Article: HISTORY DETECTIVES\ 'ANTIQUES ROADSHOW' MEETS 'CSI'.(At Home)

Byline: Rick Bird Post staff writer

Why was a jigsaw puzzle made around 1900 depicting women in bloomers playing rugby? Is a Louisiana family's prize heirloom really a sword that belonged to Napoleon? Was a spyglass really used by the pirate Jean Lafitte?

What we need are some folks to look into these mysteries.

Enter the "History Detectives," a compelling new 10-episode PBS series that debuts at 8 p.m. Monday and runs each night next week through Thursday until settling in to its regular Monday night slot this summer.

There is surely no town in America that doesn't have some folk story, tall tale or other historical mystery that needs ...

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