Strange Inheritance Season 2, Episode 21: Father of New York

1

Tanks a Lot

A millionaire leaves his kids a fleet of 240 military vehicles.

2

Signed, Shoeless Joe

A widow hopes to prove that the signed photo, of baseball legend Shoeless Joe Jackson, she inherited is the real deal.

3

Ghost Town Gold Mine

A Nevada prospector's wife leaves a man an old gold mine, but the bequeath digs up trouble, when he's sued by her niece.

4

Washington's Wallet

An unlikely family passes George Washington's wallet down through the generations.

5

Autograph Hound

A prolific autograph hunter leaves his collection to a surprised heir.

6

Double Barrel Texas Tale

A frontier fort and antique guns are inherited.

7

From the Emperor's Desk

A lawyer receives exotic artwork from a mysterious client.

8

Treasure Hunter

A treasure hunter's children inherit a 17th-century Spanish wreck.

9

Dad's Home

Jamie Colby tours the house that architect Pietro Belluschi built in the 1940s, which was restored by his son.

10

Holocaust Diary

A holocaust survivor's secret diary spurs his daughter to search for his art collection, which was looted by the Nazis.

11

Toy Soldier Fortune

"It's painstaking work. It's so accurate you can see the pain on the faces of some of the soldiers on their way to the ground." Jamie Colby admires the artistry of Orson Munn's toy soldier collection, which is one of the biggest in the world with over 10,000 pieces.

12

Teeth that Won WWII

A dental technician passes on a very historic pair of dentures.

13

Over the Moon

A woman inherits her soul mate's astronomical valuable space collection and a romantic surprise.

14

Redwood on Wheels

A woman inherits a log cabin from her grandfather.

15

Orphan Cars

A collection of automobiles, made by companies that no longer exist, is inherited.

16

Piece of the White House

A chunk of carved wood in a basement turns out to be a valuable architectural treasure from the early days of Washington, D.C.

17

Oswald's Gravestone

A family inherits the tombstone of Lee Harvey Oswald.

18

Oldest Baseball Card

The great grandniece of an 1860 center fielder inherits his Pre-Civil War baseball card.

19

Hollywood Dog Fight

A co-creator of The Simpsons (1989) leaves his dog to its trainer; a woman leaves her house to her parrot.

20

John Brown's Shackles

A man inherits shackles worn by anti-slavery crusader John Brown, as he mounted the gallows.

21

Father of New York

Andrew Green, the ancestor of the Green family on Monday's episode, took down Boss Tweed, the infamous leader of Tammany Hall.

22

Junkyard Princess

"When you've got giant lumber piles to crawl on it's a lot more fun, probably not as safe, but it's a lot more fun than going... on a swing set." Hannah Hargrover grew up playing on her father's junkyard and then grew up to run it! Would you return home to save your family's business?

23

Little House, Big Mall

A woman refuses to sell her home to a developer, who builds a shopping mall around it.

24

Picture This!

Children find in the mother's attic boxes full of priceless photographic prints made by the early masters in the field.