1 00:00:00,900 --> 00:00:02,433 >>Coming up, Matt and his team 2 00:00:02,433 --> 00:00:06,500 help a couple downsize their sprawling ancestral home 3 00:00:06,500 --> 00:00:09,333 filled with hundreds of family heirlooms. 4 00:00:09,333 --> 00:00:11,733 >>Six generations of stuff in the house. 5 00:00:11,733 --> 00:00:13,333 Nobody threw anything out. 6 00:00:13,333 --> 00:00:14,166 >>There he is. 7 00:00:14,166 --> 00:00:15,633 >>And along the way, 8 00:00:15,633 --> 00:00:19,433 learn the truth about the property's troubling history. 9 00:00:19,433 --> 00:00:21,333 >>The reality is we're on land. 10 00:00:21,333 --> 00:00:23,033 People from the Civil War lived here. 11 00:00:23,033 --> 00:00:24,966 There were slaves on this property. 12 00:00:24,966 --> 00:00:26,600 >>I sort of wanna make sure 13 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:28,633 that my children aren't burdened with it. 14 00:00:30,733 --> 00:00:31,900 >>I'm Matt Paxton. 15 00:00:31,900 --> 00:00:32,866 Let's do it, man. 16 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:35,533 My team of specialists, 17 00:00:35,533 --> 00:00:38,200 Jaime, Mike, and Avi, 18 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:41,266 help me help people downsize their homes 19 00:00:41,266 --> 00:00:43,066 and settle estates. 20 00:00:43,066 --> 00:00:44,933 As the largest population of baby boomers 21 00:00:44,933 --> 00:00:46,066 in American history 22 00:00:46,066 --> 00:00:48,066 transition towards retirement. 23 00:00:48,066 --> 00:00:51,200 they and their families face the overwhelming task 24 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,300 of emptying their homes to move. 25 00:00:53,300 --> 00:00:54,933 We help them sift through a lifetime 26 00:00:54,933 --> 00:00:58,466 of possessions, heirlooms, and collectibles. 27 00:00:58,466 --> 00:00:59,900 >>Oh, my gosh. 28 00:00:59,900 --> 00:01:01,233 >>She's gonna love that. 29 00:01:01,233 --> 00:01:03,533 >>To help them find the missing family treasures 30 00:01:03,533 --> 00:01:05,666 that mean the most to them. 31 00:01:05,666 --> 00:01:06,766 >>Oh, my goodness! 32 00:01:06,766 --> 00:01:08,000 >>Jackie Robinson. 33 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:09,533 And along the way, they'll discover 34 00:01:09,533 --> 00:01:12,200 that the most important museum in the world 35 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:14,300 may be in their family's basement. 36 00:01:14,300 --> 00:01:15,866 >>Oh! 37 00:01:15,866 --> 00:01:17,933 >>I've never seen that. That is cool looking. 38 00:01:17,933 --> 00:01:19,500 >>From attics to cellars, 39 00:01:19,500 --> 00:01:20,866 closets to cupboards, 40 00:01:20,866 --> 00:01:23,700 we uncover the memories they want to preserve. 41 00:01:23,700 --> 00:01:24,800 This is living history. 42 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:26,700 This is what we're here to find. 43 00:01:26,700 --> 00:01:29,500 And discover the compelling, personal, 44 00:01:29,500 --> 00:01:33,433 and often historical stories spanning generations 45 00:01:33,433 --> 00:01:35,400 that are their family's legacy. 46 00:01:41,733 --> 00:01:43,000 >>[Female Announcer] Support for Legacy List 47 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:44,933 comes from MakeSpace. 48 00:01:44,933 --> 00:01:49,000 MakeSpace picks up, stores and return your items on demand. 49 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:50,600 Available for home or business. 50 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:52,900 MakeSpace provides professional movers, 51 00:01:52,900 --> 00:01:56,466 plus bins, blankets and a digital photo inventory. 52 00:01:56,466 --> 00:01:59,233 You can find us at makespace.com. 53 00:01:59,233 --> 00:02:01,733 And by ensure long-term care 54 00:02:01,733 --> 00:02:04,833 where we believe aging at home near friends and family 55 00:02:04,833 --> 00:02:07,333 is ever more possible for more people. 56 00:02:07,333 --> 00:02:10,266 Learn more at insureltc.com. 57 00:02:11,500 --> 00:02:15,000 AARP Virginia offering family caregiving support 58 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,733 with prepare to care and down sizing and decluttering 59 00:02:17,733 --> 00:02:20,233 on line workshops designed to help organize and 60 00:02:20,233 --> 00:02:21,633 assess family needs 61 00:02:21,633 --> 00:02:23,066 Find the complete online workshop schedule 62 00:02:23,066 --> 00:02:26,900 At AARP.org/virtual VA 63 00:02:27,266 --> 00:02:29,966 The Ruth Camp Campbell Foundation 64 00:02:31,766 --> 00:02:34,933 (bright upbeat music) 65 00:02:36,133 --> 00:02:37,166 >>I'm on my way to Leesburg, Virginia 66 00:02:37,166 --> 00:02:38,833 to meet Libby Devlin. 67 00:02:40,266 --> 00:02:43,400 She and her husband, Nick, own the Historic Rockland Farms. 68 00:02:44,333 --> 00:02:46,100 It's a massive property. 69 00:02:46,100 --> 00:02:47,466 They're thinking about selling the home, 70 00:02:47,466 --> 00:02:49,066 but before they do that, 71 00:02:49,066 --> 00:02:51,433 they've got to downsize a lot of items. 72 00:02:51,433 --> 00:02:54,066 The hardest part about downsizing is getting started 73 00:02:54,066 --> 00:02:56,000 and that's why they brought our team in. 74 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:57,200 We're gonna go through the house, 75 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:58,500 help them declutter a little bit, 76 00:02:58,500 --> 00:03:00,700 and hopefully find some really awesome treasures 77 00:03:00,700 --> 00:03:01,866 along the way. 78 00:03:01,866 --> 00:03:02,700 >>Hey! 79 00:03:02,700 --> 00:03:03,900 >>Libby! 80 00:03:03,900 --> 00:03:05,133 Good to meet you! >>You made it! 81 00:03:05,133 --> 00:03:06,066 >>All right, we can't hug anymore, 82 00:03:06,066 --> 00:03:07,333 so I'm gonna do the elbows. 83 00:03:07,333 --> 00:03:08,633 This is amazing. 84 00:03:08,633 --> 00:03:11,433 >>It's been in my family for over 200 years. 85 00:03:11,433 --> 00:03:12,666 >>200 years. 86 00:03:12,666 --> 00:03:14,266 >>And if you look all the way up there, 87 00:03:14,266 --> 00:03:18,366 you can see my great-great-great grandfather's initials 88 00:03:18,366 --> 00:03:20,866 who built the house in 1822. 89 00:03:20,866 --> 00:03:24,133 >>I heard it was big. I didn't realize how big it is. 90 00:03:24,133 --> 00:03:25,500 How far does it go? 91 00:03:25,500 --> 00:03:26,833 >>600 acres, 92 00:03:26,833 --> 00:03:29,100 and it goes all the way to the Potomac River. 93 00:03:29,100 --> 00:03:31,800 We have about a mile of frontage on the Potomac River. 94 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,266 Six generations of stuff in the house. 95 00:03:34,266 --> 00:03:35,833 Nobody threw anything out. 96 00:03:35,833 --> 00:03:37,800 >>So every generation kept everything. 97 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:39,200 And now, who's here? Who lives here? 98 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:40,700 >>- [Libby] Just me and my husband. 99 00:03:40,700 --> 00:03:44,000 And I guess it's kind of come down to us to figure it out. 100 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:45,233 >>Let's do it. 101 00:03:45,233 --> 00:03:46,733 I'm a little slow, I broke my foot, 102 00:03:46,733 --> 00:03:47,933 so bear with me on the steps. 103 00:03:47,933 --> 00:03:49,000 >>How did you do that? 104 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:50,500 >>I fell off of the street. 105 00:03:50,500 --> 00:03:51,433 >>How do you fall off a street? 106 00:03:51,433 --> 00:03:53,000 >>That's a very good question. 107 00:03:58,300 --> 00:04:00,466 [Matt] This is amazing. 108 00:04:01,666 --> 00:04:03,500 [Matt] Gorgeous paintings on the steps. 109 00:04:03,500 --> 00:04:05,733 >>Goes three stories up 110 00:04:05,733 --> 00:04:08,533 and another large basement underneath. 111 00:04:08,533 --> 00:04:09,466 >>Who is this? 112 00:04:09,466 --> 00:04:10,700 >>- [Libby] This is Ollie. 113 00:04:10,700 --> 00:04:14,133 He would like to be in everybody's 114 00:04:14,133 --> 00:04:15,333 >>life. >>center of attention. 115 00:04:15,333 --> 00:04:17,333 >>Okay. Well, hello, Ollie. 116 00:04:17,333 --> 00:04:19,066 [Matt] All right, this is incredible. 117 00:04:19,066 --> 00:04:20,366 Talk to me. What do you know about this clock? 118 00:04:20,366 --> 00:04:21,933 I see a lot of clocks. 119 00:04:21,933 --> 00:04:23,400 >>- [Libby] I don't know. 120 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:24,600 It's a grandfather clock. 121 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:25,433 >>Correct. 122 00:04:25,433 --> 00:04:26,600 >>I don't really know 123 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,033 anything about it. >>All right. 124 00:04:28,033 --> 00:04:30,300 >>This is special, but what you really need to see 125 00:04:30,300 --> 00:04:31,366 are these windows. 126 00:04:31,366 --> 00:04:33,500 This is really special to me. 127 00:04:33,500 --> 00:04:36,433 So this is George Rust's signature. 128 00:04:36,433 --> 00:04:37,866 >>Well, I'm seeing a lot of signatures. 129 00:04:37,866 --> 00:04:39,133 Walk me through this. 130 00:04:39,133 --> 00:04:42,300 >>So whenever we have a family wedding here, 131 00:04:42,300 --> 00:04:44,900 the wedding party all signs 132 00:04:44,900 --> 00:04:47,000 with a diamond tip pen in the window. 133 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:50,233 So this is my and my husband's wedding. 134 00:04:50,233 --> 00:04:51,966 And this is... 135 00:04:51,966 --> 00:04:54,400 [Libby] Let me see. This is my sister up here. 136 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:56,033 My parents are over down there. 137 00:04:56,033 --> 00:04:57,900 And my brother. 138 00:04:57,900 --> 00:05:00,600 >>I have never seen this. This is so cool. 139 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,333 This is a real legacy. 140 00:05:02,333 --> 00:05:04,533 >>It really is, yeah. 141 00:05:04,533 --> 00:05:05,566 >>Oh, my gosh. 142 00:05:09,300 --> 00:05:12,033 >>Okay, so this is the formal living room. 143 00:05:12,033 --> 00:05:12,900 >>Very formal. 144 00:05:12,900 --> 00:05:15,633 >>And this is a portrait 145 00:05:15,633 --> 00:05:17,900 of General George Rust. 146 00:05:17,900 --> 00:05:20,333 That's my great-great-great grandfather. 147 00:05:20,333 --> 00:05:21,166 >>Great-great-great grandfather. 148 00:05:21,166 --> 00:05:22,433 >>I got it. Yeah. 149 00:05:22,433 --> 00:05:26,966 This is his wife, Maria Marlow Claggett. 150 00:05:26,966 --> 00:05:30,300 She had an unfortunate death. 151 00:05:30,300 --> 00:05:33,966 The women back then wore very big skirts 152 00:05:33,966 --> 00:05:37,900 and the houses were heated by big fireplaces. 153 00:05:37,900 --> 00:05:40,300 And it was quite a common thing I've been told, 154 00:05:40,300 --> 00:05:42,466 is that she actually caught fire, 155 00:05:42,466 --> 00:05:44,700 her dress caught fire, and died. 156 00:05:44,700 --> 00:05:45,933 >>Wow. 157 00:05:45,933 --> 00:05:48,266 >>So yeah, that was a sad ending. 158 00:05:48,266 --> 00:05:50,400 >>Holy cow. Okay. 159 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:52,933 And now she lives on forever in your formal room. 160 00:05:54,433 --> 00:05:57,033 >>And then I wanted to show you this. 161 00:05:57,033 --> 00:06:00,000 He was head of the artillery for Harper's Ferry 162 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:01,633 and this is his gun. 163 00:06:01,633 --> 00:06:03,833 >>This is incredible, and it is insanely heavy. 164 00:06:03,833 --> 00:06:05,266 >>I know. How did they ever shoot? 165 00:06:05,266 --> 00:06:07,000 >>Gosh, you could do workouts with this thing. 166 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,800 >>You could. You totally could. 167 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:11,133 I don't know how they could shoot 168 00:06:11,133 --> 00:06:13,033 with any accuracy with it. 169 00:06:13,033 --> 00:06:14,766 The weight of those things. 170 00:06:14,766 --> 00:06:16,900 >>I mean, this is really heavy just to hold it up. 171 00:06:16,900 --> 00:06:17,866 Golly day. 172 00:06:19,700 --> 00:06:21,300 >>And then I have to show you this. 173 00:06:21,300 --> 00:06:24,066 >>Yeah. This is really nice folk art, obviously. 174 00:06:24,066 --> 00:06:25,866 >>Yeah. It's cloggers. 175 00:06:27,900 --> 00:06:29,300 >>Wow. 176 00:06:29,300 --> 00:06:31,300 >>And some guy put it together with old carburetors, 177 00:06:31,300 --> 00:06:33,466 and it's just a really fun piece. 178 00:06:33,466 --> 00:06:35,133 >>Well, it's a spectacular piece. 179 00:06:35,133 --> 00:06:36,366 It's Appalachian folk art. 180 00:06:36,366 --> 00:06:37,200 I'm in love with this. 181 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:38,666 >>It's great, isn't it? 182 00:06:42,900 --> 00:06:45,033 [Libby] Okay, so here's the dining room. 183 00:06:45,033 --> 00:06:45,866 >>Wow. 184 00:06:47,033 --> 00:06:47,866 Who's this? 185 00:06:47,866 --> 00:06:50,100 >>This is Ida Lee Rust. 186 00:06:50,100 --> 00:06:52,733 So she has quite a story about her. 187 00:06:52,733 --> 00:06:56,200 She was the second wife 188 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:58,700 of Armistead Thomson Mason Rust. 189 00:06:58,700 --> 00:07:01,700 When he married Ida Lee, they had 11 children, 190 00:07:01,700 --> 00:07:03,966 plus the three from the first wife. 191 00:07:03,966 --> 00:07:07,633 Then Armistead died, and it was after the Civil War, 192 00:07:07,633 --> 00:07:09,466 the place was in debt, 193 00:07:09,466 --> 00:07:12,966 and Ida Lee somehow managed to pull it out of debt 194 00:07:12,966 --> 00:07:15,100 and keep it in the family by herself. 195 00:07:15,100 --> 00:07:17,466 >>So the amazing property that we're standing on 196 00:07:17,466 --> 00:07:20,066 would not exist without this woman? 197 00:07:20,066 --> 00:07:22,800 So you have a special place? >>She's kind of my idol. 198 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:24,100 >>I love it. 199 00:07:24,100 --> 00:07:26,400 This looks like Mozart's high school yearbook. 200 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:27,666 What's going on here? 201 00:07:27,666 --> 00:07:29,866 >>This is the Lee line. 202 00:07:29,866 --> 00:07:32,166 And that's Richard Henry Lee. 203 00:07:32,166 --> 00:07:34,200 I don't know how many great grandfather 204 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,033 and signer of the Declaration of Independence. 205 00:07:36,033 --> 00:07:37,533 >>Okay, so someone in your family 206 00:07:37,533 --> 00:07:39,133 signed the Declaration of Independence? 207 00:07:39,133 --> 00:07:40,666 >>Correct. 208 00:07:40,666 --> 00:07:43,433 >>It's awesome and it's a heavy obligation as well. 209 00:07:43,433 --> 00:07:44,600 >>Yeah. 210 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:45,700 >>There's a lot. >>There's a lot here. 211 00:07:45,700 --> 00:07:47,000 >>Going on. >>There's a lot here. 212 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,400 >>One of the concerns I had about this property 213 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:51,266 is there's an obvious negative history here. 214 00:07:51,266 --> 00:07:53,866 Libby and her family immediately acknowledged it, 215 00:07:53,866 --> 00:07:56,166 and they said look, we are concerned about this 216 00:07:56,166 --> 00:07:58,433 and we know we need to do more and learn more 217 00:07:58,433 --> 00:08:01,333 to understand the things that happened on this property. 218 00:08:02,733 --> 00:08:04,033 [Matt] Where's your husband? 219 00:08:04,033 --> 00:08:05,933 >>Oh, he's probably fiddling with something 220 00:08:05,933 --> 00:08:07,033 outside in the gardens. 221 00:08:07,033 --> 00:08:08,533 >>All right, cool. 222 00:08:08,533 --> 00:08:10,100 Well, let's go meet him and we'll see what we can do. 223 00:08:13,733 --> 00:08:16,266 [Matt] Wow. Look at this place. 224 00:08:16,266 --> 00:08:18,066 Holy cow. 225 00:08:18,066 --> 00:08:19,333 It's huge. 226 00:08:19,333 --> 00:08:21,566 >>It is. Lots of gardens. 227 00:08:21,566 --> 00:08:22,800 >>I can see why they call it Rockland. 228 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,633 >>Nick is out here somewhere, I think. 229 00:08:25,633 --> 00:08:27,066 >>There he is right there. 230 00:08:27,066 --> 00:08:28,033 >>Hey! >>Hey, Nick! 231 00:08:28,033 --> 00:08:29,233 >>There he is. >>Hi! 232 00:08:29,233 --> 00:08:31,133 >>Look who I have. >>How are you? 233 00:08:31,133 --> 00:08:32,200 >>Good to meet you, man. 234 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:33,600 >>You too. >>This is incredible. 235 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:34,800 >>Thank you. 236 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:36,500 >>I learned a lot about your family inside. 237 00:08:36,500 --> 00:08:39,200 Maybe we can sit over there and go over the Legacy List? 238 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:40,400 >>That'd be great. 239 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:41,066 >>All right, cool. >>Let's do it. 240 00:08:41,066 --> 00:08:41,866 >>Let's do it. 241 00:08:41,866 --> 00:08:42,766 >>Ollie, you first. 242 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:45,800 >>Waiting for her daddy. 243 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:53,200 [Matt] Most people that call me are about to move, 244 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:54,800 they're ready to downsize, 245 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:56,300 and we're not there yet with you guys. 246 00:08:56,300 --> 00:08:57,133 Where are you at mentally? 247 00:08:57,133 --> 00:08:58,533 >>Good question. 248 00:08:58,533 --> 00:09:00,400 >>I just feel like we're getting to the point 249 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:04,166 where we need to transition to the next chapter 250 00:09:04,166 --> 00:09:06,366 because we're not getting any younger 251 00:09:06,366 --> 00:09:08,466 and I don't wanna die here. 252 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:12,866 I want a simpler life. 253 00:09:12,866 --> 00:09:15,766 >>Yeah, I need a break. This is just a ton of work. 254 00:09:15,766 --> 00:09:16,966 >>It weighs on you every day. 255 00:09:16,966 --> 00:09:18,333 I can see you're tearing up already. 256 00:09:18,333 --> 00:09:20,333 >>I love the place. 257 00:09:20,333 --> 00:09:22,566 I've grown up loving it, 258 00:09:22,566 --> 00:09:24,100 but at the same time, 259 00:09:24,100 --> 00:09:27,333 it sort of is an all-consuming project 260 00:09:27,333 --> 00:09:29,633 being a steward of this property. 261 00:09:29,633 --> 00:09:32,366 Sometimes you wanna do your own thing. 262 00:09:32,366 --> 00:09:33,600 It's hard. 263 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,700 >>How do you let go of those glass windows 264 00:09:36,700 --> 00:09:39,733 that has 200 years of marriage? 265 00:09:39,733 --> 00:09:43,166 >>With my and my husband's name in it. 266 00:09:43,166 --> 00:09:45,533 Something I've been really trying to work through. 267 00:09:45,533 --> 00:09:46,466 >>Okay. 268 00:09:46,466 --> 00:09:47,933 If you include Libby's kids, 269 00:09:47,933 --> 00:09:51,900 you have eight generations of people 270 00:09:51,900 --> 00:09:53,800 that she feels like she's letting down. 271 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:55,000 [Matt] It's Legacy List time. 272 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:57,400 And what a Legacy List is is real simple. 273 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:59,666 It's just a few items that mean something 274 00:09:59,666 --> 00:10:01,100 to you and your family. 275 00:10:01,100 --> 00:10:03,066 And a lot of times, you know where they are, 276 00:10:03,066 --> 00:10:05,066 or you know about where they are, 277 00:10:05,066 --> 00:10:06,300 and then sometimes you just wanna learn 278 00:10:06,300 --> 00:10:08,000 more information about it. 279 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:09,466 And we're here to help you with all of those. 280 00:10:09,466 --> 00:10:11,133 I'm gonna start with you. 281 00:10:11,133 --> 00:10:12,633 >>Okay. 282 00:10:12,633 --> 00:10:14,866 Because weddings are such a big part of Rockland, 283 00:10:14,866 --> 00:10:17,100 so many family members have gotten married here. 284 00:10:17,100 --> 00:10:18,900 You saw the windows. 285 00:10:18,900 --> 00:10:23,166 My great grandmother had a wedding dress, 286 00:10:23,166 --> 00:10:24,600 it was up in the attic, 287 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:26,600 and I know that during my wedding, 288 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:29,500 it was displayed on a mannequin, 289 00:10:29,500 --> 00:10:32,500 and I just don't know what's happened to it. 290 00:10:32,500 --> 00:10:34,366 I think it might be up in the attic. 291 00:10:34,366 --> 00:10:37,300 It would be really meaningful to find that. 292 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:41,066 >>All right, Ollie. You good? 293 00:10:41,066 --> 00:10:41,733 >>Ollie, you're done? >>All right, Ollie's done. 294 00:10:41,733 --> 00:10:43,100 >>Ah, thank you. 295 00:10:43,100 --> 00:10:44,466 >>Ollie doesn't wanna move either. 296 00:10:44,466 --> 00:10:46,500 I mean, that's the problem. 297 00:10:46,500 --> 00:10:47,433 All right. 298 00:10:47,433 --> 00:10:49,633 Nick, what's your first item? 299 00:10:49,633 --> 00:10:51,100 >>A little while back, 300 00:10:51,100 --> 00:10:54,300 the Potomac River was very low, it was a drought, 301 00:10:54,300 --> 00:10:56,300 and I had a kayak out there, 302 00:10:56,300 --> 00:10:58,933 and I spied a millstone. 303 00:10:58,933 --> 00:11:01,200 Since you have a crew here, 304 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:04,566 maybe we can drag it out of the river. 305 00:11:04,566 --> 00:11:06,666 >>A millstone. Is it this big, we thinking? 306 00:11:06,666 --> 00:11:07,966 >>It's not this big. 307 00:11:07,966 --> 00:11:09,666 >>How long have you wanted to get this? 308 00:11:09,666 --> 00:11:12,000 >>Well, I've seen this down there 309 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:14,366 for a good four years now 310 00:11:14,366 --> 00:11:16,933 and I never dreamed that I'd be able to, 311 00:11:16,933 --> 00:11:19,000 but it's something I'd love to do. 312 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:20,166 >>Okay. 313 00:11:20,166 --> 00:11:23,166 >>Do you have any scuba divers? 314 00:11:23,166 --> 00:11:24,100 >>Sure. We'll find some stuff. 315 00:11:24,100 --> 00:11:24,933 >>Okay. 316 00:11:26,300 --> 00:11:29,366 >>I mean, we always say we'll help you find anything. 317 00:11:29,366 --> 00:11:30,833 >>Yeah. I took your word on that. 318 00:11:30,833 --> 00:11:32,533 >>You might test me on this one. 319 00:11:32,533 --> 00:11:33,800 All right. 320 00:11:35,966 --> 00:11:37,500 What's next? 321 00:11:37,500 --> 00:11:41,100 >>About 25 years ago when my grandfather was alive, 322 00:11:41,100 --> 00:11:43,533 my grandfather called up my brother 323 00:11:43,533 --> 00:11:47,133 and they had this idea of putting together a time capsule. 324 00:11:47,133 --> 00:11:48,933 My brother designed the time capsule 325 00:11:48,933 --> 00:11:51,966 and my grandfather pretty much decided what would go in it, 326 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:54,933 the historical things that would go in it. 327 00:11:54,933 --> 00:11:56,166 And so I'd love to- 328 00:11:56,166 --> 00:11:57,200 >>That's really cool. >>If we could figure out 329 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:58,500 how to crack it open. >>Okay. 330 00:11:58,500 --> 00:11:59,733 Gosh, you guys are pushing me. 331 00:11:59,733 --> 00:12:02,400 So we got a millstone, 332 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:04,366 I got to go diving in a creek, 333 00:12:04,366 --> 00:12:05,700 and we're gonna open up a time capsule. 334 00:12:05,700 --> 00:12:06,900 I love it. 335 00:12:06,900 --> 00:12:08,466 Nick, what you got? 336 00:12:08,466 --> 00:12:11,533 [Nick] Okay well, there's some really good art in the place. 337 00:12:11,533 --> 00:12:12,366 >>Yes, there is. 338 00:12:12,366 --> 00:12:13,633 >>There's Audubons 339 00:12:13,633 --> 00:12:17,800 and then there's a John Beard painting. 340 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:19,733 >>Is that Audubon on the stairwell, 341 00:12:19,733 --> 00:12:21,000 is that original? 342 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:22,733 >>I'm pretty sure it is. Yeah, yeah. 343 00:12:22,733 --> 00:12:25,600 And then we think we might have an Inness. 344 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:27,533 >>That was right- >>On the staircase. 345 00:12:27,533 --> 00:12:30,400 We know that there were a number of real Inness' here, 346 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:32,433 so we thought perhaps this might be one. 347 00:12:32,433 --> 00:12:34,300 >>So I have a guy on my team that'll come in, 348 00:12:34,300 --> 00:12:36,466 and he's one of the top experts in the country on art. 349 00:12:36,466 --> 00:12:37,900 He'll know immediately. 350 00:12:37,900 --> 00:12:41,133 >>Yeah, please. >>That'd be great. 351 00:12:41,133 --> 00:12:42,833 >>All right, Libby, you got any other ones? 352 00:12:42,833 --> 00:12:44,700 >>I know that Ida Lee, 353 00:12:44,700 --> 00:12:47,266 who's kind of one of my heroes 354 00:12:47,266 --> 00:12:50,766 for managing to keep this place in the family, 355 00:12:50,766 --> 00:12:54,766 she always had a diary and wrote in her diary, 356 00:12:54,766 --> 00:12:58,500 and I would love to find that diary 357 00:12:58,500 --> 00:13:01,466 to see what wisdom is in there. 358 00:13:01,466 --> 00:13:04,033 >>When I started hearing about the diary of Ida Lee, 359 00:13:04,033 --> 00:13:06,333 I realized Libby wants to be the hero, 360 00:13:06,333 --> 00:13:07,966 she wants to save this place, 361 00:13:07,966 --> 00:13:11,066 and that's when the story kinda came out for me. 362 00:13:11,066 --> 00:13:13,700 >>None of my ancestors ever figured out what 363 00:13:13,700 --> 00:13:15,833 was gonna be, 364 00:13:15,833 --> 00:13:17,633 how it was gonna end up, 365 00:13:17,633 --> 00:13:20,166 and I sort of wanna make sure 366 00:13:20,166 --> 00:13:22,033 that my children aren't burdened with it. 367 00:13:22,033 --> 00:13:23,733 >>So you bring up a good point here. 368 00:13:23,733 --> 00:13:26,233 The reality is we're on land, 369 00:13:26,233 --> 00:13:28,233 people from the Civil War lived here, 370 00:13:28,233 --> 00:13:30,266 there were slaves on this property, 371 00:13:30,266 --> 00:13:32,433 and yet this is a very modern property 372 00:13:32,433 --> 00:13:33,700 that's changing as well. 373 00:13:33,700 --> 00:13:35,566 I drove up and there's a Black Lives Matter sign. 374 00:13:36,500 --> 00:13:37,900 So there's a lot going on here. 375 00:13:37,900 --> 00:13:39,100 >>My daughters, 376 00:13:39,100 --> 00:13:41,233 they put up the Black Lives Matter sign, 377 00:13:41,233 --> 00:13:43,933 and my daughters are very determined. 378 00:13:43,933 --> 00:13:44,766 They get it. 379 00:13:46,300 --> 00:13:49,033 It does, it weighs on me, definitely, and the family. 380 00:13:49,033 --> 00:13:50,566 >>And it probably weighs on them. 381 00:13:50,566 --> 00:13:55,200 >>On the one hand, if I had to let go of this place, 382 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:59,533 it would be really literally heart-wrenching for me, 383 00:13:59,533 --> 00:14:04,366 but at the same time, it would be very freeing for me. 384 00:14:04,366 --> 00:14:06,633 >>The little house and one acre of land 385 00:14:07,966 --> 00:14:09,133 next to a trout stream. 386 00:14:11,500 --> 00:14:14,633 >>Libby absolutely lives in a museum. 387 00:14:14,633 --> 00:14:17,366 It's very difficult to get away from this obligation 388 00:14:17,366 --> 00:14:20,100 when you live inside it 24/7. 389 00:14:20,100 --> 00:14:21,800 I'm excited to see what we find. 390 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:22,966 I just wanna really thank you 391 00:14:22,966 --> 00:14:25,000 for letting us into your home, 392 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:26,200 and letting us discuss things 393 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:28,066 that are not always easy to discuss, 394 00:14:28,066 --> 00:14:32,033 because sometimes saving a family legacy, 395 00:14:32,033 --> 00:14:34,466 sometimes we wanna hide some of this stuff, right, 396 00:14:34,466 --> 00:14:36,433 and you've really allowed us to just talk about everything. 397 00:14:36,433 --> 00:14:37,433 So thank you. >>We need to address it. 398 00:14:37,433 --> 00:14:39,266 Thank you for helping us out. 399 00:14:39,266 --> 00:14:40,633 >>Okay. Then let's go get started. 400 00:14:40,633 --> 00:14:41,466 >>Great. 401 00:14:48,533 --> 00:14:50,200 >>Oh, hey, Jaime. >>Hey, guys. 402 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:51,566 How's it going? 403 00:14:51,566 --> 00:14:52,833 >>Good, good. 404 00:14:52,833 --> 00:14:54,000 >>What's up, everybody? 405 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:55,766 >>Hey there. >>What's up, Matt? 406 00:14:56,833 --> 00:14:57,833 >>Do you have something to tell us? 407 00:14:57,833 --> 00:15:00,066 >>Yeah. I broke my foot. 408 00:15:00,066 --> 00:15:02,966 I was walking down the street, a flat street, 409 00:15:02,966 --> 00:15:05,566 and I literally fell off the road and broke my foot. 410 00:15:05,566 --> 00:15:06,400 >>That takes skill. 411 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:07,833 >>Only you. 412 00:15:07,833 --> 00:15:09,566 >>I know- I'll be a little slower than normal, 413 00:15:09,566 --> 00:15:11,133 so I'll need your help. 414 00:15:11,133 --> 00:15:12,633 This place is called Rockland. 415 00:15:13,500 --> 00:15:14,700 It has a cool name. 416 00:15:14,700 --> 00:15:17,100 It's been in this family since it was built. 417 00:15:17,100 --> 00:15:18,600 200 years. 418 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:20,133 So this is pre-Civil War. 419 00:15:20,133 --> 00:15:23,333 So for you, lots of old military history, lots of guns. 420 00:15:23,333 --> 00:15:24,833 >>Excited for that. 421 00:15:24,833 --> 00:15:26,600 >>Basement's awesome for you. Just tons to pick at. 422 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:28,000 I mean tons. 423 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:29,966 And lots of old vintage clothes. 424 00:15:29,966 --> 00:15:31,600 They used to host weddings here. 425 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:33,100 >>Oh, cool. 426 00:15:33,100 --> 00:15:34,400 >>There's something I've never seen done at weddings 427 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:35,233 in this house 428 00:15:35,233 --> 00:15:36,066 that you're gonna love. 429 00:15:36,066 --> 00:15:36,900 >>I'm excited. 430 00:15:36,900 --> 00:15:38,066 >>This place is awesome. 431 00:15:38,066 --> 00:15:39,600 But here's the challenge with this family. 432 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,733 Normally our clients, they know what they're doing, 433 00:15:42,733 --> 00:15:44,066 and these people are stuck. 434 00:15:44,066 --> 00:15:45,500 They need a kick in the butt. 435 00:15:45,500 --> 00:15:47,900 >>The good news is we don't have that sentimental 436 00:15:47,900 --> 00:15:50,600 attachment and we can help them figure out ways 437 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:52,400 to get these into new homes. 438 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:54,233 >>There are some very complicated stories 439 00:15:54,233 --> 00:15:56,100 on this land as well. 440 00:15:56,100 --> 00:15:58,966 So we're gonna be talking about some real heavy issues here 441 00:15:58,966 --> 00:16:01,666 and trying to get them to let go. 442 00:16:01,666 --> 00:16:04,733 >>I'm just excited to see a little bit more of the 443 00:16:04,733 --> 00:16:06,833 property and also to see inside the house. 444 00:16:06,833 --> 00:16:07,866 I'm sure it's like a museum. 445 00:16:07,866 --> 00:16:10,000 >>All right, let's go. 446 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:11,200 >>Are you sure you're up for that? 447 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:12,166 >>Yes, I can do it. 448 00:16:20,566 --> 00:16:23,566 There's an active farm here. They've got lots of cattle. 449 00:16:23,566 --> 00:16:25,633 Yeah. I mean, they've got it all. 450 00:16:25,633 --> 00:16:28,733 Every time I walk the property, I see something new. 451 00:16:28,733 --> 00:16:30,533 It really is an incredible property. 452 00:16:35,333 --> 00:16:38,500 >>I always love looking through old vintage clothing 453 00:16:38,500 --> 00:16:41,000 A lot of my clients get stuck when it comes 454 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,966 to going through clothing, either their own clothing 455 00:16:43,966 --> 00:16:45,600 or clothing that they've held on to 456 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:47,266 from previous generations. 457 00:16:47,266 --> 00:16:48,966 You keep a lot of it over time, 458 00:16:48,966 --> 00:16:50,900 it does end up taking up a lot of space, 459 00:16:50,900 --> 00:16:54,300 so it's a great place to start decluttering. 460 00:16:54,300 --> 00:16:55,933 Libby had a lot of stuff in the attic, 461 00:16:55,933 --> 00:16:58,100 and so I had a good feeling 462 00:16:58,100 --> 00:17:00,366 that the wedding dress might be up there 463 00:17:00,366 --> 00:17:03,833 because the rest of the house was pretty pristine. 464 00:17:03,833 --> 00:17:05,600 >>Look, here's a hint. 465 00:17:06,566 --> 00:17:08,300 [Libby] See these shoes? 466 00:17:08,300 --> 00:17:10,066 >>Oh, my gosh. 467 00:17:10,066 --> 00:17:11,500 Cool. 468 00:17:11,500 --> 00:17:13,333 Yeah, let's grab these things and take them downstairs 469 00:17:13,333 --> 00:17:15,600 where it's a little bit cooler and look through them. 470 00:17:17,566 --> 00:17:19,100 >>Can you get all that? 471 00:17:20,333 --> 00:17:21,833 Get that door out of the way. 472 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:24,033 All right. 473 00:17:24,033 --> 00:17:26,400 >>With Libby, she had a lot of pieces 474 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:28,900 that she had held on to, or had been passed down from her 475 00:17:28,900 --> 00:17:30,366 from previous generations, 476 00:17:30,366 --> 00:17:32,166 and so that gave her hesitation 477 00:17:32,166 --> 00:17:35,300 in wanting to go through them and get rid of them. 478 00:17:35,300 --> 00:17:36,533 [Jaime] Look how tiny these are. 479 00:17:36,533 --> 00:17:38,166 >>I know. >>They're size 34. 480 00:17:39,166 --> 00:17:40,100 >>34? 481 00:17:41,500 --> 00:17:43,000 >>I mean, these wouldn't have been children's shoes. 482 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:44,400 >>Well, one thing I was wondering, 483 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:46,200 could these have been the shoes 484 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:49,066 that my great-grandmother wore with her wedding? 485 00:17:49,066 --> 00:17:50,300 >>Maybe. 486 00:17:50,300 --> 00:17:52,033 >>Because she was a very small woman. 487 00:17:52,033 --> 00:17:53,300 >>Okay. 488 00:17:53,300 --> 00:17:56,866 This looks like a modern day romper, if you will, 489 00:17:56,866 --> 00:17:59,833 where it's like the top and the bottom all put together. 490 00:17:59,833 --> 00:18:03,366 So it's made by Spalding, so maybe it was for some type- 491 00:18:03,366 --> 00:18:04,866 >>1917. 492 00:18:04,866 --> 00:18:06,733 >>I mean, when you find things like this in your 493 00:18:06,733 --> 00:18:09,166 attic, are you inclined to want to hang on to them 494 00:18:09,166 --> 00:18:12,900 because you know that they were part of your family? 495 00:18:12,900 --> 00:18:15,900 Where are you in the process of being able to let things go? 496 00:18:16,933 --> 00:18:18,166 >>Oh, that's hard 497 00:18:18,166 --> 00:18:20,733 because obviously that's some vintage thing, 498 00:18:20,733 --> 00:18:22,700 but I would never use it. 499 00:18:22,700 --> 00:18:24,200 >>Right. 500 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:26,333 We don't need to hang on to that. You can let this go. 501 00:18:26,333 --> 00:18:27,433 This looks like- 502 00:18:27,433 --> 00:18:28,533 >>Long underwear? 503 00:18:28,533 --> 00:18:30,900 >>Yeah, long underwear, like pajamas. 504 00:18:30,900 --> 00:18:31,700 Yep. 505 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:34,633 They're like the long underwear. 506 00:18:34,633 --> 00:18:35,466 >>Long johns. 507 00:18:35,466 --> 00:18:36,833 >>Long johns. 508 00:18:36,833 --> 00:18:37,866 >>Out of Pittsburgh. 509 00:18:37,866 --> 00:18:39,433 >>So it was one of the Rusts 510 00:18:39,433 --> 00:18:41,166 because it was Pittsburgh. 511 00:18:41,166 --> 00:18:42,600 >>Okay. 512 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:44,333 Once we started talking about it and going through it, 513 00:18:44,333 --> 00:18:46,633 I found that the decisions were coming easier to her 514 00:18:46,633 --> 00:18:48,633 and she was really ready to let go. 515 00:18:48,633 --> 00:18:50,033 So I'm gonna guess you'll be okay 516 00:18:50,033 --> 00:18:51,766 parting with these as well? 517 00:18:51,766 --> 00:18:52,766 >>Yeah, definitely. 518 00:18:52,766 --> 00:18:54,333 >>How about your husband? 519 00:18:54,333 --> 00:18:55,300 He won't want them? 520 00:18:56,733 --> 00:18:59,766 >>I don't think he'd want his butt hanging out there. 521 00:19:02,166 --> 00:19:04,333 >>So it looks like we found some cool stuff 522 00:19:04,333 --> 00:19:05,933 that did belong to your family, 523 00:19:05,933 --> 00:19:07,766 but it's not your great-grandmother's wedding dress, 524 00:19:07,766 --> 00:19:09,166 which is really what you're hoping to find. 525 00:19:09,166 --> 00:19:11,166 So I'm gonna run back upstairs. 526 00:19:11,166 --> 00:19:12,600 >>Okay. 527 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:13,533 >>And if I find anything, I'll bring it down. 528 00:19:13,533 --> 00:19:14,833 I have a really good feeling 529 00:19:14,833 --> 00:19:16,933 that it's up there. >>I hope you find it. 530 00:19:16,933 --> 00:19:19,166 >>Yes. So wish me luck. 531 00:19:19,166 --> 00:19:20,300 >>Okay. Good luck. 532 00:19:20,300 --> 00:19:21,800 >>All right. 533 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:23,566 I really felt the importance 534 00:19:23,566 --> 00:19:26,266 of finding her grandmother's wedding dress 535 00:19:26,266 --> 00:19:29,433 because the history of Rockland is intertwined 536 00:19:29,433 --> 00:19:31,133 with all of these family weddings. 537 00:19:31,133 --> 00:19:34,433 So I really felt the pressure to find this dress. 538 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:36,900 >>All right, there's something I wanna show you 539 00:19:36,900 --> 00:19:38,400 over here in the corner. >>What's that? 540 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:39,866 >>Check it out. 541 00:19:39,866 --> 00:19:41,133 I always like to have Avi with me 542 00:19:41,133 --> 00:19:43,200 when I'm looking at guns and artillery. 543 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,366 What do you think that is? >>This is a musket, sir. 544 00:19:45,366 --> 00:19:46,500 >>A musket. 545 00:19:46,500 --> 00:19:48,600 >>Yeah, a single-shot musket. 546 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:51,233 >>Someone might call us The Two Musketeers. 547 00:19:52,700 --> 00:19:55,000 >>When you have to work a gun like this, 548 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,833 a muzzleload, which is loaded in front, 549 00:19:57,833 --> 00:19:59,833 you have to pull out the ram right here, 550 00:20:01,033 --> 00:20:04,833 and flip it over after you put the powder in, 551 00:20:04,833 --> 00:20:06,066 the mini ball. 552 00:20:06,066 --> 00:20:08,433 >>What I'm realizing is the old saying, 553 00:20:08,433 --> 00:20:09,700 the white of their eyes. 554 00:20:10,966 --> 00:20:13,800 You gotta be that close to shoot 'em. 555 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:16,300 >>And that's the big reason why that was even stated 556 00:20:16,300 --> 00:20:18,200 because if they weren't that close 557 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,000 the likelihood of you hitting it is lower. 558 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:21,633 >>So you're doing this at the same time 559 00:20:21,633 --> 00:20:23,166 that dude right over there is doing it. 560 00:20:23,166 --> 00:20:24,166 >>Running at you. 561 00:20:24,166 --> 00:20:25,133 >>That's crazy. 562 00:20:25,133 --> 00:20:27,100 >>Then you have to cock. 563 00:20:27,100 --> 00:20:28,266 I know people say 564 00:20:28,266 --> 00:20:30,533 you're a little half-cocked sometimes, 565 00:20:30,533 --> 00:20:31,900 that's where the terminology came from. 566 00:20:31,900 --> 00:20:34,066 >>That's half-cocked? >>Being half-cocked. 567 00:20:34,066 --> 00:20:37,100 Because many soldiers, if not trained well, 568 00:20:37,100 --> 00:20:39,833 would try to fire this gun in a half-cocked position, 569 00:20:39,833 --> 00:20:41,533 and it wouldn't fire. 570 00:20:41,533 --> 00:20:43,733 >>Interesting. So that's where the term came from. 571 00:20:43,733 --> 00:20:45,000 >>That's where the term comes from. 572 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:48,700 18 years old, you're running face-to-face 573 00:20:48,700 --> 00:20:50,833 with another man across from him 574 00:20:50,833 --> 00:20:53,233 trying to load this gun and fire. 575 00:20:54,100 --> 00:20:55,400 Crazy. 576 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:56,633 Hard to imagine. 577 00:20:56,633 --> 00:20:58,766 >>I can't even get my son to mow the lawn. 578 00:20:58,766 --> 00:21:00,766 Can't imagine a kid doing all this. 579 00:21:00,766 --> 00:21:02,500 >>Sending them into battle. 580 00:21:02,500 --> 00:21:04,400 >>A lot of the families that we work with, 581 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:07,000 guns become a romantic part of their history, 582 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:08,700 and Rockland is no different. 583 00:21:08,700 --> 00:21:10,966 I mean, there was apparently a famous duel, 584 00:21:10,966 --> 00:21:13,200 actually right across the river from this property, 585 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:15,466 where a good family friend was actually killed, 586 00:21:15,466 --> 00:21:18,633 and they actually got the property back into the family 587 00:21:18,633 --> 00:21:20,266 because of this duel. 588 00:21:20,266 --> 00:21:22,733 >>Dueling dates back to the Middle Ages 589 00:21:22,733 --> 00:21:25,000 when knights would resolve their differences 590 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,700 by engaging in mortal combat. 591 00:21:27,700 --> 00:21:31,100 These days, if you get into a public argument with someone, 592 00:21:31,100 --> 00:21:33,733 you settle the affair on Twitter, 593 00:21:33,733 --> 00:21:36,733 but it wasn't that long ago that matters of honor 594 00:21:36,733 --> 00:21:39,733 were settled with three simple words. 595 00:21:39,733 --> 00:21:41,700 Pistols at dawn. 596 00:21:43,166 --> 00:21:46,666 The first published code of dueling appeared in Ireland 597 00:21:46,666 --> 00:21:48,600 and established a series of rules 598 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:52,466 that noblemen could follow when settling matters of honor. 599 00:21:52,466 --> 00:21:55,400 During the 17th and early 18th centuries, 600 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:57,866 swords were the weapons of choice, 601 00:21:57,866 --> 00:21:59,800 but by the late 18th century, 602 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:03,866 duels were more commonly fought using pistols. 603 00:22:03,866 --> 00:22:05,700 Once a challenge was issued, 604 00:22:05,700 --> 00:22:07,900 it was difficult to turn down 605 00:22:07,900 --> 00:22:10,133 unless you wanted to be marked as a coward 606 00:22:10,133 --> 00:22:11,466 for the rest of your life. 607 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:17,966 A proper duel was a dignified affair and had strict rules. 608 00:22:19,133 --> 00:22:21,233 Participants would meet at a chosen spot, 609 00:22:21,233 --> 00:22:23,666 usually accompanied by a second, 610 00:22:23,666 --> 00:22:26,600 who would ensure the rules were followed. 611 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:28,300 The men would face their opponents 612 00:22:28,300 --> 00:22:32,666 at an agreed upon distance with loaded pistols in hand. 613 00:22:32,666 --> 00:22:35,166 Each party would fire one shot. 614 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:39,100 If neither was hit, and the challenger satisfied, 615 00:22:39,100 --> 00:22:41,133 the duel would be declared over 616 00:22:41,133 --> 00:22:44,133 with both men's honor still intact. 617 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,800 Dueling was popular in the Americas as well, 618 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:51,433 especially in the South. 619 00:22:51,433 --> 00:22:53,933 Andrew Jackson, our seventh president, 620 00:22:53,933 --> 00:22:55,666 fought dozens of duels, 621 00:22:55,666 --> 00:22:59,300 with some estimates as high as 100. 622 00:22:59,300 --> 00:23:01,533 But the most famous American duel 623 00:23:01,533 --> 00:23:04,533 was fought on July 11th, 1804, 624 00:23:04,533 --> 00:23:07,966 between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, 625 00:23:07,966 --> 00:23:11,066 two men who were long-time rivals. 626 00:23:11,066 --> 00:23:14,600 Many believe Hamilton never planned to aim at Burr 627 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:17,233 hoping instead to fire a shot into the air 628 00:23:17,233 --> 00:23:19,166 and resolve the matter peacefully, 629 00:23:20,166 --> 00:23:22,400 but Burr wasn't as merciful 630 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:24,733 and shot Hamilton in the stomach. 631 00:23:25,666 --> 00:23:28,000 The former secretary of treasury 632 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:32,033 and inspiration for one of Broadway's biggest musicals 633 00:23:32,033 --> 00:23:34,200 died the next day. 634 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:39,200 Duels continued, even among U.S. congressmen for decades. 635 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:40,900 It was only after the country 636 00:23:40,900 --> 00:23:45,000 endured four years of violence brought on by the Civil War 637 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:48,100 that the practice of dueling met its match. 638 00:23:53,300 --> 00:23:54,633 >>Matt is telling us where we're all 639 00:23:54,633 --> 00:23:56,900 gonna be picking and working, 640 00:23:56,900 --> 00:23:59,400 and, of course, I get the basement, 641 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:01,366 but this wasn't any ordinary basement. 642 00:24:03,666 --> 00:24:05,900 [Mike] So what happened here, Nick? 643 00:24:05,900 --> 00:24:07,966 >>This was the catchall room. 644 00:24:07,966 --> 00:24:10,500 Just, I guess, throwing stuff in here. 645 00:24:10,500 --> 00:24:13,066 >>As I understand it, this is the room 646 00:24:13,066 --> 00:24:15,200 that we are going to help you with declutter. 647 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:18,600 I know you guys have struggled with this room for awhile. 648 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:20,333 What has been the biggest challenge for you? 649 00:24:20,333 --> 00:24:22,566 >>I know there's treasures in here. 650 00:24:22,566 --> 00:24:24,233 Maybe you can help me with that. 651 00:24:24,233 --> 00:24:26,500 >>Libby had mentioned that seven generations 652 00:24:26,500 --> 00:24:28,000 had passed through this house, 653 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,400 so I was pretty certain we were gonna find things 654 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:32,066 that dated back hundreds of years, 655 00:24:32,066 --> 00:24:34,166 and sure enough, we did. 656 00:24:34,166 --> 00:24:37,133 [Mike] General George Rust. 657 00:24:37,133 --> 00:24:39,000 >>Oh, is that General George Rust's razor? 658 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:40,100 >>Pretty important name to your family. 659 00:24:40,100 --> 00:24:41,300 >>It's a big name. 660 00:24:41,300 --> 00:24:44,300 How about this painting? How do I get to it? 661 00:24:44,300 --> 00:24:47,466 >>This is what we see in attics and basements. 662 00:24:47,466 --> 00:24:50,366 Stuff gets tossed in here, and piled on top of. 663 00:24:50,366 --> 00:24:51,633 >>Take a look. 664 00:24:51,633 --> 00:24:53,266 >>Yeah, let's see what we got here. 665 00:24:53,266 --> 00:24:55,966 >>This is where we used to hang the hams. 666 00:24:55,966 --> 00:24:56,800 Right here. 667 00:24:58,266 --> 00:24:59,466 >>Why don't I go ahead and dust this off real quick? 668 00:24:59,466 --> 00:25:01,200 See what we're working with here. 669 00:25:03,566 --> 00:25:05,066 >>There he is. 670 00:25:05,066 --> 00:25:06,400 >>I'll tell you what, this is pretty cool. 671 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:07,366 >>Yeah. 672 00:25:07,366 --> 00:25:08,666 Is it a print? What is it? 673 00:25:08,666 --> 00:25:09,500 >>It's a print. 674 00:25:10,900 --> 00:25:13,466 I'm just trying to see if there's any kind of signature 675 00:25:13,466 --> 00:25:16,833 or a printer's mark on it, but I don't see anything, 676 00:25:16,833 --> 00:25:18,100 but it's beautiful. 677 00:25:18,100 --> 00:25:19,800 >>It is beautiful. I wanna hang this. 678 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:21,400 >>Yeah. Let's get it out of the basement 679 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:22,700 and get it to where people can see it. 680 00:25:22,700 --> 00:25:24,233 >>I think so. 681 00:25:24,233 --> 00:25:25,766 >>At this point, Nick, I'm gonna get my guys in here 682 00:25:25,766 --> 00:25:27,033 and we're gonna get started. 683 00:25:27,033 --> 00:25:27,866 >>Let's go for it. 684 00:25:27,866 --> 00:25:28,700 >>All right. 685 00:25:35,466 --> 00:25:36,766 >>I've worked on and off with Avi 686 00:25:36,766 --> 00:25:38,300 for over 20 years now. 687 00:25:38,300 --> 00:25:39,800 We were friends in high school. 688 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:42,466 And people think that he just is a cleaner and an expert. 689 00:25:42,466 --> 00:25:45,500 People don't realize that Avi is also an ordained minister, 690 00:25:45,500 --> 00:25:47,433 he is a community leader, 691 00:25:47,433 --> 00:25:50,800 and he does a lot with civil rights work in our town. 692 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,733 I wanted him to really tell me what his opinions were 693 00:25:53,733 --> 00:25:55,866 of the entire story of the property, 694 00:25:55,866 --> 00:25:58,700 not just the positive stuff in the house. 695 00:25:58,700 --> 00:26:01,066 So Avi, this was a working farm, 696 00:26:01,066 --> 00:26:03,700 for, gosh, almost 180 years. 697 00:26:05,166 --> 00:26:07,433 And obviously the people that did the work 698 00:26:07,433 --> 00:26:09,433 were enslaved people, 699 00:26:09,433 --> 00:26:11,666 and this is where they lived. 700 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:14,633 >>A lot of emotions. 701 00:26:14,633 --> 00:26:15,900 >>Yeah, like what? 702 00:26:17,133 --> 00:26:21,166 >>Just realizing that people who look like me, 703 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:24,833 through families, 704 00:26:26,566 --> 00:26:29,066 through pain, through suffering, 705 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:33,033 I'm thankful. 706 00:26:33,033 --> 00:26:37,400 I'm thankful and really grateful for what they did, 707 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:38,800 that they endured that, 708 00:26:39,966 --> 00:26:41,766 and I'm able to stand here today, 709 00:26:41,766 --> 00:26:46,766 talking with you as a black man, because of them. 710 00:26:48,166 --> 00:26:50,266 There are people still suffering because of this. 711 00:26:50,266 --> 00:26:51,500 >>Yes. Absolutely. 712 00:26:51,500 --> 00:26:53,700 >>And so we can't just let it go. 713 00:26:53,700 --> 00:26:56,666 We have to talk about it. We have to have this dialogue. 714 00:26:56,666 --> 00:26:59,900 >>So Libby really wants to know more about this. 715 00:26:59,900 --> 00:27:01,266 She wants to do more. 716 00:27:01,266 --> 00:27:03,466 She doesn't know what we can do. 717 00:27:03,466 --> 00:27:05,000 I'd like for you to sit down with her. 718 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,866 Would you be willing to sit with her and kinda help her? 719 00:27:07,866 --> 00:27:09,833 >>I would love to. 720 00:27:09,833 --> 00:27:12,033 The great thing about our work is the stories 721 00:27:12,033 --> 00:27:14,200 we learn about these families 722 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,100 and just having the opportunity 723 00:27:16,100 --> 00:27:19,000 to bring our own perspective to it. 724 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:22,100 So I'm really happy to hear that Libby's open 725 00:27:22,100 --> 00:27:24,200 to have that conversation, 726 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:26,200 understanding that it's a burden for her, 727 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:29,100 and I wanna be there to help talk her through it. 728 00:27:29,100 --> 00:27:31,900 >>We find history in people's attics and in their 729 00:27:31,900 --> 00:27:33,700 homes and this is history. 730 00:27:33,700 --> 00:27:34,866 >>Yeah. 731 00:27:34,866 --> 00:27:37,333 >>It's not comfortable, but it's history, 732 00:27:37,333 --> 00:27:40,533 and what I've learned from you is we gotta talk about it. 733 00:27:40,533 --> 00:27:41,766 >>We gotta talk about it. 734 00:27:45,966 --> 00:27:48,200 >>Most of my clients have held on to 735 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:51,400 either their wedding dress or their mother's wedding dress. 736 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:54,500 It's very sentimental. It reminds them of a very happy time. 737 00:27:54,500 --> 00:27:56,200 They hope that they'll be able to pass it down 738 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:57,733 to the next generation. 739 00:27:57,733 --> 00:28:00,666 That's what makes it harder to part with wedding dresses 740 00:28:00,666 --> 00:28:04,033 and why we find them being held on to so frequently. 741 00:28:05,466 --> 00:28:08,500 I felt really relieved that I found the wedding dress 742 00:28:08,500 --> 00:28:11,066 because I knew how important it was for Libby. 743 00:28:12,233 --> 00:28:14,300 The style that it was, the two piece style, 744 00:28:14,300 --> 00:28:15,900 is somewhat trendy these days, 745 00:28:15,900 --> 00:28:18,933 so it was really, really cool to see something 746 00:28:18,933 --> 00:28:21,233 from so long ago that is really relevant 747 00:28:21,233 --> 00:28:23,400 and kind of current right now to the trend. 748 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:27,966 >>No garment is scrutinized, stressed over, 749 00:28:27,966 --> 00:28:31,366 and envied more than the dress a bride wears 750 00:28:31,366 --> 00:28:33,433 on her wedding day. 751 00:28:33,433 --> 00:28:36,300 It's the centerpiece of an age old ritual 752 00:28:36,300 --> 00:28:39,666 with a history as colorful as a bridesmaid's bouquet. 753 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:46,833 Public marriages date back more than 4,000 years. 754 00:28:46,833 --> 00:28:49,066 Back then, wedding dresses were a way 755 00:28:49,066 --> 00:28:52,133 for a family to show off its social status. 756 00:28:52,133 --> 00:28:53,400 Weddings were less about 757 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:55,500 the bride making a fashion statement 758 00:28:55,500 --> 00:28:58,300 and more about the joining of two families, 759 00:28:58,300 --> 00:29:01,566 often strategic unions arranged by the parents. 760 00:29:02,933 --> 00:29:06,033 In Ancient Rome, marriages were an important social event, 761 00:29:06,033 --> 00:29:09,166 celebrated with large parties and feasts. 762 00:29:10,333 --> 00:29:13,566 Wedding dresses varied from culture to culture. 763 00:29:13,566 --> 00:29:16,133 In Spain, brides wear black dresses 764 00:29:16,133 --> 00:29:19,000 to show their devotion until death. 765 00:29:20,133 --> 00:29:22,700 Hindu ceremonies call for bright saris, 766 00:29:22,700 --> 00:29:24,900 often red with gold embroidery, 767 00:29:24,900 --> 00:29:29,200 symbolizing commitment, spirituality, and fertility. 768 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:30,666 The bride might also apply 769 00:29:30,666 --> 00:29:33,433 a dash of red Kakuma powder for good luck. 770 00:29:35,166 --> 00:29:38,433 As trade routes between Europe and the East opened up, 771 00:29:38,433 --> 00:29:41,833 a variety of new fabrics became available. 772 00:29:41,833 --> 00:29:45,433 So when did brides start wearing white? 773 00:29:45,433 --> 00:29:48,566 It was none other than Queen Victoria herself, 774 00:29:48,566 --> 00:29:51,166 who in 1840 kicked off the tradition 775 00:29:51,166 --> 00:29:53,600 of wearing white on your wedding day. 776 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:56,233 The practice quickly flourished amongst brides 777 00:29:56,233 --> 00:30:00,600 in high society, and the tradition was born. 778 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:03,100 The white wedding dress trend really took root 779 00:30:03,100 --> 00:30:06,433 with middle-class brides after World War II. 780 00:30:06,433 --> 00:30:07,700 The reason? 781 00:30:07,700 --> 00:30:09,733 Advanced laundry techniques 782 00:30:09,733 --> 00:30:12,766 ensured white dresses stayed white. 783 00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:17,500 Wedding dresses today, like weddings themselves, 784 00:30:17,500 --> 00:30:20,300 come in all shapes and sizes. 785 00:30:20,300 --> 00:30:24,200 They've evolved from being a symbol of a family status 786 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:28,566 to an expression of the bride's individuality and style. 787 00:30:33,233 --> 00:30:34,166 >>You mind if we take a look 788 00:30:34,166 --> 00:30:35,500 in some of these other cabinets? 789 00:30:35,500 --> 00:30:36,466 >>Let me show you. 790 00:30:36,466 --> 00:30:38,066 >>This may be uranium glass. 791 00:30:38,066 --> 00:30:39,766 If it is true uranium glass, 792 00:30:39,766 --> 00:30:43,333 it has uranium to give it the green color. 793 00:30:44,666 --> 00:30:45,866 What do we have here? 794 00:30:45,866 --> 00:30:47,600 >>I think this is what Libby and I used 795 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:49,366 to cut our wedding cake with. 796 00:30:49,366 --> 00:30:50,600 >>Whoa, whoa, whoa, 797 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:52,633 you're telling me at your wedding 798 00:30:52,633 --> 00:30:55,300 in front of however many people were there, 799 00:30:56,500 --> 00:30:58,166 you pulled this out to cut the wedding cake? 800 00:30:58,166 --> 00:31:00,333 >>I did because my wife told me to. 801 00:31:01,966 --> 00:31:03,866 >>Was she holding the sword 802 00:31:03,866 --> 00:31:05,300 when she ordered you to do that? 803 00:31:05,300 --> 00:31:07,533 >>I think we were holding it together. 804 00:31:07,533 --> 00:31:09,000 >>That's amazing. 805 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,900 Whether it's by conversation or through your items, 806 00:31:11,900 --> 00:31:15,900 I'm really getting a better picture for just who you are. 807 00:31:15,900 --> 00:31:17,133 >>We like to have a little bit of fun, 808 00:31:17,133 --> 00:31:18,666 make people laugh. 809 00:31:18,666 --> 00:31:20,966 >>I think you underplay it a little bit. 810 00:31:20,966 --> 00:31:23,366 >>I can keep something like that around. 811 00:31:23,366 --> 00:31:26,033 We'll do it for our 50th anniversary. 812 00:31:32,233 --> 00:31:33,866 >>Yeah. It's fun showing you around. 813 00:31:33,866 --> 00:31:35,666 >>Yeah, it's been great. 814 00:31:35,666 --> 00:31:37,800 I'm just amazed, I continue to be amazed 815 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:40,533 at how it just keeps going on and on and on. 816 00:31:40,533 --> 00:31:43,233 >>It does. It does. 817 00:31:43,233 --> 00:31:45,766 >>I will say every step of the way has been beautiful. 818 00:31:45,766 --> 00:31:48,333 What I love about what we do 819 00:31:48,333 --> 00:31:51,333 is, of course, helping them downsize 820 00:31:51,333 --> 00:31:54,566 with the physical stuff is always great, 821 00:31:54,566 --> 00:31:57,100 but also helping them work through the clutter 822 00:31:57,100 --> 00:31:58,666 that's keeping them from moving forward 823 00:31:58,666 --> 00:32:01,000 that's not just the stuff. 824 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:03,633 I feel like it's also part of who we are. 825 00:32:03,633 --> 00:32:07,433 So having a chance to sit with Libby 826 00:32:07,433 --> 00:32:12,033 and talk through some of that clutter, I consider a gift. 827 00:32:12,033 --> 00:32:17,000 When did you realize what was happening here at Rockland 828 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:20,100 in terms of having enslaved labor? 829 00:32:20,100 --> 00:32:22,633 >>Not 'till like maybe I was a teenager. 830 00:32:22,633 --> 00:32:25,700 When I used to come and visit my grandparents here, 831 00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:29,433 we would stay in 832 00:32:29,433 --> 00:32:31,233 what they referred to as the quarters. 833 00:32:31,233 --> 00:32:32,500 And of course, as a little girl, 834 00:32:32,500 --> 00:32:35,100 I didn't know why it was named the quarters. 835 00:32:36,500 --> 00:32:39,200 And then we've always since called it the quarters, 836 00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:41,233 and I don't even know if that's proper, 837 00:32:41,233 --> 00:32:45,166 that's really right to be calling it that still. 838 00:32:45,166 --> 00:32:46,800 >>How did that make you feel, though? 839 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:50,066 How did you feel when you realized 840 00:32:50,066 --> 00:32:51,933 that there were enslaved people here? 841 00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:55,900 >>I guess a little ashamed 842 00:32:55,900 --> 00:32:59,033 not knowing what to do with that knowledge. 843 00:32:59,033 --> 00:33:00,866 It's sort of embarrassing. 844 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:05,533 But it's part of this place. 845 00:33:05,533 --> 00:33:07,166 I don't think a lot was said about it 846 00:33:07,166 --> 00:33:09,766 when I was growing up when I'd come visit here. 847 00:33:09,766 --> 00:33:11,000 >>Sure. 848 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:12,700 >>I don't think a lot was acknowledged 849 00:33:12,700 --> 00:33:17,433 about how horrible that was. 850 00:33:17,433 --> 00:33:18,700 >>Right. 851 00:33:18,700 --> 00:33:20,200 >>It was just sort of glazed over. 852 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:24,366 But knowing that there were people treated differently 853 00:33:25,466 --> 00:33:27,666 than the other people that lived here, 854 00:33:27,666 --> 00:33:31,200 and they were all living in the same place, 855 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,366 it's hurtful. 856 00:33:33,366 --> 00:33:35,366 It's not my values. 857 00:33:35,366 --> 00:33:39,133 >>I love what you said about acknowledgement. 858 00:33:39,133 --> 00:33:42,766 I think we're all in a space of acknowledgement. 859 00:33:42,766 --> 00:33:46,666 And you're wondering where and how, 860 00:33:46,666 --> 00:33:48,200 but you're starting right now. 861 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:49,400 >>Right. 862 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:51,900 >>It takes difficult conversations like this 863 00:33:51,900 --> 00:33:53,633 to move us forward collectively. 864 00:33:54,566 --> 00:33:56,933 >>My wheels are turning. 865 00:33:56,933 --> 00:34:00,366 I think it's the result of this show, actually, 866 00:34:00,366 --> 00:34:02,066 talking to Matt, talking to you. 867 00:34:02,066 --> 00:34:07,000 Maybe someday there can be conversations here at Rockland 868 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:11,366 with a diverse group of people to educate each other. 869 00:34:11,366 --> 00:34:14,066 >>I love the fact that you're open 870 00:34:14,066 --> 00:34:15,966 to bringing people together. 871 00:34:15,966 --> 00:34:17,200 >>Absolutely. 872 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:18,600 >>In a space that was so divisive, right? 873 00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:20,866 I think that's the true way to heal. 874 00:34:20,866 --> 00:34:23,233 We have to address the pain, 875 00:34:23,233 --> 00:34:27,200 to know it's there, to know the wound does exist, 876 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:30,100 but begin to heal by having these conversations, 877 00:34:30,100 --> 00:34:33,500 and not just conversations, but building relationships. 878 00:34:33,500 --> 00:34:34,433 >>Connections, yeah. 879 00:34:34,433 --> 00:34:35,700 >>That we build connection. 880 00:34:35,700 --> 00:34:38,233 That we find likeness in each other. 881 00:34:40,033 --> 00:34:42,133 >>And we can learn from each other. 882 00:34:43,833 --> 00:34:45,333 >>I love that. 883 00:34:45,333 --> 00:34:47,400 What I understand about where we are today in this country 884 00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:49,100 is there's a lot of brokenness. 885 00:34:49,100 --> 00:34:50,366 I run to that stuff. 886 00:34:51,266 --> 00:34:53,333 Those are the places I wanna be 887 00:34:53,333 --> 00:34:55,833 because that's where you can make a difference. 888 00:35:06,666 --> 00:35:08,200 >>Libby was right. 889 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:11,000 There was a time capsule in the attic. 890 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:13,200 This is basically Marine grade PVC pipe, 891 00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:14,466 so it's gonna date it. 892 00:35:14,466 --> 00:35:16,033 It's not that old. 893 00:35:16,033 --> 00:35:17,400 >>Yeah, it couldn't be that old. 894 00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:19,600 >>I mean, this is not a Civil War time capsule, 895 00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:21,100 but who knows what's in it? 896 00:35:21,100 --> 00:35:22,366 >>I'll tell you with this family, you never know. 897 00:35:22,366 --> 00:35:24,133 >>Yeah. Let me get this thing open. 898 00:35:30,666 --> 00:35:33,300 I'm gonna let you help me out with this. 899 00:35:33,300 --> 00:35:35,566 I'm gonna loosen it up first. 900 00:35:35,566 --> 00:35:37,300 All right. You got it. 901 00:35:37,300 --> 00:35:38,200 >>I appreciate it. 902 00:35:42,966 --> 00:35:44,100 >>You need help? 903 00:35:44,100 --> 00:35:45,400 >>There we go. 904 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:47,233 >>All right, holy cow. >>Okay. Okay. 905 00:35:47,233 --> 00:35:48,466 >>Look at this. 906 00:35:48,466 --> 00:35:50,366 What their grandfather did is really cool. 907 00:35:50,366 --> 00:35:54,033 He took a lot of time putting all these things together. 908 00:35:54,033 --> 00:35:56,900 1969. First man to walk on the moon. 909 00:35:56,900 --> 00:35:58,733 I hope the next generation will appreciate all the work 910 00:35:58,733 --> 00:35:59,666 that he went to. 911 00:35:59,666 --> 00:36:02,166 To take the time to do all this. 912 00:36:02,166 --> 00:36:03,400 >>Oh! 913 00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:06,533 >>The very last Sears catalog. 914 00:36:06,533 --> 00:36:07,966 >>Man. 915 00:36:07,966 --> 00:36:09,500 >>Now this is really cool 916 00:36:09,500 --> 00:36:11,566 'cause a lot of times I find the original Sears catalogs, 917 00:36:11,566 --> 00:36:13,100 your houses were built. 918 00:36:13,100 --> 00:36:16,133 You'd buy a kit from the Sears catalog. 919 00:36:16,133 --> 00:36:19,500 >>My whole Christmas came out of the Sears catalog. 920 00:36:19,500 --> 00:36:20,933 >>Oh, that's cool. 921 00:36:20,933 --> 00:36:23,366 It can slide. I know exactly what that is. 922 00:36:25,700 --> 00:36:27,333 >>That the casing? 923 00:36:27,333 --> 00:36:28,166 >>These are cool. 924 00:36:29,433 --> 00:36:31,166 Every good engineer would have one. 925 00:36:32,466 --> 00:36:33,966 Now I know nothing about this family, 926 00:36:33,966 --> 00:36:37,633 but man, the time capsule is making us know some stuff. 927 00:36:37,633 --> 00:36:40,400 >>This an education. This is definitely an education. 928 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:41,700 National Geographic. 929 00:36:42,633 --> 00:36:44,766 1993 was a significant year. 930 00:36:44,766 --> 00:36:47,100 >>This was just the year they decided to do it. 931 00:36:47,100 --> 00:36:48,766 Everything would've come out of this. 932 00:36:48,766 --> 00:36:52,300 >>You just see a whole family's entire history 933 00:36:52,300 --> 00:36:53,800 unfold right before your eyes. 934 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:56,300 What that means to us means something 935 00:36:56,300 --> 00:36:57,866 so totally different to the family. 936 00:36:57,866 --> 00:37:01,100 >>It makes me wanna go make one for my kids, 937 00:37:01,100 --> 00:37:02,166 for their kids. 938 00:37:02,166 --> 00:37:03,700 >>I was thinking about that too. 939 00:37:03,700 --> 00:37:04,800 >>This is really cool. 940 00:37:11,700 --> 00:37:13,900 [Matt] There's so much nice furniture and paintings 941 00:37:13,900 --> 00:37:15,600 in this house, I've got to bring Lex in. 942 00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:16,900 Even though they're not selling this stuff, 943 00:37:16,900 --> 00:37:18,366 I still wanna know what it's worth, 944 00:37:18,366 --> 00:37:20,333 but, most importantly, I just need Lex to look at it 945 00:37:20,333 --> 00:37:22,266 so I know everything that's here. 946 00:37:23,866 --> 00:37:24,800 Lex. 947 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:26,333 >>Hey, man. How are you, dude? 948 00:37:26,333 --> 00:37:27,833 >>I'm well. >>Good to see you. 949 00:37:27,833 --> 00:37:29,566 >>This place is amazing >>It's amazing, isn't it? 950 00:37:29,566 --> 00:37:31,066 Rockland. It's incredible. 951 00:37:31,066 --> 00:37:35,500 This house is filled with lots of cool furniture, 952 00:37:35,500 --> 00:37:36,733 lots of old books. 953 00:37:36,733 --> 00:37:38,666 Every floor has a library. 954 00:37:38,666 --> 00:37:40,000 >>That's pretty amazing. 955 00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:42,200 >>All right, I feel like we always start 956 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:43,900 >>with a clock. 957 00:37:43,900 --> 00:37:46,366 >>It's a beautiful form. It's a great clock. 958 00:37:46,366 --> 00:37:48,300 >>Is it George Fix? 959 00:37:48,300 --> 00:37:51,200 >>George Fix was a Reading, Pennsylvania clockmaker. 960 00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:53,400 >>Nothing in this house is for sale really, 961 00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:54,633 but if it was for sale, 962 00:37:54,633 --> 00:37:55,800 what would something like this go for? 963 00:37:55,800 --> 00:37:57,000 >>Well, it's great size, great proportions, 964 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:58,633 great surface, known maker. 965 00:37:58,633 --> 00:38:01,566 Probably conservatively in the 15,000, 966 00:38:01,566 --> 00:38:04,400 maybe on a good day pushing into 20. 967 00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:05,566 But it's a great piece. 968 00:38:06,733 --> 00:38:07,666 Now when I walked in the door, though, 969 00:38:07,666 --> 00:38:08,633 I saw something right away. 970 00:38:08,633 --> 00:38:09,766 >>You did? >>I did. 971 00:38:09,766 --> 00:38:11,666 And from a distance, I could tell 972 00:38:11,666 --> 00:38:13,166 what it related to artist-wise. 973 00:38:13,166 --> 00:38:14,133 >>Is it over there? 974 00:38:14,133 --> 00:38:15,366 >>It is. >>Alright. 975 00:38:15,366 --> 00:38:16,466 That's actually why I called you. 976 00:38:16,466 --> 00:38:17,666 >>Okay, cool. >>Let's go check it out. 977 00:38:17,666 --> 00:38:19,300 The family was very curious about an Inness. 978 00:38:19,300 --> 00:38:21,300 It was hanging up on the stairwell. 979 00:38:21,300 --> 00:38:23,133 And it's actually the first thing that Lex looked at. 980 00:38:23,133 --> 00:38:24,233 When he walked in the front door, 981 00:38:24,233 --> 00:38:25,633 I could see him peering at it. 982 00:38:25,633 --> 00:38:27,933 >>Right away, it has the earmarks 983 00:38:27,933 --> 00:38:29,166 of an artist named George Inness 984 00:38:29,166 --> 00:38:31,400 who was one of the more important 985 00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:34,266 19th century landscape artists of the latter half. 986 00:38:34,266 --> 00:38:37,900 >>And there were five or six in this house. 987 00:38:37,900 --> 00:38:39,100 >>Really? >>At one time. 988 00:38:39,100 --> 00:38:41,300 >>Okay. >>So the family is curious. 989 00:38:41,300 --> 00:38:42,833 >>Right. >>Is this an Inness? 990 00:38:42,833 --> 00:38:44,033 >>Okay. 991 00:38:44,033 --> 00:38:45,233 The paintings of this particular period, 992 00:38:45,233 --> 00:38:47,266 which would be called American Tonalism, 993 00:38:47,266 --> 00:38:49,800 was influenced by the European Barbizon. 994 00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:52,000 They tend to be very loosely painted 995 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:53,933 in comparison to the Hudson River School, 996 00:38:53,933 --> 00:38:55,033 which is where he started out. 997 00:38:55,033 --> 00:38:56,233 So tighter. 998 00:38:56,233 --> 00:38:57,166 >>Well, that's what I was wondering. 999 00:38:57,166 --> 00:38:58,333 So these aren't detailed. 1000 00:38:58,333 --> 00:38:59,866 >>They're not, and they're not meant to be. 1001 00:38:59,866 --> 00:39:01,933 It's supposed to be more of an atmospheric picture. 1002 00:39:01,933 --> 00:39:02,766 >>Stunning. 1003 00:39:02,766 --> 00:39:04,400 And I love the rainbow. 1004 00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:06,400 >>Did you see if it was signed? 1005 00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:07,900 >>I don't see the signature. 1006 00:39:07,900 --> 00:39:09,766 It's possible it's buried under here. 1007 00:39:09,766 --> 00:39:11,233 >>Sure, and that does happen. 1008 00:39:11,233 --> 00:39:14,066 >>Let's see what kind of markings are over here. 1009 00:39:14,066 --> 00:39:15,733 What do you see on the back? 1010 00:39:15,733 --> 00:39:18,166 >>Well, that's an early backboard. 1011 00:39:18,166 --> 00:39:19,566 What would probably be wise 1012 00:39:19,566 --> 00:39:21,500 is if we could get permission from the owners 1013 00:39:21,500 --> 00:39:23,100 to maybe take it out of the frame 1014 00:39:23,100 --> 00:39:25,133 and we might reveal a signature that... 1015 00:39:25,133 --> 00:39:27,033 It does look like it has slid down. 1016 00:39:27,033 --> 00:39:29,766 >>I'm really curious if there's a signature there. 1017 00:39:29,766 --> 00:39:31,000 We would need to go 1018 00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:32,933 into a temperature controlled environment 1019 00:39:32,933 --> 00:39:37,466 to take it off of the frame to get 100% verification, 1020 00:39:37,466 --> 00:39:41,800 but every part of this painting added up for Lex. 1021 00:39:41,800 --> 00:39:43,366 He's pretty confident it's an Inness. 1022 00:39:43,366 --> 00:39:45,100 What would something like this go for, 1023 00:39:45,100 --> 00:39:45,933 if it's an Inness? 1024 00:39:45,933 --> 00:39:47,300 >>If it's an Inness, 1025 00:39:47,300 --> 00:39:48,700 and if it's unsigned, 1026 00:39:48,700 --> 00:39:50,600 probably in this market, 1027 00:39:52,433 --> 00:39:54,100 20 to 30, between that range. 1028 00:39:54,100 --> 00:39:55,566 >>What if it's signed? 1029 00:39:55,566 --> 00:39:57,600 >>If it's signed, it could push a little harder. 1030 00:39:58,766 --> 00:40:00,900 >>I dig this. I know it is a library chair. 1031 00:40:00,900 --> 00:40:02,333 What do you know about something like this? 1032 00:40:02,333 --> 00:40:04,600 >>Okay, so this is a metamorphic library chair. 1033 00:40:04,600 --> 00:40:06,533 So what you would do with something like this, 1034 00:40:06,533 --> 00:40:08,900 it'll have a latch, there we go, 1035 00:40:08,900 --> 00:40:10,333 and you bring it forward. 1036 00:40:11,733 --> 00:40:15,966 And so you would have not only a chair in your library, 1037 00:40:15,966 --> 00:40:18,200 but steps to climb up to the books 1038 00:40:18,200 --> 00:40:20,200 that you couldn't reach. >>That's super cool. 1039 00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:21,833 We've got three more floors. 1040 00:40:21,833 --> 00:40:24,733 >>I'll take a walk and see what the rest looks like. 1041 00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:32,933 >>One of the items on the Legacy List 1042 00:40:32,933 --> 00:40:34,166 is actually for Nick. 1043 00:40:34,166 --> 00:40:36,600 Pulling a millstone out of the river. 1044 00:40:36,600 --> 00:40:38,133 I didn't know how that was gonna work, 1045 00:40:38,133 --> 00:40:41,066 but I was really interested to see how it would play out. 1046 00:40:42,266 --> 00:40:43,700 >>So what's the best way for me to get... 1047 00:40:43,700 --> 00:40:45,200 I see it looks like a pretty high. 1048 00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:46,700 >>It's pretty high. Yeah. 1049 00:40:46,700 --> 00:40:49,966 You go down to the river and there's a kayak there, 1050 00:40:49,966 --> 00:40:52,633 and then you're gonna have to go upstream a bit 1051 00:40:52,633 --> 00:40:54,333 and then come up the limestone. 1052 00:40:54,333 --> 00:40:55,766 >>So it's two lefts? 1053 00:40:55,766 --> 00:40:57,800 Kinda like Mount Everest. It's just two lefts. 1054 00:40:57,800 --> 00:41:00,433 This is not something I was expecting, but why not? 1055 00:41:00,433 --> 00:41:01,766 It's kind of an adventure and let's go 1056 00:41:01,766 --> 00:41:03,300 and see if we can find this millstone. 1057 00:41:11,100 --> 00:41:12,966 Look at this. Gorgeous. 1058 00:41:14,966 --> 00:41:18,533 I feel like Jacques Cousteau pulling through the Amazon 1059 00:41:19,466 --> 00:41:21,900 looking for a stone table. 1060 00:41:21,900 --> 00:41:23,133 >>What's this chain for? 1061 00:41:23,133 --> 00:41:25,433 >>Well, I got the millstone hooked up. 1062 00:41:25,433 --> 00:41:26,666 >>You did? 1063 00:41:26,666 --> 00:41:29,266 >>Yeah. Spent all day yesterday hooking it up. 1064 00:41:29,266 --> 00:41:31,033 >>This is super cool. 1065 00:41:31,033 --> 00:41:33,333 >>Normally Matt is the one messing with us. 1066 00:41:33,333 --> 00:41:34,600 I think we're gonna use this 1067 00:41:34,600 --> 00:41:36,400 as an opportunity to mess with him. 1068 00:41:36,400 --> 00:41:37,466 >>Okay. 1069 00:41:37,466 --> 00:41:38,533 >>There's Ollie. 1070 00:41:39,500 --> 00:41:40,600 >>Hey, Matt! 1071 00:41:40,600 --> 00:41:41,933 >>What's up, dudes? 1072 00:41:41,933 --> 00:41:43,166 >>How's it going, Matt? 1073 00:41:43,166 --> 00:41:45,033 >>It's a harrowing adventure, man. 1074 00:41:45,033 --> 00:41:47,400 >>I think you're almost there. 1075 00:41:47,400 --> 00:41:48,633 >>What do you think, Nick? Is that too far? 1076 00:41:48,633 --> 00:41:49,933 >>Back up, back up. 1077 00:41:51,066 --> 00:41:52,500 >>Are you guys sure it's over here? 1078 00:41:52,500 --> 00:41:54,233 >>Yeah, absolutely. 1079 00:41:54,233 --> 00:41:56,366 You let us worry about spotting it, okay? 1080 00:41:57,700 --> 00:41:59,600 >>I'm on the shore here. I don't see it. 1081 00:41:59,600 --> 00:42:00,533 >>No, no. 1082 00:42:00,533 --> 00:42:01,933 >>You went too far. Go back. 1083 00:42:01,933 --> 00:42:03,000 >>I kind of feel like 1084 00:42:04,200 --> 00:42:05,966 maybe you guys know where this thing is. 1085 00:42:05,966 --> 00:42:07,533 >>Hey, Matt, I think it's right there. 1086 00:42:07,533 --> 00:42:08,366 >>I think I'm right at it. 1087 00:42:08,366 --> 00:42:09,666 >>Yeah. That's where. 1088 00:42:09,666 --> 00:42:10,700 >>That's where we're trying to 1089 00:42:10,700 --> 00:42:12,733 get you to go the whole time. 1090 00:42:12,733 --> 00:42:15,000 >>You see that vine, or that rope, I guess it is? 1091 00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:15,833 >>Yeah. 1092 00:42:15,833 --> 00:42:16,900 >>That's tied to it. 1093 00:42:16,900 --> 00:42:18,700 >>That's tied to it! 1094 00:42:18,700 --> 00:42:21,966 I feel like Mike might've had some fun with me on this one. 1095 00:42:21,966 --> 00:42:23,433 So what do you want me to do here? 1096 00:42:23,433 --> 00:42:24,900 Just get out of the way and let you guys pull it up? 1097 00:42:24,900 --> 00:42:26,600 >>I guess. >>That would be great. 1098 00:42:28,966 --> 00:42:30,933 >>Fernando, let's go. 1099 00:42:30,933 --> 00:42:32,200 Mike, 1100 00:42:32,200 --> 00:42:34,200 he may not hear me, so I'll talk to you 1101 00:42:34,200 --> 00:42:36,233 and then you talk to him. >>Okay. Got it. 1102 00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:48,333 >>Okay! We got it all hooked up. 1103 00:42:48,333 --> 00:42:49,566 We're ready to go, okay? 1104 00:42:49,566 --> 00:42:52,433 >>Let's do it. Here we go. 1105 00:42:52,433 --> 00:42:54,600 [Nick] There it is. >>It's a beauty. 1106 00:42:54,600 --> 00:42:56,300 >>It's like a shark coming out of the water, man. 1107 00:42:56,300 --> 00:42:57,700 >>Yeah, I think this tractor 1108 00:42:57,700 --> 00:42:59,133 just blows through everything. 1109 00:42:59,133 --> 00:42:59,966 >>Yeah. 1110 00:43:00,900 --> 00:43:02,733 Just went right past that rock. 1111 00:43:02,733 --> 00:43:03,966 >>What does that next rock look like? 1112 00:43:03,966 --> 00:43:06,766 >>Oh, it's gonna pull it right off. 1113 00:43:06,766 --> 00:43:07,600 There it is. 1114 00:43:10,800 --> 00:43:12,866 It's gorgeous. I can see why you want it. 1115 00:43:12,866 --> 00:43:14,600 >>Yeah. >>Beautiful. 1116 00:43:14,600 --> 00:43:15,700 >>Keep it going! 1117 00:43:21,100 --> 00:43:22,033 >>Alright. 1118 00:43:24,766 --> 00:43:25,800 That's awesome. 1119 00:43:25,800 --> 00:43:27,000 >>I think my job is done. 1120 00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:29,166 >>Hey, man, we got it! >>We did it! 1121 00:43:30,566 --> 00:43:32,966 >>True leader knows when to lead and when to follow. 1122 00:43:34,400 --> 00:43:36,033 >>What does this moment mean for you? 1123 00:43:36,033 --> 00:43:38,433 >>It's quite gratifying. I love it. 1124 00:43:38,433 --> 00:43:40,866 It's been down there for five years about, I think. 1125 00:43:40,866 --> 00:43:43,300 Seeing it, it's taunted me, and we did it. 1126 00:43:43,300 --> 00:43:46,033 >>This will be one that we talk about for a long time. 1127 00:43:46,033 --> 00:43:47,133 >>Okay, good. 1128 00:43:53,500 --> 00:43:57,100 >>I think Libby wanted to find this diary. 1129 00:43:57,100 --> 00:44:00,533 I think Libby was looking for any type of words of wisdom. 1130 00:44:00,533 --> 00:44:03,766 Ida Lee essentially saved the farm, 1131 00:44:03,766 --> 00:44:08,066 and that's what Libby is wondering if she should do now. 1132 00:44:08,066 --> 00:44:09,900 Are you having any luck over there? 1133 00:44:09,900 --> 00:44:10,733 >>I wish I was. 1134 00:44:13,066 --> 00:44:14,966 In a house that large, 1135 00:44:14,966 --> 00:44:17,100 it's like finding a needle in a haystack. 1136 00:44:17,100 --> 00:44:18,366 >>Ooh. 1137 00:44:18,366 --> 00:44:19,766 >>This house keeps going and going. 1138 00:44:19,766 --> 00:44:22,966 >>It does. There's a room for every occasion. 1139 00:44:22,966 --> 00:44:25,066 I mean, there's so many places that things 1140 00:44:25,066 --> 00:44:28,666 could be stowed away and hidden and just forgotten about. 1141 00:44:28,666 --> 00:44:31,633 There's nooks and crannies. There's drawers everywhere. 1142 00:44:31,633 --> 00:44:32,566 >>Treasure hunt. 1143 00:44:32,566 --> 00:44:33,966 >>Look at all these portraits. 1144 00:44:35,700 --> 00:44:38,733 I wonder how long they had to sit to be painted like that? 1145 00:44:38,733 --> 00:44:41,233 They had to hold that facial expression. 1146 00:44:41,233 --> 00:44:42,600 >>Yeah. 1147 00:44:42,600 --> 00:44:44,866 >>Ah, the portrait painting. 1148 00:44:44,866 --> 00:44:46,366 For hundreds of years, 1149 00:44:46,366 --> 00:44:48,966 no self-respecting member of society 1150 00:44:48,966 --> 00:44:51,566 would ever think of not having a painting 1151 00:44:51,566 --> 00:44:54,333 of a dead relative hanging somewhere in their house. 1152 00:44:55,800 --> 00:44:57,900 The more important the relative, 1153 00:44:57,900 --> 00:44:59,533 the more prominent the placement. 1154 00:45:01,700 --> 00:45:03,966 The practice of immortalizing oneself 1155 00:45:03,966 --> 00:45:06,566 dates back to Ancient Egypt. 1156 00:45:06,566 --> 00:45:10,200 Rulers were commonly depicted on stone or clay 1157 00:45:10,200 --> 00:45:12,033 in a highly stylized way 1158 00:45:12,033 --> 00:45:14,766 that rarely looked anything like them. 1159 00:45:15,900 --> 00:45:18,133 The Greeks and Romans honored their dead 1160 00:45:18,133 --> 00:45:21,300 with lifelike busts made out of stone. 1161 00:45:21,300 --> 00:45:23,766 It wasn't until the Middle Ages 1162 00:45:23,766 --> 00:45:26,466 that portraits began to take hold. 1163 00:45:26,466 --> 00:45:30,166 Rich donors would pay artists to paint their likenesses, 1164 00:45:30,166 --> 00:45:34,166 usually in frescoes or on paneled blocks of wood. 1165 00:45:35,566 --> 00:45:38,266 Portrait painting flourished during the Renaissance. 1166 00:45:38,266 --> 00:45:39,933 And it wasn't just nobility. 1167 00:45:41,033 --> 00:45:43,400 Everyone was getting in on the act, 1168 00:45:43,400 --> 00:45:47,300 including a shy acquaintance of Leonardo da Vinci 1169 00:45:47,300 --> 00:45:49,800 by the name of Lisa. 1170 00:45:49,800 --> 00:45:53,833 Da Vinci reportedly worked on his masterpiece for years, 1171 00:45:53,833 --> 00:45:57,400 which might explain the expression on his subject's face. 1172 00:45:58,900 --> 00:46:00,566 By the 18th century, 1173 00:46:00,566 --> 00:46:04,566 anyone who was anyone had their portrait painted, 1174 00:46:04,566 --> 00:46:07,766 from members of the Royal Family, to military leaders, 1175 00:46:07,766 --> 00:46:09,366 and titans of business. 1176 00:46:10,433 --> 00:46:13,000 Portraits were realistic and well lit 1177 00:46:13,000 --> 00:46:15,233 and usually depicted the subject 1178 00:46:15,233 --> 00:46:17,600 wearing the latest fashion of the day. 1179 00:46:19,100 --> 00:46:21,400 Portraits were and still are 1180 00:46:21,400 --> 00:46:23,800 a symbol of power and immortality. 1181 00:46:24,933 --> 00:46:27,233 Every president since George Washington 1182 00:46:27,233 --> 00:46:29,333 has had their portrait painted, 1183 00:46:29,333 --> 00:46:31,466 not without controversy. 1184 00:46:31,466 --> 00:46:33,100 When Teddy Roosevelt's family 1185 00:46:33,100 --> 00:46:36,566 said his looked like a mewing cat, 1186 00:46:36,566 --> 00:46:38,333 he had the painting destroyed 1187 00:46:38,333 --> 00:46:41,000 and commissioned a new artist. 1188 00:46:41,000 --> 00:46:43,166 Herbert Hoover's portrait was completed 1189 00:46:43,166 --> 00:46:46,733 23 years after he left office. 1190 00:46:46,733 --> 00:46:49,333 John Kennedy's after he was assassinated. 1191 00:46:50,833 --> 00:46:54,133 But thanks to the power of portrait painting, 1192 00:46:54,133 --> 00:46:57,900 immortality is just a brush stroke away. 1193 00:47:01,333 --> 00:47:03,066 >>All right, Lex, why are we back here? 1194 00:47:03,066 --> 00:47:05,533 >>We are back here, as you suggested, 1195 00:47:05,533 --> 00:47:08,066 for me to walk around and look closer at everything. 1196 00:47:08,066 --> 00:47:11,266 I wanted to know the origins where it comes from, 1197 00:47:11,266 --> 00:47:13,566 and most of the time when we are doing 1198 00:47:13,566 --> 00:47:17,600 attributions of region, we're basing it on the woods. 1199 00:47:17,600 --> 00:47:20,166 Not woods like the mahogany or walnut 1200 00:47:20,166 --> 00:47:21,700 that are used on the exterior, 1201 00:47:21,700 --> 00:47:24,666 but what's on the interiors, called the secondary woods. 1202 00:47:24,666 --> 00:47:26,933 And initially I took a look at these drawers 1203 00:47:26,933 --> 00:47:28,433 and I looked at the woods, 1204 00:47:28,433 --> 00:47:31,600 and I was vacillating between a couple of woods, 1205 00:47:31,600 --> 00:47:33,133 and it turns out it's cypress, 1206 00:47:33,133 --> 00:47:35,833 which means North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. 1207 00:47:35,833 --> 00:47:37,433 Kind of exciting. 1208 00:47:37,433 --> 00:47:39,400 Furniture of this type of the southern states 1209 00:47:39,400 --> 00:47:41,133 is fairly rare. 1210 00:47:41,133 --> 00:47:43,200 So I took the piece apart even more, 1211 00:47:43,200 --> 00:47:45,433 and on the top of this secretary part, 1212 00:47:45,433 --> 00:47:50,433 it says Isaac Coleman made and sold August 25th of 1809. 1213 00:47:51,166 --> 00:47:52,433 >>This is 210 years old? 1214 00:47:52,433 --> 00:47:53,966 >>Yeah. 210 years old. 1215 00:47:53,966 --> 00:47:58,800 Between the intricate inlay and the marquetry shell, 1216 00:47:58,800 --> 00:48:00,500 there's some burl inlay. 1217 00:48:00,500 --> 00:48:03,733 It's a great piece of North Carolina furniture. 1218 00:48:03,733 --> 00:48:05,366 >>So obviously they're not gonna sell the furniture, 1219 00:48:05,366 --> 00:48:07,733 but if they were trying to sell it, what would this go for? 1220 00:48:07,733 --> 00:48:09,433 >>So I talked to some colleagues, 1221 00:48:09,433 --> 00:48:12,933 and, conservatively, I think a 30 to $50,000 estimate 1222 00:48:12,933 --> 00:48:14,200 would be appropriate. 1223 00:48:14,200 --> 00:48:17,466 If it went to auction, it could do very well. 1224 00:48:21,633 --> 00:48:24,133 >>We've given Libby and Nick a headstart. 1225 00:48:26,166 --> 00:48:27,366 We got the attic cleaned out. 1226 00:48:27,366 --> 00:48:29,200 We got some of the basement cleaned out. 1227 00:48:30,333 --> 00:48:31,800 Finally, we're gonna get to sit down 1228 00:48:31,800 --> 00:48:33,333 and go through the Legacy List. 1229 00:48:35,466 --> 00:48:37,866 [Matt] Normally we're here to clean the house out, 1230 00:48:38,800 --> 00:48:40,800 and we didn't do that this week. 1231 00:48:40,800 --> 00:48:42,000 So the last couple of days, 1232 00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:43,800 we did declutter some rooms in the attic 1233 00:48:43,800 --> 00:48:46,600 and we cleaned out some of the rooms in the basement. 1234 00:48:46,600 --> 00:48:49,133 >>That's great, yeah. Get me started. 1235 00:48:49,133 --> 00:48:50,833 >>A little bit. 1236 00:48:50,833 --> 00:48:55,833 You physically carry this weight on you on a daily basis. 1237 00:48:56,300 --> 00:48:57,100 >>Yeah. 1238 00:48:57,100 --> 00:48:58,866 >>It's so obvious. 1239 00:48:58,866 --> 00:48:59,866 >>Yeah. 1240 00:48:59,866 --> 00:49:01,533 It's kind of like... 1241 00:49:01,533 --> 00:49:05,366 Well, we always joke that we don't own Rockland, 1242 00:49:05,366 --> 00:49:07,233 Rockland owns us. 1243 00:49:07,233 --> 00:49:08,833 >>And it does. I've seen that. 1244 00:49:08,833 --> 00:49:10,633 >>Just all encompassing. 1245 00:49:10,633 --> 00:49:13,433 >>Nick is able to enjoy this place. 1246 00:49:13,433 --> 00:49:14,533 >>True. I do. 1247 00:49:16,000 --> 00:49:18,666 >>Nick could have fun in a cardboard box. 1248 00:49:18,666 --> 00:49:19,566 I've learned that. 1249 00:49:19,566 --> 00:49:20,500 >>That's true. 1250 00:49:20,500 --> 00:49:22,600 >>But I feel the weight for you. 1251 00:49:22,600 --> 00:49:25,600 And the hardest part about downsizing, 1252 00:49:25,600 --> 00:49:27,400 to me, it's the fear. 1253 00:49:27,400 --> 00:49:29,300 If I stay, what do I miss? 1254 00:49:29,300 --> 00:49:31,766 If I go, what do I miss? 1255 00:49:33,100 --> 00:49:35,200 We're gonna go through the Legacy List, 1256 00:49:35,200 --> 00:49:39,200 and my hopes is that we can just plant that seed 1257 00:49:39,200 --> 00:49:41,333 and help you kinda figure out where you're gonna go next. 1258 00:49:41,333 --> 00:49:45,100 So the first item on the Legacy List was the wedding dress. 1259 00:49:45,100 --> 00:49:46,700 >>Right. 1260 00:49:46,700 --> 00:49:48,100 Whoa. Whoa. 1261 00:49:48,100 --> 00:49:50,100 >>I find wedding dresses every day. 1262 00:49:50,100 --> 00:49:52,033 >>Really? >>And almost everybody. 1263 00:49:52,033 --> 00:49:54,133 But this one's a little special 1264 00:49:54,133 --> 00:49:56,766 because of how big a deal weddings have been 1265 00:49:56,766 --> 00:49:57,666 on this property. 1266 00:49:57,666 --> 00:49:59,833 >>Absolutely. Yeah. 1267 00:49:59,833 --> 00:50:01,500 >>I love that. 1268 00:50:01,500 --> 00:50:02,900 >>Yeah, I do too. 1269 00:50:02,900 --> 00:50:05,000 This is my great grandmother's 1270 00:50:05,000 --> 00:50:08,200 on my father's mother's side. 1271 00:50:08,200 --> 00:50:11,866 So her favorite flower was the black-eyed Susan 1272 00:50:11,866 --> 00:50:15,333 and these embroidered flowers are, 1273 00:50:15,333 --> 00:50:19,033 I think it's supposed to represent the black-eyed Susan. 1274 00:50:19,033 --> 00:50:20,666 >>Well, it's gorgeous. 1275 00:50:20,666 --> 00:50:24,533 >>Look at the Victorian neck line. Wow. 1276 00:50:24,533 --> 00:50:25,900 >>How does it make you feel? 1277 00:50:25,900 --> 00:50:27,800 There's no wrong answer. >>Special. 1278 00:50:27,800 --> 00:50:30,233 It's like a thing that I've been wondering where it was 1279 00:50:30,233 --> 00:50:32,266 and it's so great to have it back. 1280 00:50:32,266 --> 00:50:34,100 Now I wanna display it. 1281 00:50:37,600 --> 00:50:40,600 >>This next item was really cool for me. 1282 00:50:40,600 --> 00:50:45,600 It is absolutely an awesome time capsule. 1283 00:50:47,000 --> 00:50:49,766 A time capsule's supposed give you a look back in time. 1284 00:50:49,766 --> 00:50:52,500 It wasn't the 1800s. It was 1993. 1285 00:50:52,500 --> 00:50:55,300 Avi and I both actually graduated from high school in 1993, 1286 00:50:55,300 --> 00:50:57,733 so we got to go through this time capsule. 1287 00:50:57,733 --> 00:50:58,566 Man. 1288 00:50:58,566 --> 00:51:00,866 There were VHS tapes. 1289 00:51:00,866 --> 00:51:02,133 >>Oh, yeah. Interesting. 1290 00:51:02,133 --> 00:51:03,633 >>There were lots of different things. 1291 00:51:03,633 --> 00:51:06,333 The thing I loved the most was the Sears catalog. 1292 00:51:07,733 --> 00:51:10,366 By the way, intricately detailed. 1293 00:51:10,366 --> 00:51:11,900 Everything is labeled. 1294 00:51:11,900 --> 00:51:15,000 Everything is wrapped in saran wrap or protective plastic. 1295 00:51:15,000 --> 00:51:18,566 There's even a catalog of every item that is in here. 1296 00:51:18,566 --> 00:51:21,433 Although, it's not that long ago, a lot has changed. 1297 00:51:21,433 --> 00:51:22,666 >>Yeah. 1298 00:51:22,666 --> 00:51:25,133 >>If the goal was to set out with his grandson 1299 00:51:25,133 --> 00:51:28,366 to do a project that gave us a glimpse back in time, 1300 00:51:28,366 --> 00:51:30,266 they absolutely achieved it. 1301 00:51:30,266 --> 00:51:32,333 >>That's great. That's amazing. 1302 00:51:35,000 --> 00:51:36,166 >>When I came to visit, 1303 00:51:36,166 --> 00:51:37,566 the first time I walked in this house, 1304 00:51:37,566 --> 00:51:38,966 first thing I saw 1305 00:51:38,966 --> 00:51:41,933 was that beautiful painting on the stairwell. 1306 00:51:41,933 --> 00:51:42,966 Possibly Inness. 1307 00:51:42,966 --> 00:51:44,466 >>Right. 1308 00:51:44,466 --> 00:51:47,033 >>I had to bring in one of my top experts. 1309 00:51:47,033 --> 00:51:48,533 Lex came in. 1310 00:51:48,533 --> 00:51:51,800 He was drawn so quickly to that Inness. 1311 00:51:51,800 --> 00:51:53,366 He's like, I know what that is. 1312 00:51:53,366 --> 00:51:54,566 >>Really? >>Yeah? 1313 00:51:54,566 --> 00:51:56,400 >>He knew. He said it's gotta be. 1314 00:51:56,400 --> 00:51:57,633 And it wasn't, by the way, 1315 00:51:57,633 --> 00:51:59,433 I thought the rainbow would be the reason. 1316 00:51:59,433 --> 00:52:00,633 >>Yeah. 1317 00:52:00,633 --> 00:52:02,166 >>It's not. It's the specific brush strokes. 1318 00:52:02,166 --> 00:52:03,933 >>Oh, interesting. Wow. 1319 00:52:03,933 --> 00:52:06,366 >>He said that's an Inness and it's probably not signed. 1320 00:52:06,366 --> 00:52:09,200 He said the typical brush strokes that are on that 1321 00:52:09,200 --> 00:52:10,333 was later in his career. 1322 00:52:10,333 --> 00:52:11,600 He was a very prolific painter. 1323 00:52:11,600 --> 00:52:13,900 So by the end, he stopped signing them. 1324 00:52:13,900 --> 00:52:15,200 >>Oh, okay. 1325 00:52:15,200 --> 00:52:18,200 >>He would like to get it off the frame, 1326 00:52:18,200 --> 00:52:20,933 but we were at about 99% that that's an Inness. 1327 00:52:20,933 --> 00:52:22,166 >>Wow. 1328 00:52:22,166 --> 00:52:24,200 >>And it's a really, really nice painting. 1329 00:52:24,200 --> 00:52:25,866 >>I almost didn't wanna show it to you 1330 00:52:25,866 --> 00:52:27,900 because I was afraid you were gonna say 1331 00:52:27,900 --> 00:52:29,566 it's not an Inness. 1332 00:52:29,566 --> 00:52:31,166 >>He said he'd be shocked if it wasn't. 1333 00:52:31,166 --> 00:52:33,233 >>Really? That's exciting for me. 1334 00:52:33,233 --> 00:52:34,066 >>Wow. 1335 00:52:35,033 --> 00:52:36,533 >>He's one of my favorites. 1336 00:52:36,533 --> 00:52:38,666 >>Yeah. You love the Hudson River painters. 1337 00:52:38,666 --> 00:52:40,300 >>Well, yeah. 1338 00:52:40,300 --> 00:52:41,766 >>But that's a beautiful piece, 1339 00:52:41,766 --> 00:52:44,000 and I think that's came from the ancestors, correct? 1340 00:52:44,000 --> 00:52:45,466 >>Yes, yes. 1341 00:52:45,466 --> 00:52:46,700 Yes, absolutely. 1342 00:52:46,700 --> 00:52:47,966 That was here. 1343 00:52:47,966 --> 00:52:49,333 >>It's always been here. 1344 00:52:49,333 --> 00:52:50,266 [Nick] It was up in the attic. 1345 00:52:50,266 --> 00:52:51,433 >>You knew it was in the attic. 1346 00:52:52,566 --> 00:52:54,100 So beautiful piece. 1347 00:52:54,100 --> 00:52:57,333 As much grief as I've given you for this being a museum, 1348 00:52:57,333 --> 00:52:58,433 it kinda is. 1349 00:52:58,433 --> 00:52:59,366 >>Yeah. 1350 00:52:59,366 --> 00:53:00,433 >>You got stuff that needs to be 1351 00:53:00,433 --> 00:53:02,266 in museums in this house, 1352 00:53:02,266 --> 00:53:03,866 which is really, really awesome. 1353 00:53:06,466 --> 00:53:09,900 [Matt] I wanna go to my last Legacy List item, 1354 00:53:09,900 --> 00:53:13,066 which is, I think, your hero, Ida Lee Rust. 1355 00:53:13,066 --> 00:53:14,333 >>Yes. 1356 00:53:14,333 --> 00:53:15,633 >>She's kind of the hero of this property. 1357 00:53:15,633 --> 00:53:17,333 >>Yeah. >>She saved it. 1358 00:53:17,333 --> 00:53:20,400 >>She did. She got it out of debt. 1359 00:53:20,400 --> 00:53:21,833 >>She did as a single mom, right? 1360 00:53:21,833 --> 00:53:23,233 >>Single mom. Yeah. 1361 00:53:23,233 --> 00:53:26,200 She educated all 14 children. 1362 00:53:26,200 --> 00:53:27,733 >>All right, here is a picture 1363 00:53:27,733 --> 00:53:30,266 that we found of Ida Lee. 1364 00:53:30,266 --> 00:53:32,100 >>Wow. 1365 00:53:32,100 --> 00:53:33,033 Wow. 1366 00:53:34,433 --> 00:53:37,233 >>And then here is a picture of Ida with her family, 1367 00:53:38,333 --> 00:53:39,766 with all of her kids. 1368 00:53:39,766 --> 00:53:41,033 >>Oh, yeah. 1369 00:53:41,033 --> 00:53:42,566 And that's all the kids? 1370 00:53:42,566 --> 00:53:43,933 >>That's a lot of the kids. >>Or at least some of them 1371 00:53:43,933 --> 00:53:45,600 >>It's a full batch. 1372 00:53:45,600 --> 00:53:48,000 >>We gotta frame these. I mean, that's great. 1373 00:53:48,000 --> 00:53:51,766 >>I loved your connection to Ida. 1374 00:53:51,766 --> 00:53:53,500 You're kind of in the Ida Lee situation, 1375 00:53:53,500 --> 00:53:56,266 not as bad as death and a war, 1376 00:53:56,266 --> 00:53:58,533 but are you gonna save the place or not? 1377 00:53:58,533 --> 00:54:01,600 >>Well, that's what I keep praying to all my 1378 00:54:01,600 --> 00:54:05,866 ancestors her is a big one of them, saying help me out here. 1379 00:54:05,866 --> 00:54:07,566 >>I get why we're looking for words 1380 00:54:07,566 --> 00:54:08,733 of wisdom from Ida Lee. 1381 00:54:08,733 --> 00:54:10,233 >>Yeah. >>Okay. 1382 00:54:10,233 --> 00:54:12,033 [Matt] I wasn't able to find those words of wisdom, 1383 00:54:12,033 --> 00:54:14,566 but I was able to find some words of wisdom. 1384 00:54:16,066 --> 00:54:18,433 Here is a letter from a cousin 1385 00:54:18,433 --> 00:54:20,633 on the Lee side of your family. 1386 00:54:20,633 --> 00:54:23,666 I want you to read this sentence right here for me. 1387 00:54:23,666 --> 00:54:26,533 >>I do not like to take the responsibility 1388 00:54:26,533 --> 00:54:29,500 of urging an immediate sale of Rockland, 1389 00:54:29,500 --> 00:54:33,166 and yet I do not see what else can be done. 1390 00:54:34,566 --> 00:54:36,900 The estate is getting deeper and deeper in debt. 1391 00:54:38,066 --> 00:54:40,633 Now the interest, taxes, and insurance 1392 00:54:40,633 --> 00:54:43,000 takes all the place can make, 1393 00:54:43,000 --> 00:54:45,166 so there's nothing left for the family 1394 00:54:45,166 --> 00:54:47,700 but to borrow more money to live on. 1395 00:54:47,700 --> 00:54:50,333 This cannot go on very long, you know. 1396 00:54:51,466 --> 00:54:52,933 >>What's the date on that? 1397 00:54:52,933 --> 00:54:54,233 >>1889. 1398 00:54:54,233 --> 00:54:56,600 December, 1889. 1399 00:54:56,600 --> 00:55:00,633 >>So 1889, someone is really having the same 1400 00:55:00,633 --> 00:55:03,366 discussion that you're having right now. 1401 00:55:03,366 --> 00:55:06,000 I covered up the date on this letter 1402 00:55:06,000 --> 00:55:09,433 because I wanted Libby to see that the ancestors 1403 00:55:09,433 --> 00:55:13,166 that she admires so much had the exact same struggles 1404 00:55:13,166 --> 00:55:14,700 that she has today. 1405 00:55:14,700 --> 00:55:17,866 It's not Ida Lee's words. That's well after Ida Lee. 1406 00:55:18,933 --> 00:55:20,166 >>Yeah. 1407 00:55:20,166 --> 00:55:21,500 >>But this is a hard thing to do. 1408 00:55:22,500 --> 00:55:23,900 This burden you're carrying, 1409 00:55:25,033 --> 00:55:26,966 it's not just yours. 1410 00:55:26,966 --> 00:55:28,966 It's been going on a long time. 1411 00:55:30,866 --> 00:55:33,233 I think this place is amazing and it's changed me 1412 00:55:33,233 --> 00:55:35,700 in the few short days I was here. 1413 00:55:36,733 --> 00:55:40,100 >>Maybe with my girls here, 1414 00:55:40,100 --> 00:55:41,766 I thought, well, maybe there's ways 1415 00:55:41,766 --> 00:55:46,066 that we could have Rockland be some type of place 1416 00:55:46,066 --> 00:55:49,300 for discussion with different people 1417 00:55:49,300 --> 00:55:53,633 and educate and eliminate divisiveness. 1418 00:55:54,800 --> 00:55:55,733 >>You are downsizing, you're still 1419 00:55:55,733 --> 00:55:56,966 at the beginning of it, 1420 00:55:56,966 --> 00:56:00,366 which is absolutely the hardest part. 1421 00:56:00,366 --> 00:56:03,333 Deciding what to do and deciding where to go. 1422 00:56:03,333 --> 00:56:05,266 Sometimes people decide to stay. 1423 00:56:06,666 --> 00:56:08,900 I mean, you could still have a long happy life here, 1424 00:56:08,900 --> 00:56:10,166 but you need help to do it. 1425 00:56:10,166 --> 00:56:11,433 >>Absolutely. 1426 00:56:11,433 --> 00:56:12,633 >>And if that's the choice that was made 1427 00:56:12,633 --> 00:56:14,666 in your downsizing process, then awesome. 1428 00:56:15,833 --> 00:56:17,433 And you might also decide in two years, 1429 00:56:17,433 --> 00:56:18,966 you know what, we're leaving. 1430 00:56:20,033 --> 00:56:20,966 And that's okay too. 1431 00:56:22,100 --> 00:56:23,466 Well, we hope we helped a little bit. 1432 00:56:23,466 --> 00:56:24,966 >>You did. 1433 00:56:24,966 --> 00:56:26,366 >>And when you do wanna clean out the rest of the 1434 00:56:26,366 --> 00:56:27,800 room, give us a call. 1435 00:56:27,800 --> 00:56:29,633 I got a lot of friends that can help you. 1436 00:56:29,633 --> 00:56:31,733 We'll do episode five of season five. 1437 00:56:39,100 --> 00:56:40,366 >>[Female Announcer] Support for Legacy List 1438 00:56:40,366 --> 00:56:42,300 comes from MakeSpace. 1439 00:56:42,300 --> 00:56:46,366 MakeSpace picks up, stores and return your items on demand. 1440 00:56:46,366 --> 00:56:47,966 Available for home or business. 1441 00:56:47,966 --> 00:56:50,266 MakeSpace provides professional movers, 1442 00:56:50,266 --> 00:56:53,833 plus bins, blankets and a digital photo inventory. 1443 00:56:53,833 --> 00:56:56,600 You can find us at makespace.com. 1444 00:56:56,600 --> 00:56:59,033 And by ensure long-term care 1445 00:56:59,033 --> 00:57:02,200 where we believe aging at home near friends and family 1446 00:57:02,200 --> 00:57:04,700 is ever more possible for more people. 1447 00:57:04,700 --> 00:57:07,633 Learn more at insureltc.com. 1448 00:57:08,866 --> 00:57:12,366 AARP Virginia offering family caregiving support 1449 00:57:12,366 --> 00:57:15,100 with prepare to care and down sizing and decluttering 1450 00:57:15,100 --> 00:57:17,600 on line workshops designed to help organize and 1451 00:57:17,600 --> 00:57:19,000 assess family needs 1452 00:57:19,000 --> 00:57:20,433 Find the complete online workshop schedule 1453 00:57:20,433 --> 00:57:24,266 At AARP.org/virtual VA 1454 00:57:24,633 --> 00:57:27,333 The Ruth Camp Campbell Foundation 1455 00:57:29,366 --> 00:57:32,433 (bright theme music) 1456 00:57:54,566 --> 00:57:56,500 >>Visit my MyLegacyList.com 1457 00:57:56,500 --> 00:57:58,200 to learn more about this show 1458 00:57:58,200 --> 00:58:00,233 and the tips, tools, and resources 1459 00:58:00,233 --> 00:58:01,966 to help you or a loved one 1460 00:58:01,966 --> 00:58:04,700 with big life transitions like this one. 1461 00:58:04,700 --> 00:58:08,366 That's www.MyLegacyList.com. 1462 00:58:16,466 --> 00:58:19,733 (light relaxing music) 1463 00:58:20,633 --> 00:58:23,033 (pleasant theme music)