History Detectives

History Detectives
Created by	Oregon Public Broadcasting/Lion Television
Starring	Wes Cowan (Auctioneer, appraiser) Kaiama Glover (Professor of French history and literature)[1] Elyse Luray (Appraiser, art historian) Eduardo Pagan (Professor of History, author) Gwen Wright (Professor of Architecture, author, architectural advisor) Tukufu Zuberi (Professor of Sociology, author)
Opening theme	"Watching the Detectives" (2003-2013), original theme song (2014)
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	55 minutes
Production company	Lion Television
Original release
Network	PBS
Release	2003 (2003) – 2014 (2014)
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History Detectives was a documentary television series on PBS. It featured investigations made by members of a small team of researchers to identify and/or authenticate items which may have historical significance or connections to important historical events, and to answer specific questions brought to them about these artifacts. Common subjects were family heirlooms and historical structures. Its stated missions were "exploring the complexities of historical mysteries, searching out the facts, myths and conundrums that connect local folklore, family legends and interesting objects."^[2]

Over its first decade, the series featured a team of several "detectives": originally Wes Cowan, Elyse Luray, Gwen Wright, and Tukufu Zuberi, later joined by Eduardo Pagán. Following a hiatus, the program returned in summer 2014 in a different format, with hosts Zuberi and Cowan joined by Kaiama Glover, as History Detectives: Special Investigations.^[3]

History Detectives was canceled in 2015.^[4]