Strange Inheritance Season 1, Episode 1: Black Swamp Baseball Card Find

1

Black Swamp Baseball Card Find

The series about unconventional inheritances opens with the story of cousins who found hundreds of uncirculated 1909 baseball cards in the attic of their great-grandfather's house, which they'd inherited.

2

The Hoarder & the Actors

Two obscure actors inherit a million-dollar Illinois farm from a fan they'd never met.

3

3000 Classic Cars

A millionaire's children inherit 3000 classic cars.

4

300-Year-Old Stradivarius

A man leaves a 300-year-old Stradivarius cello to his daughters, with instructions to sell it to a young maestro. However, they may make more by selling it to the highest bidder.

5

$3 Million Nickel

A man inherits what's said to be a counterfeit 1913 Liberty nickel.

6

Bonnie & Clyde

A man inherits guns used by Bonnie and Clyde in their final shoot-out. He decides to auction them off, but learns that doing so may not be legal.

7

Youngest Winery Owner

An 8-year-old boy inherits his father's wine-making business.

8

Junk Yard Gems

Grandchildren inherit a salvage yard, filled with hundreds of pre-1940s cars.

9

Bug Museum

A family inherits a museum that features the world's largest private bug collection, which is worth millions.

10

JFK Letters

Letters from John F. Kennedy to the mother of a sailor killed on PT-109, which was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer in 1943, are inherited.

11

Superstorm Comic Books

A Jersey Shore family's hopes to rebuild their ice-cream shop, which was left in ruin by Hurricane Sandy, rest on the value of thousands of mint-condition comic books from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.

12

Roy Orbison's Lost Song

Roy Orbison's sons discover a song, that their dad never released, on a homemade cassette.

13

Death Valley Thermometer

A family inherits a landmark on the highway to Las Vegas: a decrepit 134-foot thermometer that's adjacent to a once-lucrative restaurant.

14

Civil War Tree Stump

A woman inherits her dad's collection of Civil War artifacts, which include a bullet-riddled tree stump from one of the war's bloodiest battles.

15

Pickett's Charge

The story of the great-great grandson of Confederate Gen. George Pickett, who was swindled out of his inheritance of Civil War artifacts.

16

The Mogul and the Artist

A real-estate developer's children discover that the furniture, he used in model homes, was made by a world-renowned craftsman.

17

Movie Theater

A young woman inherits her grandfather's movie theater.

18

Texas Map

A map inherits a map of Texas, that turns out to have valuable historical significance.

19

Dino Cowboy

A Montana cowboy inherits a ranch with a hidden fortune.

20

Lions, Tigers and Bears

A Florida woman inherits a struggling wildlife sanctuary from her husband.

21

Tractors Galore

A farmer leaves his family with a large collection of tractors, after his death.

22

Custer's Last Stand

A woman inherits 72 portraits of American Indians who took part in the Battle of the Little Big Horn, including one of the man who claimed to have killed Gen. Custer.

23

Gatorama

Children fight for control of their roadside-attraction inheritance: an alligator and crocodile ranch.

24

Doll Boy

A doll collection that includes 500 never-opened, vintage Barbie dolls, is inherited.

25

The Ride of Their Lives

A century-old amusement park is inherited.

26

Masters of Taxidermy

A taxidermist leaves his sons his business, hundreds of stuffed beasts and some Hollywood props.