Be an Online HISTORY DETECTIVE

My contacts at HISTORY DETECTIVES sent a heads-up my way, so I thought I’d pass it on. If you think you’re a pretty good sleuth, HISTORY DETECTIVES has an online challenge for YOU.

This year, the HISTORY DETECTIVES website, www.pbs.org/historydetectives, launches something new - Web Investigations, an online version of the series where viewers can help solve a historical mystery. Responding to weekly assignments, you can contribute your knowledge and/or research ability to the investigation. So if you’ve got an itch to solve a mystery, join in and show off your mad sleuthing skills. And let me know how it goes!

Regarding the show itself, I’m hearing that the Detectives have been tracking viewers’ unique discoveries, including a mysterious coin that may have been shot by Wild West icon Annie Oakley. I’m also hearing that this season they undertake a quest to return a WWII pilot’s personal diary to his surviving family members.

The season premieres on Monday, June 30 at 9:00 pm.