Im jamie colby, and today im on the road in lawrence, kansas, on my way to the university of kansas home of the jayhawks, one of the most storied teams in all of basketball. Now, kansas is actually not where the tale of this strange inheritance begins, but through a turn of events, it does wind up here. In 1939, my grandfather, dr. James naismith passed away and left us an artifact that dates back to 1891. He was my greatgrandfather, and what he left us was the magna carta of basketball. Naismiths. Jamie. Im jim. Good to meet you. Hi, jim. How are you . Jamie, im sean naismith. Great to meet you both. Likewise. I am interested to hear about your strange inheritance. Im awfully curious what the connection is to k. U. Wed love to show you. My greatgrandfather, dr. James naismith, started the first basketball teams here at k. U. [ whistle blows ] but time out lets reset the clock. The boy who would grow up to invent basketball, James Naismith, is born in ontario, canada, in 1861. At age 9
[ bird caws ] im jamie colby in southampton county, virginia. Im here to visit a family, some of whose ancestors were murdered in the nat turner slave revolt. Their strange inheritance . A powerful and some would say holy relic of that bloody and historic rampage. My name is wendy creekmoreporter. My stepfather inherited a bible with a controversial past. Hes 88, and his memorys going, so he asked me to tell our familys story. Hi, wendy. Im jamie colby. So nice to meet you. I meet wendy at persons methodist church. The forebearers of her stepfather, maurice person, started the church in 1838, seven years after the family is nearly decimated in nat turners slave rebellion. I cant think of a more appropriate place to learn about an old bible that survives from that bloody day. What did the bible look like . Tattered. Its missing the cover, very small. It was obviously something that you could carry on you. And, according to person family lore, the centuries old book belonged to the upris
[ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby, and today im driving into the oldest settlement in louisiana. Its called natchitoches. Its rich in Southern Charm and civil war history. Battles raged nearby, both along and on the red river. Well, that history inspired one mans remarkable craftsmanship. But it left his son wondering what the heck to do with all the crafts. My name is Larry Atteridge. In 2008, my father passed away and left behind his lifes work a massive fleet of amazingly detailed model ships he built from scratch. Hi, larry. Im jamie. Well, hi, jamie. Nice to meet you. Great to meet you. Thanks for inviting me deep into louisiana. It sure is pretty. Well, ive got a lot to show you. Come this way. Larry invites me in to see some of his fathers civil war ships. This is one cool viewer submission. Which one is that . This is the eastport, which was on the red river here in natchitoches parish. It was one of the largest ironclads of the civ
Fighting tooth and nail, dentistrys finest hour. These are the teeth that won the second world war. Any way to get a closer look . For you, yes. Hello. Im jamie colby. And, today, im in the back seat of one of those fabulous london taxis. After crossing the pond, i figured ill leave the driving to somebody else. Im here to meet an heir whose father played a big part in World History through his connection to great britains indispensable leader in world war ii, the oneandonly Winston Churchill. And i have to warn you folks, they dont call this show strange inheritance for nothing. My name is Nigel Cudlipp. My father, derek, was a master dental technician here in london for over 50 years. He died in 2007 and left his most important work to me. Hello. Im jamie. Nice to meet you, jamie. Im nigel. Welcome to london and welcome to limehouse. Thank you. Its a beautiful spot. Is this where you live . We do. We live on a yacht out there. Please come this way. Thank you. Nigels career is in fina
[ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby, and today im in southwest oregon, on the breathtaking Pacific Coast highway. If youve ever made this drive, you may have visited this strange inheritance and even met the heir trying to save it from extinction. My name is kiki mcgrath. My grandfather was really into dinosaurs. I inherited his version of Jurassic Park from a bygone era. Hi. Im jamie. Hi, jamie. Im kiki. Great to meet you, kiki, and i like your friend. It was pretty clear i was in the right place. This is my grandfathers creation. Lets go take a look. That creation is prehistoric gardens, which sits in a lush stretch of oldgrowth forest, with ocean mist filtering sunlight through its towering trees. I would camp out here, and i dont camp. But be careful giant monsters lurk. Triceratops, wow. The grounds are teeming with dinosaurs. Feast your eyes on em. Theres the platecovered stegosaurus. A towering trex. A soaring pteranodon and many more. Each imposing creature a lifes