolutionary war the battle of trenton. i m tracking down what i believe is the most intriguing strange inheritance i ve 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? i m jamie. so nice to meet you. i m glad to meet you. hi, linda. how are you? hi. i m fine. thank you. so, where d you bring me? this is the old barracks museum. and you keep something from your family here?
i m jamie colby, and today, i m driving through southern california, where so much of the groundbreaking work for nasa s moon missions was done. i m going to los angeles to meet a woman who embraced the lifelong passion of her soul mate a love for all things outer space. my name is shelly cigel. and when my husband passed away, he left me with an incredible collection and a special gift from beyond the grave. well, this is just a few little things that i took out. these nasa artifacts belonged to shelly s husband, rick cigel, samples of a lifelong collection that includes everything from engine parts to autographs. and this is actually the flag that they had signed, and that was from apollo 12. are these control panels? look at this! can i touch this? absolutely. please. okay. here we go. can you imagine? regulator bleed valve open. check. m.o.m. open. check. looks like it says mom to me. mom. this is the button that tells mom we re about to lift off. bu
edge of an area called the great black swamp. i m here to meet a family who s lived here for more than a 100 years. so when they unearthed their strange inheritance, they give it the code name the black swamp find. i m karl kissner. in 2011, my cousins and i inherited the family home from our aunt. she had left us a note we would find things in this home that we never knew existed. karl, a 54-year-old restaurant owner, has invited me to the family home in the small town of defiance, ohio. karl? hi. i m jamie. how are you? very good. pleasure to meet you. nice to meet you, too. thanks for having me. is this the family home? this is grandma s home. come on in. i ll show you around. the house first came into karl s family in 1909. neat old place, but needs a little tlc. are you saying be careful? yes. okay. in 2012, karl and his cousins start the daunting task of cleaning out a home that s been lived in for more than a century. after several weeks of so
edge of an area called the great black swamp. i m here to meet a family who s lived here for more than a 100 years. so when they unearthed their strange inheritance, they give it the code name the black swamp find. i m karl kissner. in 2011, my cousins and i inherited the family home from our aunt. she had left us a note we would find things in this home that we never knew existed. karl, a 54-year-old restaurant owner, has invited me to the family home in the small town of defiance, ohio. karl? hi. i m jamie. how are you? very good. pleasure to meet you. nice to meet you, too. thanks for having me. is this the family home? this is grandma s home. come on in. i ll show you around. the house first came into karl s family in 1909. neat old place, but needs a little tlc. are you saying be careful? yes. okay. in 2012, karl and his cousins start the daunting task of cleaning out a home that s been lived in for more than a century. after several weeks of so