Im jamie colby, and today im in wilmington, North Carolina. Its known for its gorgeous beaches and its great surfing, but it was also the last confederate port city to fall during the civil war, so it is fitting that im here to meet an heir whose ancestor became famous in defeat at the Highwater Mark of the confederacy. My name is George Edward pickett v. Im the greatgreatgrandson of general george e. Pickett of gettysburg fame. And i never knew exactly what that would bring to my family fame, fortune, or dishonor. George who goes by his middle name, ed has invited me to his home. Hi, ed. Hi. You must be jamie. I am jamie. How are you today . Im good. When the 59yearold isnt working as a surfing instructor, ed enjoys doing yoga and playing guitar. Its a far cry from his famous greatgreatgrandfather who fought at gettysburg. Growing up, did your family ever discuss that you had a connection to that battle . Well, i knew about it. It was discussed briefly. I was not really that intereste
[ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby in houston, texas, the hub of the American Space program, to meet an heir whose strange inheritance is hundreds of bibles that went to the moon. My name is jonathan stout. My father made it his lifes mission to land the good book on the moon. Those lunar bibles are my rightful inheritance, but theyre locked up in a Judges Chamber because someone else is trying to claim them. Hi, jonathan. Im jamie. Its great to meet you. Thanks so much for writing and inviting me here. Jonathan brings me inside to show me a small sample of his strange inheritance this tiny piece of microfilm. Thats it . Its as small as a postage stamp. Whats on there . Thats the entire bible. On one little, tiny microfiche . On each sheet. When its magnified under a microscope, sure enough, theres the holy scripture. That was my dads dream to get the bibles to the moon. Wait. Your inheritance, these little teeny, tiny bibles, went to the moon . Yes, they d
Im in wilmington, North Carolina. Its known for its gorgeous beaches and its great surfing, but it was also the last confederate port city to fall during the civil war, so it is fitting that im here to meet an heir whose ancestor became famous in defeat at the Highwater Mark of the confederacy. My name is George Edward pickett v. Im the greatgreatgrandson of general george e. Pickett of gettysburg fame. And i never knew exactly what that would bring to my family fame, fortune, or dishonor. George who goes by his middle name, ed has invited me to his home. Hi, ed. Hi. You must be jamie. I am jamie. How are you today . Im good. When the 59yearold isnt working as a surfing instructor, ed enjoys doing yoga and playing guitar. Its a far cry from his famous greatgreatgrandfather who fought at gettysburg. Growing up, did your family ever discuss that you had a connection to that battle . Well, i knew about it. It was discussed briefly. I was not really that interested as a little kid. Its eas
Im jamie colby, and today im in wilmington, North Carolina. Its known for its gorgeous beaches and its great surfing, but it was also the last confederate port city to fall during the civil war, so it is fitting that im here to meet an heir whose ancestor became famous in defeat at the Highwater Mark of the confederacy. My name is George Edward pickett v. Im the greatgreatgrandson of general george e. Pickett of gettysburg fame. And i never knew exactly what that would bring to my family fame, fortune, or dishonor. George who goes by his middle name, ed has invited me to his home. Hi, ed. Hi. You must be jamie. I am jamie. How are you today . Im good. When the 59yearold isnt working as a surfing instructor, ed enjoys doing yoga and playing guitar. Its a far cry from his famous greatgreatgrandfather who fought at gettysburg. Growing up, did your family ever discuss that you had a connection to that battle . Well, i knew about it. It was discussed briefly. I was not really that intereste
Im jamie colby, and today im in wilmington, North Carolina. Its known for its gorgeous beaches and its great surfing, but it was also the last confederate port city to fall during the civil war, so it is fitting that im here to meet an heir whose ancestor became famous in defeat at the Highwater Mark of the confederacy. My name is George Edward pickett v. Im the greatgreatgrandson of general george e. Pickett of gettysburg fame. And i never knew exactly what that would bring to my family fame, fortune, or dishonor. George who goes by his middle name, ed has invited me to his home. Hi, ed. Hi. You must be jamie. I am jamie. How are you today . Im good. When the 59yearold isnt working as a surfing instructor, ed enjoys doing yoga and playing guitar. Its a far cry from his famous greatgreatgrandfather who fought at gettysburg. Growing up, did your family ever discuss that you had a connection to that battle . Well, i knew about it. It was discussed briefly. I was not really that intereste