1 00:00:02,033 --> 00:00:03,000 (upbeat music) 2 00:00:03,233 --> 00:00:06,200 - [Narrator] Coming up on Legacy List with Matt Paxton. 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:07,033 - Gorgeous. 4 00:00:07,033 --> 00:00:07,866 - I know. 5 00:00:07,866 --> 00:00:08,800 This is beautiful. 6 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:10,000 - [Narrator] The team travels 7 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:11,933 to the hills of Eastern Pennsylvania 8 00:00:11,933 --> 00:00:14,000 to help a woman clean out a house 9 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,466 that's been in her family for nearly 100 years. 10 00:00:17,466 --> 00:00:18,666 - This house built me. 11 00:00:18,666 --> 00:00:20,133 This house was a part of me. 12 00:00:20,133 --> 00:00:21,833 - [Narrator] There are antiques and heirlooms 13 00:00:21,833 --> 00:00:23,133 on every floor. 14 00:00:23,133 --> 00:00:24,866 - Oh, my God. 15 00:00:24,866 --> 00:00:27,966 - [Narrator] And the basement surprises even Matt. 16 00:00:27,966 --> 00:00:28,766 - Wow! 17 00:00:29,900 --> 00:00:31,033 I'm Matt Paxton. 18 00:00:31,033 --> 00:00:33,233 Let's do it, man. 19 00:00:33,233 --> 00:00:37,600 My team of specialists, Jaime, Mike, and Avi, 20 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:39,333 help me help people 21 00:00:39,333 --> 00:00:42,600 downsize their homes and settle estates. 22 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:44,600 As the largest population of baby boomers 23 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:47,500 in American history transition towards retirement, 24 00:00:47,500 --> 00:00:50,533 they and their families face the overwhelming task 25 00:00:50,533 --> 00:00:52,766 of emptying their homes to move. 26 00:00:52,766 --> 00:00:55,300 We help them sift through a lifetime of possessions. 27 00:00:55,300 --> 00:00:56,266 - Bingo! 28 00:00:56,266 --> 00:00:57,833 - Heirlooms and collectibles. 29 00:00:57,833 --> 00:00:59,000 We have literally found-- - Here it is. 30 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:00,300 - [Matt] A piece of history. 31 00:01:00,300 --> 00:01:02,900 To help them find the missing family treasures 32 00:01:02,900 --> 00:01:04,933 that mean the most to them. 33 00:01:04,933 --> 00:01:06,033 - Oh, my goodness! 34 00:01:06,033 --> 00:01:07,133 - [Matt] Jackie Robinson. 35 00:01:07,133 --> 00:01:08,666 And along the way, 36 00:01:08,666 --> 00:01:11,133 they'll discover that the most important museum in the world 37 00:01:11,133 --> 00:01:13,433 may be in their family's basement. 38 00:01:13,433 --> 00:01:14,266 - Oh. 39 00:01:14,266 --> 00:01:15,100 - Oh. 40 00:01:15,100 --> 00:01:16,166 - I've never seen that. 41 00:01:16,166 --> 00:01:17,633 That is cool looking. 42 00:01:17,633 --> 00:01:20,300 - From attics to cellars, closets to cupboards, 43 00:01:20,300 --> 00:01:23,066 we uncover the memories they want to preserve. 44 00:01:23,066 --> 00:01:24,166 This is living history. 45 00:01:24,166 --> 00:01:25,466 This is what we're here to find. 46 00:01:25,466 --> 00:01:26,666 Let's go. 47 00:01:26,666 --> 00:01:28,733 And discover the compelling personal 48 00:01:28,733 --> 00:01:32,600 and often historical stories spanning generations 49 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,133 that are their family's legacy. 50 00:01:39,866 --> 00:01:43,066 - [Announcer] Funding for Legacy List is provided by 51 00:01:43,066 --> 00:01:44,400 Bekins Van Lines. 52 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,500 At Bekins, our goal is to provide 53 00:01:46,500 --> 00:01:48,900 a smooth and simple moving experience. 54 00:01:48,900 --> 00:01:51,433 No matter the size or distance of your move, 55 00:01:51,433 --> 00:01:53,266 Bekins is ready to help you get there. 56 00:01:53,266 --> 00:01:55,366 You can find us at bekins.com. 57 00:01:55,366 --> 00:01:57,200 Bekins, this is moving. 58 00:01:58,466 --> 00:02:00,233 FirstLight Home Care, committed to providing 59 00:02:00,233 --> 00:02:02,433 safe and compassionate home services 60 00:02:02,433 --> 00:02:03,966 for you and your family. 61 00:02:03,966 --> 00:02:06,600 FirstLight believes personal relationships and engagement 62 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,800 are as important as mobility, bathing, and personal hygiene. 63 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,933 Details at firstlighthomecare.com. 64 00:02:12,933 --> 00:02:16,000 (upbeat music) 65 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,333 - Today, we're in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, 66 00:02:18,333 --> 00:02:21,133 right in the middle of coal country. 67 00:02:21,133 --> 00:02:23,433 I'm here to meet Lisa Malarkey, 68 00:02:23,433 --> 00:02:28,000 whose family has been in this home for over a hundred years. 69 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,133 The house is filled with family heirlooms, 70 00:02:30,133 --> 00:02:31,966 and she needs our help sorting through all of it 71 00:02:31,966 --> 00:02:34,600 so she can put it on the market. 72 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:38,833 - [Lisa] Hi, Matt. 73 00:02:38,833 --> 00:02:39,666 - Lisa, how are you? 74 00:02:39,666 --> 00:02:40,500 - Nice to meet you. 75 00:02:40,500 --> 00:02:41,333 I'm doing well. 76 00:02:41,333 --> 00:02:42,533 - I know. 77 00:02:42,533 --> 00:02:43,200 Good to finally meet you in person. 78 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:44,000 - Absolutely. 79 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:44,666 - So this is the house. 80 00:02:44,666 --> 00:02:45,600 - It is. 81 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:46,800 - My great grandfather built it. 82 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:48,066 - [Matt] Okay. 83 00:02:48,066 --> 00:02:49,333 - Then it went to my grandfather. 84 00:02:49,333 --> 00:02:50,033 And then when he passed, it went to my father, 85 00:02:50,033 --> 00:02:51,200 and here we are. 86 00:02:52,733 --> 00:02:55,766 This house has been the heart of my family for a long time, 87 00:02:55,766 --> 00:02:56,600 but you gotta get on. 88 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:57,800 You gotta move on. 89 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,166 And I've got a different home now. 90 00:02:59,166 --> 00:03:00,633 I've got a different life, a different area, 91 00:03:00,633 --> 00:03:03,800 so I really need to just, I need to move on. 92 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:05,966 2015, when my mom passed, 93 00:03:05,966 --> 00:03:07,733 my dad, he was also getting sick as well. 94 00:03:07,733 --> 00:03:08,833 He had Parkinson's. 95 00:03:08,833 --> 00:03:10,800 When he died, unfortunately, in 2018, 96 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:12,466 I too found out I had cancer. 97 00:03:12,466 --> 00:03:13,666 I had bladder cancer. 98 00:03:13,666 --> 00:03:14,866 So I had to go through treatment. 99 00:03:14,866 --> 00:03:17,433 It took me about 18, 19 months. 100 00:03:17,433 --> 00:03:18,900 But then COVID hit. (chuckles) 101 00:03:18,900 --> 00:03:20,366 - [Matt] Okay. 102 00:03:20,366 --> 00:03:21,633 - So COVID kinda of a little damper on that as well. 103 00:03:21,633 --> 00:03:22,666 - Well, I can see why you called me. 104 00:03:22,666 --> 00:03:24,166 - Yeah. 105 00:03:24,166 --> 00:03:25,066 - [Matt] You're making the right decision to let it go. 106 00:03:25,066 --> 00:03:26,500 - Yeah. 107 00:03:26,500 --> 00:03:28,066 - At some point, the liability outweighs the memories. 108 00:03:28,066 --> 00:03:29,700 Lisa's an awesome person. 109 00:03:29,700 --> 00:03:32,900 She just powers through whatever is thrown in front of her, 110 00:03:32,900 --> 00:03:35,133 and she just keeps working. 111 00:03:35,133 --> 00:03:36,766 (laid back music) 112 00:03:36,766 --> 00:03:37,566 All right. 113 00:03:38,533 --> 00:03:40,100 Look at this place. 114 00:03:44,066 --> 00:03:45,300 Dude, these windows. 115 00:03:45,300 --> 00:03:46,166 - [Lisa] Aren't they beautiful. 116 00:03:46,166 --> 00:03:47,000 - They're awesome. 117 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:48,500 - Yeah, absolutely. 118 00:03:48,500 --> 00:03:49,933 We've got a couple of 'em, some in there, some in here. 119 00:03:49,933 --> 00:03:51,866 - [Matt] The woodworking is actually really nice. 120 00:03:51,866 --> 00:03:52,833 - [Lisa] Yeah. 121 00:03:52,833 --> 00:03:54,000 So all throughout the house, 122 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:55,433 the floors are hardwood floors as well. 123 00:03:55,433 --> 00:03:57,166 Unfortunately, it's covered up with some carpet. 124 00:03:57,166 --> 00:03:59,533 - [Matt] You've got the John F. Kennedy glasses over there. 125 00:03:59,533 --> 00:04:00,533 - [Lisa] Yeah, well-- (chuckles) 126 00:04:00,533 --> 00:04:01,333 - That's a good Catholic family. 127 00:04:01,333 --> 00:04:03,133 - Yep, definitely. 128 00:04:03,133 --> 00:04:04,566 - [Matt] What was it like growing up here? 129 00:04:04,566 --> 00:04:06,700 - Everyone knew my parents and my grandparents, 130 00:04:06,700 --> 00:04:08,200 So you had friends. 131 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:09,700 You knew where you could be and what you needed to do. 132 00:04:09,700 --> 00:04:10,633 - Took care of you. 133 00:04:10,633 --> 00:04:11,866 - [Lisa] Absolutely, mm-hmm. 134 00:04:11,866 --> 00:04:13,000 - When they say it took a village-- 135 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:13,933 - Yep. 136 00:04:13,933 --> 00:04:14,666 - You lived in a village. 137 00:04:14,666 --> 00:04:15,500 - Definitely. 138 00:04:15,500 --> 00:04:16,733 - All right. 139 00:04:16,733 --> 00:04:19,033 Oh, I love this room for a lot of reasons. 140 00:04:19,033 --> 00:04:21,433 We're in an old, I guess, formal room. 141 00:04:21,433 --> 00:04:22,666 - Yeah, right. 142 00:04:22,666 --> 00:04:24,166 Probably was a dining room, became a bedroom. 143 00:04:24,166 --> 00:04:26,633 - This is what aging in place looks like. 144 00:04:26,633 --> 00:04:28,133 Dad gets moved downstairs. 145 00:04:28,133 --> 00:04:29,766 - It was a little difficult to get up and down the steps, 146 00:04:29,766 --> 00:04:31,666 so they brought everything down here. 147 00:04:31,666 --> 00:04:34,200 - Not only is this house filled with generations of stuff, 148 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:37,100 but it was also flooded in the '70s, 149 00:04:37,100 --> 00:04:40,866 and I'm not sure that it was ever properly restored. 150 00:04:40,866 --> 00:04:42,100 - [Lisa] I'm an only child. 151 00:04:42,100 --> 00:04:44,300 My mom loved to have all of my stuff displayed. 152 00:04:44,300 --> 00:04:46,100 - What's the mental weight of that? 153 00:04:46,100 --> 00:04:47,633 - It is an obligation. 154 00:04:47,633 --> 00:04:50,400 I just feel the respect of the home, 155 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,333 and I want to just honor that 156 00:04:52,333 --> 00:04:55,366 and honor the fact that this house built me. 157 00:04:55,366 --> 00:04:57,333 This house was a part of me. 158 00:04:57,333 --> 00:05:00,566 - When a client calls me in your situation, I have to say 159 00:05:00,566 --> 00:05:01,766 view this is empowerment. 160 00:05:01,766 --> 00:05:02,933 It's okay. 161 00:05:02,933 --> 00:05:04,166 You're allowed to choose to move forward, 162 00:05:04,166 --> 00:05:05,066 and you've done that really well. 163 00:05:05,066 --> 00:05:05,900 - Yeah. 164 00:05:05,900 --> 00:05:08,966 (upbeat piano music) 165 00:05:10,900 --> 00:05:11,900 - Headed up to the attic. 166 00:05:11,900 --> 00:05:12,833 - Yep. 167 00:05:12,833 --> 00:05:14,166 - [Matt] Ah, to show this floor. 168 00:05:14,166 --> 00:05:15,100 - I know. 169 00:05:15,100 --> 00:05:16,233 - I love it. 170 00:05:16,233 --> 00:05:17,600 I love the floor. 171 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:20,333 - It's big. - Yes. 172 00:05:20,333 --> 00:05:21,900 This is an attic. 173 00:05:21,900 --> 00:05:22,700 Holy cow. 174 00:05:23,966 --> 00:05:25,800 Oh, the old ice box. 175 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:26,633 Look at that. 176 00:05:26,633 --> 00:05:27,566 - [Lisa] Yeah. 177 00:05:27,566 --> 00:05:28,600 - [Matt] That is beautiful. 178 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:29,433 Man. - The radios, 179 00:05:29,433 --> 00:05:30,366 they're my favorite. 180 00:05:30,366 --> 00:05:31,200 - [Matt] Lots of radios. 181 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:32,133 Who was into the radios? 182 00:05:32,133 --> 00:05:33,400 Was it your dad or your grandpa? 183 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:34,633 - [Lisa] I think it was my grandfather. 184 00:05:34,633 --> 00:05:36,500 - This skateboard is magnificent. 185 00:05:36,500 --> 00:05:37,333 - That was mine. 186 00:05:37,333 --> 00:05:39,066 My first skateboard. 187 00:05:39,066 --> 00:05:40,633 Look at the old wheels. 188 00:05:40,633 --> 00:05:41,466 - Yeah. 189 00:05:41,466 --> 00:05:42,400 Oh my gosh! 190 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:43,933 They're old roller skate wheels. 191 00:05:43,933 --> 00:05:45,466 Who are these people here in the pictures? 192 00:05:45,466 --> 00:05:49,366 - So my great grandfather and grandmother. 193 00:05:49,366 --> 00:05:50,366 He's the one who-- - So the ones 194 00:05:50,366 --> 00:05:51,466 that started the house are there. 195 00:05:51,466 --> 00:05:52,733 - Yep. 196 00:05:52,733 --> 00:05:54,200 They've been up here as long as I can remember. 197 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:55,566 - All right, so what's the deal with all of this? 198 00:05:55,566 --> 00:05:57,566 - Well, I gotta clean it out. 199 00:05:57,566 --> 00:05:59,900 Don't know where many things are, 200 00:05:59,900 --> 00:06:01,533 and I'm not sure what's behind half of it. 201 00:06:01,533 --> 00:06:02,900 - So what's our goal for this room? 202 00:06:02,900 --> 00:06:03,833 Does this need to be, 203 00:06:03,833 --> 00:06:04,833 I would suggest that it's empty. 204 00:06:04,833 --> 00:06:05,666 - I would love this to be empty. 205 00:06:05,666 --> 00:06:06,900 - [Matt] Okay. 206 00:06:06,900 --> 00:06:07,566 So that would make you feel better. 207 00:06:07,566 --> 00:06:09,100 - It would. 208 00:06:09,100 --> 00:06:10,600 It's the fourth floor, so it really needs to to be empty. 209 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:14,100 - Wow, I am very excited to get up here with my team. 210 00:06:14,100 --> 00:06:15,766 There is some really cool stuff up here. 211 00:06:15,766 --> 00:06:17,000 - Mm-hmm. 212 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:17,800 - [Matt] So how much did it flood of the house? 213 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:18,733 The whole first-- 214 00:06:18,733 --> 00:06:19,966 - First and second floor. 215 00:06:19,966 --> 00:06:21,033 - What's the last place we need to go look at? 216 00:06:21,033 --> 00:06:22,200 - (sighs) The basement. 217 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:23,033 - The basement, okay. 218 00:06:23,033 --> 00:06:24,300 And that was flooded. 219 00:06:24,300 --> 00:06:25,166 - It was. 220 00:06:25,166 --> 00:06:26,266 Oh, absolutely. - Okay. 221 00:06:26,266 --> 00:06:28,633 (soft music) 222 00:06:32,833 --> 00:06:33,700 - Just watch your head. 223 00:06:33,700 --> 00:06:34,533 - All right, I see it. 224 00:06:34,533 --> 00:06:36,166 It is low, low, low. 225 00:06:37,766 --> 00:06:38,966 All right. 226 00:06:38,966 --> 00:06:40,200 - Well, here you go. 227 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:41,000 - (sniffs) I smell it already, yep. 228 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:41,600 - Yeah. (chuckles) 229 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:42,433 - Musty. 230 00:06:42,433 --> 00:06:43,266 - Yep. 231 00:06:43,266 --> 00:06:44,766 - Musty basement. 232 00:06:44,766 --> 00:06:45,633 - [Lisa] People have been putting things down here 233 00:06:45,633 --> 00:06:46,933 for a hundred years. 234 00:06:46,933 --> 00:06:47,866 - [Matt] It's multi-generational storage. 235 00:06:47,866 --> 00:06:48,866 - [Lisa] Yeah, oh, absolutely. 236 00:06:48,866 --> 00:06:49,700 - [Matt] Okay. 237 00:06:49,700 --> 00:06:50,633 - [Lisa] Yeah. 238 00:06:50,633 --> 00:06:52,166 - I'm all for a messy home, 239 00:06:52,166 --> 00:06:53,800 but this one is a little concerning. 240 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:55,233 When you get into the basement, 241 00:06:55,233 --> 00:06:57,600 there's lots of airborne pathogens and lots of hazards 242 00:06:57,600 --> 00:06:59,100 that I just don't know enough about 243 00:06:59,100 --> 00:07:01,800 to be comfortable sending my entire crew in here. 244 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:02,733 Is that coal? 245 00:07:02,733 --> 00:07:03,933 - [Lisa] It is. 246 00:07:03,933 --> 00:07:06,400 - [Matt] A 55-gallon barrel of coal. 247 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:07,966 - Yeah, absolutely. 248 00:07:09,100 --> 00:07:10,133 - Look at that. 249 00:07:10,133 --> 00:07:11,400 Wow. 250 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:13,000 - [Lisa] Really cool Pittston coal stove. 251 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:14,800 - Look at this. 252 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:17,600 - [Lisa] Yeah, so I can only imagine my grandmother cooking. 253 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:20,366 - [Matt] This is really, really interesting. 254 00:07:20,366 --> 00:07:21,166 Wow! 255 00:07:22,633 --> 00:07:24,800 - You can see they've got a star of David on them. 256 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:26,300 We're Roman Catholic. 257 00:07:26,300 --> 00:07:28,200 I'm not sure what that's all about, what that story is. 258 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:29,133 - Well, we'll find out. 259 00:07:29,133 --> 00:07:30,433 - [Lisa] Okay. 260 00:07:30,433 --> 00:07:31,600 - Cleaned a few houses in my days. 261 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:32,800 - [Lisa] Mm-hmm. 262 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:34,033 - [Matt] This is overwhelming for me. 263 00:07:34,033 --> 00:07:35,233 - [Lisa] Hmm. 264 00:07:35,233 --> 00:07:36,400 - And we got a lot of work to do. 265 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:37,600 The only other thing we need to do 266 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:39,266 is I need to hear about the Legacy List. 267 00:07:39,266 --> 00:07:40,100 - Okay. 268 00:07:40,100 --> 00:07:40,933 Well, let's go. 269 00:07:40,933 --> 00:07:43,500 (upbeat music) 270 00:07:49,133 --> 00:07:51,633 - So this is a house that represents, really, 271 00:07:51,633 --> 00:07:52,600 a hundred years of your family. 272 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:53,800 - [Lisa] Yes. 273 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:55,766 - But it doesn't suit your life anymore. 274 00:07:55,766 --> 00:07:57,000 - Yeah, yeah. 275 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:57,933 I've been here. 276 00:07:57,933 --> 00:07:58,666 I've lived in this house. 277 00:07:58,666 --> 00:07:59,500 Love this house. 278 00:07:59,500 --> 00:08:00,500 It's time to move. 279 00:08:00,500 --> 00:08:02,000 - You seem at peace with it. 280 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,366 A lot of families I work with, the guilt makes them 281 00:08:04,366 --> 00:08:07,100 hold on to the house another 10, 20 years. 282 00:08:07,100 --> 00:08:08,333 - It's been a long time coming. 283 00:08:08,333 --> 00:08:10,100 We've talked, even when my parents were alive, 284 00:08:10,100 --> 00:08:12,200 we talked about how it was going to be mine. 285 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:14,333 And I've, it's not my first thought 286 00:08:14,333 --> 00:08:16,233 about what would I do with this home. 287 00:08:16,233 --> 00:08:18,100 - Well, I call it stepping stones. 288 00:08:18,100 --> 00:08:22,033 There's nothing wrong with something from your past 289 00:08:22,033 --> 00:08:23,400 helping for your future. 290 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:24,633 And you're in a unique situation 291 00:08:24,633 --> 00:08:27,333 where you're the only living adult child. 292 00:08:27,333 --> 00:08:28,266 They'll be okay with it. 293 00:08:28,266 --> 00:08:29,100 - Mm-hmm. 294 00:08:29,100 --> 00:08:29,933 - They want you happy. 295 00:08:29,933 --> 00:08:31,133 - Yeah. 296 00:08:31,133 --> 00:08:32,333 I absolutely know my parents would be happy. 297 00:08:32,333 --> 00:08:33,633 - All right, so our goals this week 298 00:08:33,633 --> 00:08:36,166 are gonna be to clean out this house some 299 00:08:36,166 --> 00:08:37,533 to help you get it ready to sell. 300 00:08:37,533 --> 00:08:39,066 - Okay. 301 00:08:39,066 --> 00:08:39,866 - And then obviously, we need to go through the Legacy List 302 00:08:39,866 --> 00:08:40,633 to find some things. 303 00:08:40,633 --> 00:08:42,133 - Yes, okay. 304 00:08:42,133 --> 00:08:45,133 So the history of my family is we're a coal mining region. 305 00:08:45,133 --> 00:08:46,433 I mean, my grandfather, 306 00:08:46,433 --> 00:08:48,133 my great grandfather were coal miners. 307 00:08:48,133 --> 00:08:49,766 We've talked about how this house itself 308 00:08:49,766 --> 00:08:50,966 is built on coal mines. 309 00:08:50,966 --> 00:08:52,866 Everything underneath us are coal mines. 310 00:08:52,866 --> 00:08:54,733 So anything kind of attached to that, 311 00:08:54,733 --> 00:08:55,966 I think that would just be 312 00:08:55,966 --> 00:08:58,766 a really cool piece of memorabilia to have. 313 00:08:58,766 --> 00:09:02,566 - All right, first one is coal mining history. 314 00:09:04,066 --> 00:09:04,933 All right, what's the next? 315 00:09:04,933 --> 00:09:06,166 - Military memorabilia. 316 00:09:06,166 --> 00:09:08,033 So my father was in the Air Force, 317 00:09:08,033 --> 00:09:12,200 and my great uncle was a Marine, fought in World War II. 318 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,966 There's tons of paperwork and stuff 319 00:09:14,966 --> 00:09:16,966 that just my father himself had. 320 00:09:16,966 --> 00:09:19,000 I might imagine there's some clothes as well, 321 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:20,200 like some of his uniforms. 322 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,900 (majestic music) 323 00:09:24,966 --> 00:09:25,566 - All right. 324 00:09:25,833 --> 00:09:27,133 - [Lisa] So that Pittston coal stove. 325 00:09:27,133 --> 00:09:28,333 - [Matt] Yes. 326 00:09:28,333 --> 00:09:31,533 - I would love to know a lot about that. 327 00:09:31,533 --> 00:09:32,966 I don't know how it got down there. 328 00:09:32,966 --> 00:09:34,466 That would be interesting to know. (chuckles) 329 00:09:34,466 --> 00:09:35,966 - It's possible they built the house around it. 330 00:09:35,966 --> 00:09:36,800 - Yeah, I would-- 331 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:38,000 - That thing is heavy. 332 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:39,266 - I would imagine. - Oh my gosh. 333 00:09:39,266 --> 00:09:40,100 - Yeah. 334 00:09:40,100 --> 00:09:40,933 - So just more history. 335 00:09:40,933 --> 00:09:42,200 - [Lisa] Yeah. 336 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:43,400 - And I think this is a good reminder here. 337 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:45,466 So a Legacy List is a list of items. 338 00:09:45,466 --> 00:09:46,966 Sometimes people need just to find it, 339 00:09:46,966 --> 00:09:48,633 and then sometimes they just need to learn more. 340 00:09:48,633 --> 00:09:49,566 - Yeah. 341 00:09:49,566 --> 00:09:51,100 - So learn more on the stove. 342 00:09:51,100 --> 00:09:54,433 (laid back music) 343 00:09:54,433 --> 00:09:55,800 All right. 344 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:57,666 - So this area was devastated by a flood in 1972, 345 00:09:57,666 --> 00:09:59,533 the flood of Hurricane Agnes. 346 00:09:59,533 --> 00:10:04,366 This house alone was underneath water, 30, 40 feet. 347 00:10:04,366 --> 00:10:07,000 Any of that memorabilia, any newspaper clippings. 348 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:08,700 Now, it's the 50th anniversary, actually, 349 00:10:08,700 --> 00:10:10,766 of the actual flood itself. 350 00:10:10,766 --> 00:10:12,466 It's a big deal around here. 351 00:10:12,466 --> 00:10:15,933 And interesting fact, my grandfather lived up in the attic 352 00:10:15,933 --> 00:10:17,233 while that was going on. 353 00:10:17,233 --> 00:10:18,966 We had no idea where he was for a week. 354 00:10:18,966 --> 00:10:20,466 - Wow. 355 00:10:20,466 --> 00:10:21,700 - I remember standing at the top of one of the streets here 356 00:10:21,700 --> 00:10:23,600 and I remember my mother being very frantic, 357 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:25,100 just frantic, wondering where he was. 358 00:10:25,100 --> 00:10:26,766 And she couldn't find anybody to take a boat, 359 00:10:26,766 --> 00:10:28,866 didn't know where he was, couldn't get down there. 360 00:10:28,866 --> 00:10:30,000 So yeah, it was-- 361 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:30,833 - [Matt] Man! 362 00:10:30,833 --> 00:10:31,633 - Yeah. 363 00:10:34,066 --> 00:10:35,366 - All right, what else do you have? 364 00:10:35,366 --> 00:10:38,533 - So my grandmother, his wife, my grandmother, 365 00:10:38,533 --> 00:10:41,100 they were divorced in the '50s. 366 00:10:41,100 --> 00:10:43,966 She did get remarried, and they traveled the world. 367 00:10:43,966 --> 00:10:44,933 So anything that, 368 00:10:44,933 --> 00:10:46,466 I've seen pictures. 369 00:10:46,466 --> 00:10:47,700 They've been in Europe. 370 00:10:47,700 --> 00:10:49,000 So I'd just like to see anything like that, 371 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:50,933 related to anything she might have brought back. 372 00:10:50,933 --> 00:10:52,733 She came back to live with us for a little bit of time 373 00:10:52,733 --> 00:10:56,800 in the late '80s, so she brought everything with her. 374 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:57,633 - [Matt] And what was her name? 375 00:10:57,633 --> 00:10:58,500 - Felicia Bartosh. 376 00:10:58,500 --> 00:10:59,266 - Felicia. 377 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:05,733 - My mother's wedding ring. 378 00:11:05,733 --> 00:11:07,966 It would be absolutely wonderful if that could be found. 379 00:11:07,966 --> 00:11:11,100 I don't think it's in the attic, but somewhere in the house. 380 00:11:11,100 --> 00:11:12,666 When my mom passed away, 381 00:11:12,666 --> 00:11:15,366 my dad immediately put the ring on his finger. 382 00:11:15,366 --> 00:11:17,333 And about that time, he wasn't doing very well either. 383 00:11:17,333 --> 00:11:19,000 He started to lose a lot of weight. 384 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,300 And somewhere along the lines, he lost it. 385 00:11:21,300 --> 00:11:23,033 He actually lost his ring as well. 386 00:11:23,033 --> 00:11:24,166 I happened to find that one. 387 00:11:24,166 --> 00:11:25,000 - Oh, you did. 388 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:25,933 Where did you find that? 389 00:11:25,933 --> 00:11:27,133 - I found it in the kitchen, 390 00:11:27,133 --> 00:11:28,966 underneath the cabinet that's there now. 391 00:11:28,966 --> 00:11:31,200 - I take this one, personally, I really wanna find it. 392 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:33,700 - Again, gold band, just beautiful. 393 00:11:33,700 --> 00:11:34,866 And it's my mom's. 394 00:11:34,866 --> 00:11:35,833 - [Matt] So any stone or just a band. 395 00:11:35,833 --> 00:11:36,633 - No, just a band. 396 00:11:36,633 --> 00:11:37,466 - [Matt] Just a band. 397 00:11:37,466 --> 00:11:38,300 - Just a gold band. 398 00:11:38,300 --> 00:11:39,100 - Okay. 399 00:11:41,933 --> 00:11:44,400 All right, I mean, it's pretty simple for me. 400 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:45,900 We've gotta keep an eye out 401 00:11:45,900 --> 00:11:47,766 for really more family thing more than anything. 402 00:11:47,766 --> 00:11:49,033 - Yeah. 403 00:11:49,033 --> 00:11:50,666 - And I'm gonna bring the whole crew in here. 404 00:11:50,666 --> 00:11:51,633 - Okay. 405 00:11:51,633 --> 00:11:52,900 - And we're gonna hustle. 406 00:11:52,900 --> 00:11:54,833 And we'll sit back down here in a couple days 407 00:11:54,833 --> 00:11:56,266 and hopefully have some really cool stuff for you. 408 00:11:56,266 --> 00:11:57,400 - Oh, I'm excited. 409 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:59,966 (pensive music) 410 00:12:02,666 --> 00:12:03,866 - [Jaime] I was like, 411 00:12:03,866 --> 00:12:05,033 we didn't expect that much traffic on-- 412 00:12:05,033 --> 00:12:06,266 - On 95 on a Saturday. - On a Saturday, 413 00:12:06,266 --> 00:12:07,700 in the middle of the day. 414 00:12:07,700 --> 00:12:10,233 Like, where's everyone going? 415 00:12:10,233 --> 00:12:11,100 - [Matt] What's up, guys? 416 00:12:11,100 --> 00:12:12,033 - [Jaime] Oh, hey. 417 00:12:12,033 --> 00:12:12,833 - [Avi] What's happening, man? 418 00:12:12,833 --> 00:12:13,833 - [Mike] Hey, Matt. 419 00:12:13,833 --> 00:12:14,766 - [Matt] Welcome to Swoyersville. 420 00:12:14,766 --> 00:12:15,733 - We thought you stood us up. 421 00:12:15,733 --> 00:12:17,266 - No, I've been working. 422 00:12:17,266 --> 00:12:18,266 What do you think? 423 00:12:18,266 --> 00:12:19,200 - [Jaime] It's beautiful. 424 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:19,933 - [Matt] Gorgeous, isn't it? 425 00:12:19,933 --> 00:12:20,766 - [Jaime] Yeah. 426 00:12:20,766 --> 00:12:22,266 - Coal country. 427 00:12:22,266 --> 00:12:23,700 We are actually standing on top of a coal mine right now. 428 00:12:23,700 --> 00:12:24,533 - No way. - Wow. 429 00:12:24,533 --> 00:12:25,366 - Yeah. 430 00:12:25,366 --> 00:12:26,866 This whole town. 431 00:12:26,866 --> 00:12:28,600 Apparently, the guys would go about two miles up the road, 432 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:32,133 they'd go in, and it eventually came this way. 433 00:12:32,133 --> 00:12:33,900 So it's a throwback of a town, man. 434 00:12:33,900 --> 00:12:36,300 It's been in the blood of this city forever. 435 00:12:36,300 --> 00:12:37,733 - [Jaime] Yeah. 436 00:12:37,733 --> 00:12:38,400 - [Narrator] And this family's been in this house 437 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:39,200 a hundred years. 438 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:40,400 - [Avi and Jaime] Wow. 439 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:41,666 - Five generations now. 440 00:12:41,666 --> 00:12:43,100 - Are they the first owners of the house? 441 00:12:43,100 --> 00:12:44,200 - Yeah. 442 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:45,733 So the great grandfather built it, 443 00:12:45,733 --> 00:12:48,800 and every generation since has left something in this house. 444 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:50,466 The attic and the basement 445 00:12:50,466 --> 00:12:53,466 has been a place for everybody to leave stuff. 446 00:12:53,466 --> 00:12:54,766 - The family storage unit? 447 00:12:54,766 --> 00:12:57,966 - Oh yeah, but for four, almost five generations. 448 00:12:57,966 --> 00:12:59,233 - [Avi and Mike] Wow. 449 00:12:59,233 --> 00:13:01,866 - The thing about older homes and selling them 450 00:13:01,866 --> 00:13:04,066 is that a lot of this stuff can be restored 451 00:13:04,066 --> 00:13:05,533 if they wanted to go that route. 452 00:13:05,533 --> 00:13:07,966 And most likely, the buyer that's gonna purchase 453 00:13:07,966 --> 00:13:10,633 something like this has a passion for restoring old homes. 454 00:13:10,633 --> 00:13:13,133 So there's someone out there that wants a home like this 455 00:13:13,133 --> 00:13:13,966 for sure. - Oh, yeah. 456 00:13:13,966 --> 00:13:14,900 It's an awesome house. 457 00:13:14,900 --> 00:13:16,033 It's gonna need a lot of work. 458 00:13:16,033 --> 00:13:17,266 - Yeah. 459 00:13:17,266 --> 00:13:18,966 - Mike, you're gonna be in the attic a lot. 460 00:13:18,966 --> 00:13:19,900 - No problem. 461 00:13:19,900 --> 00:13:21,133 We'll go up there and we'll-- 462 00:13:21,133 --> 00:13:22,466 - Well, see it before you say no problem. 463 00:13:22,466 --> 00:13:23,800 (group laughs) 464 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:25,233 But this is not a punishment. 465 00:13:25,233 --> 00:13:26,666 This is for real. 466 00:13:26,666 --> 00:13:29,300 There's a bunch of really cool stuff up there. 467 00:13:29,300 --> 00:13:30,733 I think I sent you pictures of some of that. 468 00:13:30,733 --> 00:13:31,666 - [Mike] Oh, yeah. 469 00:13:31,666 --> 00:13:32,600 It was like a time capsule. 470 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:33,800 - I'm gonna let you go with him. 471 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:34,800 - I knew that was coming. 472 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:35,866 Okay. - That's a good thing. 473 00:13:35,866 --> 00:13:37,366 One of the Legacy List items, 474 00:13:37,366 --> 00:13:39,233 I know I sent you the whole list, but one of them is, 475 00:13:39,233 --> 00:13:41,566 she goes, "Just anything cool you find about my family, 476 00:13:41,566 --> 00:13:42,600 "I'd love to hear the story." 477 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:44,233 - [Avi and Jaime] Yeah. 478 00:13:44,233 --> 00:13:45,500 - So it's gonna be really crucial with you guys in the attic 479 00:13:45,500 --> 00:13:47,333 to think of this as if it was your family. 480 00:13:47,333 --> 00:13:49,333 Avi, you and I are gonna go to the basement first. 481 00:13:49,333 --> 00:13:50,566 - Okay, appropriate. - And then-- 482 00:13:50,566 --> 00:13:51,866 - Appropriate for coal mining country. 483 00:13:51,866 --> 00:13:53,133 - Yes. 484 00:13:53,133 --> 00:13:53,933 All right, you guys ready to get started? 485 00:13:53,933 --> 00:13:55,233 - Yeah. 486 00:13:55,233 --> 00:13:56,066 - And we will see you guys in a little bit. 487 00:13:56,066 --> 00:13:56,766 - [Group] All right. 488 00:13:56,766 --> 00:13:57,600 - Good luck. 489 00:13:57,600 --> 00:13:58,566 - Good luck, guys. 490 00:13:58,566 --> 00:13:59,400 - See you, guys. - All right. 491 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,133 (soft guitar music) 492 00:14:03,566 --> 00:14:05,366 - [Jaime] I love going into an attic with you, Mike. 493 00:14:05,366 --> 00:14:08,500 - It's the highlight of my day. 494 00:14:08,500 --> 00:14:09,400 - [Jaime] Oh, wow. 495 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:10,933 - [Mike] Yeah. 496 00:14:10,933 --> 00:14:12,100 There's some cool stuff up here. 497 00:14:12,100 --> 00:14:12,933 - [Jaime] I know. 498 00:14:12,933 --> 00:14:13,766 This isn't a bad one. 499 00:14:13,766 --> 00:14:15,000 - [Mike] No! 500 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:15,933 I think we got the best draw here. 501 00:14:15,933 --> 00:14:17,333 - Yeah, (chuckles) I do too. 502 00:14:17,333 --> 00:14:18,533 This is awesome. 503 00:14:18,533 --> 00:14:19,500 You can actually stand up. 504 00:14:19,500 --> 00:14:21,100 - I know. 505 00:14:21,100 --> 00:14:23,166 I was so worried I was just gonna need a hard hat all day. 506 00:14:23,166 --> 00:14:24,366 - I know. 507 00:14:24,366 --> 00:14:25,633 Do you have a place that you'd like to start? 508 00:14:25,633 --> 00:14:26,500 - I kind of wanna go over here. 509 00:14:26,500 --> 00:14:27,933 - Okay. 510 00:14:27,933 --> 00:14:29,366 Well, you start over there, and I'll go over here. 511 00:14:29,366 --> 00:14:30,800 - Okay. 512 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:31,466 - [Jaime] And you just holler when you find something. 513 00:14:31,466 --> 00:14:32,266 - All right. 514 00:14:34,766 --> 00:14:35,566 Oh my God. 515 00:14:36,866 --> 00:14:38,100 - What? 516 00:14:38,100 --> 00:14:40,066 - How to play Time Bomb. 517 00:14:41,066 --> 00:14:42,866 What an interesting game. 518 00:14:42,866 --> 00:14:44,133 - Dial a Smile. 519 00:14:44,133 --> 00:14:45,333 - [Matt] Dial a Smile. 520 00:14:45,333 --> 00:14:46,233 - That's two that I've never seen before. 521 00:14:46,233 --> 00:14:47,700 Oh, Easy-Bake Oven. 522 00:14:47,700 --> 00:14:49,700 I always wanted one of those. 523 00:14:49,700 --> 00:14:50,533 - Here you go, Jaime. 524 00:14:50,533 --> 00:14:51,733 - Thank you. (laughs) 525 00:14:51,733 --> 00:14:52,966 - I'm a big kid. 526 00:14:52,966 --> 00:14:55,266 When I get to work on a project like this 527 00:14:55,266 --> 00:14:57,800 and play with toys and games... 528 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:03,233 - It's like working with a man child. (laughs) 529 00:15:03,233 --> 00:15:04,633 - Oh, man. 530 00:15:04,633 --> 00:15:05,900 Jaime, Jaime, Jaime. 531 00:15:05,900 --> 00:15:07,466 - [Jaime] What you got? 532 00:15:07,466 --> 00:15:09,233 - Did you ever have one of these? 533 00:15:09,233 --> 00:15:10,800 - No. 534 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:12,466 - [Mike] Well, neither did I, but I always wanted one. 535 00:15:12,466 --> 00:15:13,300 - Are you sure you didn't? 536 00:15:13,300 --> 00:15:14,666 - Yeah! 537 00:15:14,666 --> 00:15:16,033 - What is this? 538 00:15:16,033 --> 00:15:17,300 - The Visible Woman. 539 00:15:17,300 --> 00:15:19,866 It's like a model of the human body 540 00:15:19,866 --> 00:15:22,166 and you can like take the organs out 541 00:15:22,166 --> 00:15:25,166 and learn how the body works. 542 00:15:25,166 --> 00:15:26,000 - There she is. 543 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:27,233 - There she is. 544 00:15:27,233 --> 00:15:29,200 Fun, but then also educational. 545 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:30,000 - Got it. 546 00:15:31,133 --> 00:15:32,500 What part of the body is that? 547 00:15:32,500 --> 00:15:34,100 - [Mike] Intestines. 548 00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:34,933 - [Jaime] Are you sure? 549 00:15:34,933 --> 00:15:35,766 - Yeah. 550 00:15:35,766 --> 00:15:36,700 - Okay. 551 00:15:36,700 --> 00:15:37,566 Oh, I know what this one is. 552 00:15:37,566 --> 00:15:38,400 What's this? 553 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:39,900 - [Mike] Lungs? 554 00:15:39,900 --> 00:15:41,566 - [Jaime] Ding, ding, ding, Dr. Mike. 555 00:15:41,566 --> 00:15:42,933 - Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. 556 00:15:44,066 --> 00:15:45,200 - What's that? 557 00:15:46,333 --> 00:15:48,166 - Which end is up? 558 00:15:48,166 --> 00:15:50,800 (pensive music) 559 00:15:53,633 --> 00:15:54,566 - All right, dude. 560 00:15:54,566 --> 00:15:56,433 - [Avi] Oh, man. 561 00:15:56,433 --> 00:15:58,400 - [Matt] Nice old basement. 562 00:15:58,400 --> 00:15:59,533 - [Avi and Jaime] Yeah, now I see 563 00:15:59,533 --> 00:16:00,433 why you got us wearing these things. 564 00:16:00,433 --> 00:16:01,266 - Yeah. 565 00:16:01,266 --> 00:16:02,500 Just wanna be safe. 566 00:16:02,500 --> 00:16:04,233 - Oftentimes, older homes 567 00:16:04,233 --> 00:16:07,666 just bring the possibility of hazardous material. 568 00:16:07,666 --> 00:16:10,066 - So you've got your hundred years of coal. 569 00:16:10,066 --> 00:16:13,433 You've got a ton of scrap metal there and there, 570 00:16:13,433 --> 00:16:14,766 a couple of tools that are worth saving. 571 00:16:14,766 --> 00:16:16,733 The rest of these are really, 572 00:16:16,733 --> 00:16:18,733 I'd say 75% of this is scrap metal. 573 00:16:18,733 --> 00:16:20,266 - Okay, okay. 574 00:16:20,266 --> 00:16:22,700 - And then there's a really cool coal stove over there. 575 00:16:22,700 --> 00:16:23,633 - [Avi] Hmm. 576 00:16:23,633 --> 00:16:24,666 - [Matt] I mean, it's massive. 577 00:16:24,666 --> 00:16:26,400 We can't even take it out. 578 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:29,133 - This is looking like a pretty big job, Matt. 579 00:16:29,133 --> 00:16:31,066 How are we gonna approach this? 580 00:16:31,066 --> 00:16:32,500 - So first, you and I are gonna grab 581 00:16:32,500 --> 00:16:34,866 a couple items, take upstairs. 582 00:16:34,866 --> 00:16:36,366 - Okay. 583 00:16:36,366 --> 00:16:37,233 - [Matt] And remember, in the '70s, all this flooded, 584 00:16:37,233 --> 00:16:38,066 this whole thing. 585 00:16:38,066 --> 00:16:39,600 - [Avi] Right. 586 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:41,933 - So anything that we do find down here is, at best, rusted. 587 00:16:41,933 --> 00:16:43,166 So there's no family photos. 588 00:16:43,166 --> 00:16:44,433 There's no letters. - Okay. 589 00:16:44,433 --> 00:16:45,933 - Let's go over here and start picking over here. 590 00:16:45,933 --> 00:16:46,866 - Okay. 591 00:16:46,866 --> 00:16:48,666 - All right, I'll follow you. 592 00:16:48,666 --> 00:16:51,366 (dramatic music) 593 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,366 - The Wrath of Agnes: A Complete Pictorial 594 00:17:01,366 --> 00:17:04,400 and Written History of the June 1972 Flood 595 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:05,866 in Wyoming Valley. 596 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:08,433 This is definitely something to hang on to. 597 00:17:08,433 --> 00:17:10,166 There's like photos. 598 00:17:10,166 --> 00:17:12,166 I mean, look at this. 599 00:17:12,166 --> 00:17:14,633 Like, that's where we're standing. 600 00:17:14,633 --> 00:17:16,033 - Oh my God. 601 00:17:16,033 --> 00:17:18,333 Yeah, so grandpa would have been up here-- 602 00:17:18,333 --> 00:17:19,566 - I know, 603 00:17:19,566 --> 00:17:20,800 - Looking out and seeing all of this. 604 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:22,700 - Like, literally, the water, like right there. 605 00:17:22,700 --> 00:17:23,600 - Oh my gosh. 606 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:24,933 - All that underwater. 607 00:17:24,933 --> 00:17:27,400 - He's, in the moment, having to decide 608 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:30,300 what memories he's going to preserve 609 00:17:30,300 --> 00:17:32,933 as he's trying to save his own life. 610 00:17:32,933 --> 00:17:35,233 I cannot imagine what that's like. 611 00:17:35,233 --> 00:17:36,900 Here it is right in there. 612 00:17:36,900 --> 00:17:37,733 Uh-oh. 613 00:17:37,733 --> 00:17:39,033 - [Jaime] What's this? 614 00:17:39,033 --> 00:17:41,300 - I think we found something. 615 00:17:41,300 --> 00:17:42,866 - Oh. 616 00:17:42,866 --> 00:17:46,100 Susquehanna River breaks all flood records here. 617 00:17:46,100 --> 00:17:49,966 So I think this is all about the flood. 618 00:17:49,966 --> 00:17:53,933 Okay, Bob Hope tours flood-stricken Wyoming Valley area. 619 00:17:53,933 --> 00:17:57,500 - Bob Hope was one of the biggest celebrities of his day. 620 00:17:57,500 --> 00:17:59,166 And so for him to come here, 621 00:17:59,166 --> 00:18:00,900 it brought a lot of attention to the area, 622 00:18:00,900 --> 00:18:03,266 probably generated a lot of money for the area, 623 00:18:03,266 --> 00:18:05,700 and also kind of gave people a little break 624 00:18:05,700 --> 00:18:07,666 from the tragedy that they were living in. 625 00:18:07,666 --> 00:18:08,933 - Yeah. 626 00:18:08,933 --> 00:18:10,166 I mean, they've been preserved somewhat. 627 00:18:10,166 --> 00:18:11,700 I think this is definitely something 628 00:18:11,700 --> 00:18:15,033 that Lisa and the family are going to want to hang on to. 629 00:18:15,033 --> 00:18:15,866 - Yeah. 630 00:18:15,866 --> 00:18:18,900 (upbeat jazzy music) 631 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:26,866 (dramatic music) 632 00:18:26,866 --> 00:18:28,200 - [Narrator] Floods are one of nature's 633 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:31,400 most powerful and unpredictable forces, 634 00:18:32,666 --> 00:18:35,100 and they have led to countless disasters 635 00:18:35,100 --> 00:18:37,366 throughout human history. 636 00:18:37,366 --> 00:18:40,800 From the flood plains of China to the lowlands of Holland, 637 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:45,566 no country has been spared nature's watery wrath. 638 00:18:45,566 --> 00:18:46,800 In the Middle Ages, 639 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,633 a flood known as the Great Drowning of Men 640 00:18:49,633 --> 00:18:52,100 began as a huge storm in England 641 00:18:52,100 --> 00:18:55,000 that caused a devastating storm surge. 642 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,800 Walls of water swept across the Netherlands, 643 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:02,566 Germany, and Denmark, killing thousands in its wake. 644 00:19:02,566 --> 00:19:06,033 The United States has had its fair share of flood disasters, 645 00:19:06,033 --> 00:19:09,500 the most devastating being in 1927. 646 00:19:09,500 --> 00:19:12,100 Unrelenting rain fell for months 647 00:19:12,100 --> 00:19:14,100 and caused the mighty Mississippi 648 00:19:14,100 --> 00:19:16,866 to swell and break its levies. 649 00:19:16,866 --> 00:19:20,633 The ensuing flood covered 16 million acres 650 00:19:20,633 --> 00:19:22,266 across seven states. 651 00:19:23,666 --> 00:19:28,466 In 1972, Hurricane Agnes dropped over 25 inches of rain 652 00:19:29,633 --> 00:19:31,366 onto the hills of Eastern Pennsylvania. 653 00:19:31,366 --> 00:19:34,533 By the morning of June 23rd, the dikes had broken, 654 00:19:34,533 --> 00:19:36,066 and the people of Wilkes-Barre 655 00:19:36,066 --> 00:19:38,166 were issued the following warning, 656 00:19:38,166 --> 00:19:39,733 Get out. 657 00:19:39,733 --> 00:19:41,700 Those that couldn't escape in time 658 00:19:41,700 --> 00:19:43,400 were rescued from their homes, 659 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:45,466 many trapped on the second floor 660 00:19:45,466 --> 00:19:50,433 by a river that crested several feet in a matter of hours. 661 00:19:51,633 --> 00:19:53,566 As global warming raises ocean levels, 662 00:19:53,566 --> 00:19:57,066 high tides and storm surges threaten millions of people 663 00:19:57,066 --> 00:19:59,600 living in low-lying areas, 664 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:03,300 but a few countries are trying to stop the flow. 665 00:20:03,300 --> 00:20:06,800 The Netherlands has poured resources into water management, 666 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:08,766 creating one of the most sophisticated 667 00:20:08,766 --> 00:20:12,233 flood prevention systems in the world. 668 00:20:12,233 --> 00:20:15,600 They're prepared come hell or high water. 669 00:20:19,533 --> 00:20:23,133 (laid back music) 670 00:20:23,133 --> 00:20:25,066 - All right, we are upstairs. 671 00:20:25,066 --> 00:20:25,900 (Avi chuckles) 672 00:20:25,900 --> 00:20:26,733 out of the basement. 673 00:20:26,733 --> 00:20:28,000 - Phew. 674 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:28,933 - These first items we found down there, 675 00:20:28,933 --> 00:20:30,366 this is on the Legacy List. 676 00:20:30,366 --> 00:20:33,200 Lisa wanted to find things either from their service in war 677 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:36,000 or from their time in the coal mines. 678 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:37,533 - [Avi] Yeah. 679 00:20:37,533 --> 00:20:38,733 - [Matt] And I think we have another Legacy List first. 680 00:20:38,733 --> 00:20:39,866 I think this is both. 681 00:20:39,866 --> 00:20:41,433 - [Avi] Yeah, absolutely. 682 00:20:41,433 --> 00:20:43,800 - [Matt] Pretty quickly, we realized this is from 1918. 683 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:45,366 - I mean, you can just see it. 684 00:20:45,366 --> 00:20:46,500 You look at how it was put together. 685 00:20:46,500 --> 00:20:47,800 - [Matt] Yeah. 686 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:48,900 - [Avi] I mean, it's really raw welding, 687 00:20:48,900 --> 00:20:50,633 not much finishing there. 688 00:20:50,633 --> 00:20:51,466 - [Matt] Yeah, metal top. 689 00:20:51,466 --> 00:20:52,966 - [Avi] Metal top. 690 00:20:52,966 --> 00:20:54,800 - [Matt] Every dent in here is a hard day's work. 691 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:57,300 This is from World War I, then they repurposed them 692 00:20:57,300 --> 00:20:59,100 and take them down into the coal mines. 693 00:20:59,100 --> 00:21:01,433 - I mean, what I find interesting about this, 694 00:21:01,433 --> 00:21:03,100 you gotta screw here in the bottom. 695 00:21:03,100 --> 00:21:05,700 I mean, they just constantly reuse what they had. 696 00:21:05,700 --> 00:21:07,233 - Yes. 697 00:21:07,233 --> 00:21:08,766 - I mean, it's probably had a hole in it from something 698 00:21:08,766 --> 00:21:10,566 and they said, "Well, we'll just seal it up with a screw 699 00:21:10,566 --> 00:21:12,000 "to make sure it doesn't leak any anymore." 700 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,400 - Yeah, reuse, reuse, repurpose, reuse everything. 701 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:16,233 - Yeah, I mean, you talk about blue collar. 702 00:21:16,233 --> 00:21:17,633 Man, this is dark blue. 703 00:21:17,633 --> 00:21:18,800 - Yeah. (Avi laughs) 704 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:21,100 Hard, hard, hard. - Hard blue, hard blue. 705 00:21:21,100 --> 00:21:23,966 - At a level that I respect more than I could imagine. 706 00:21:23,966 --> 00:21:26,366 - I mean, a lot of people can say they've done hard jobs, 707 00:21:26,366 --> 00:21:28,266 but how many people can say, "I worked in a coal mine," 708 00:21:28,266 --> 00:21:30,500 even experienced being in a coal mine? 709 00:21:30,500 --> 00:21:32,033 - Yeah, I mean, dude, we can't even work 710 00:21:32,033 --> 00:21:34,200 in the basement of the guy that works in the coal mine. 711 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:35,233 - (laughs) Exactly. 712 00:21:35,233 --> 00:21:37,100 - And we're tough guys. 713 00:21:43,433 --> 00:21:46,366 (soft guitar music) 714 00:21:49,900 --> 00:21:51,100 - Look at this. 715 00:21:53,300 --> 00:21:54,800 - [Mike and Jaime] Cheez Whiz. 716 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:57,100 - [Mike] Look at this, it's autographed by somebody. 717 00:21:57,100 --> 00:21:58,166 - [Jaime] Like a real autograph? 718 00:21:58,166 --> 00:21:59,700 - [Matt] Yeah, a real autograph. 719 00:21:59,700 --> 00:22:00,766 - I mean, I can't make that out. 720 00:22:00,766 --> 00:22:01,566 Can you? 721 00:22:02,966 --> 00:22:04,066 - I don't know. 722 00:22:04,066 --> 00:22:05,366 - What's the expiration date on it? 723 00:22:05,366 --> 00:22:06,200 - [Matt] 1990. 724 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:07,033 - Okay. 725 00:22:07,033 --> 00:22:08,000 - Just a little, 726 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:09,566 I'm sure it's still okay. 727 00:22:09,566 --> 00:22:11,166 - I'll let you try it first. 728 00:22:11,166 --> 00:22:12,666 - I would eat it, 729 00:22:12,666 --> 00:22:14,633 but I don't wanna ruin the collector value of this. 730 00:22:14,633 --> 00:22:15,666 (Jaime laughs) 731 00:22:15,666 --> 00:22:18,233 (upbeat music) 732 00:22:25,133 --> 00:22:26,800 - [Matt] All right, what else you got? 733 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:28,766 - This was initially the most interesting because-- 734 00:22:28,766 --> 00:22:30,733 - I saw you playing with this. 735 00:22:30,733 --> 00:22:32,800 - I wasn't quite sure what to make of it. 736 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:33,933 - [Matt] All right, I know what it is. 737 00:22:33,933 --> 00:22:35,466 What do you think it is? 738 00:22:35,466 --> 00:22:38,200 - [Avi] Well, initially, I thought like apple press. 739 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:39,733 - Mm-hmm, it's not. 740 00:22:40,733 --> 00:22:42,100 - Ah. 741 00:22:42,100 --> 00:22:42,966 - [Matt] Sausage maker. 742 00:22:42,966 --> 00:22:44,300 - [Avi] Okay. 743 00:22:44,300 --> 00:22:45,966 - But yeah, you would just turn it 744 00:22:45,966 --> 00:22:47,600 and the wheel would press the sausage down 745 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,200 and you had casing here. 746 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,200 Make a good Polish sausage, man. 747 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:53,000 - I mean, you're feeding your family. 748 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,866 We have the luxury of going to a grocery store 749 00:22:55,866 --> 00:22:59,266 and buying food, and we don't even think about 750 00:22:59,266 --> 00:23:00,800 how they happened before 751 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:03,500 until we walk into a place like this, 752 00:23:03,500 --> 00:23:04,933 and it's just a great reminder 753 00:23:04,933 --> 00:23:06,966 of like where we've come from. 754 00:23:06,966 --> 00:23:09,366 - [Matt] And everything we find is in good shape here. 755 00:23:09,366 --> 00:23:10,966 - [Avi] You could actually use it if you clean it up. 756 00:23:10,966 --> 00:23:12,233 - If you cleaned it up, 757 00:23:12,233 --> 00:23:14,833 you could use this today, absolutely. 758 00:23:17,333 --> 00:23:19,900 (upbeat music) 759 00:23:19,900 --> 00:23:21,500 - [Narrator] People have been enjoying sausage 760 00:23:21,500 --> 00:23:25,066 since the days of ancient Greece. 761 00:23:25,066 --> 00:23:27,100 What made sausage so popular? 762 00:23:27,100 --> 00:23:29,733 It starts with a simple recipe, 763 00:23:29,733 --> 00:23:34,100 meat and spices wrapped inside animal intestines. 764 00:23:34,100 --> 00:23:37,000 Frankly, what's not to love? 765 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,100 And with a bit of curing and drying, 766 00:23:39,100 --> 00:23:42,133 sausages could last without refrigeration. 767 00:23:42,133 --> 00:23:44,866 They were the ultimate leftovers. 768 00:23:46,100 --> 00:23:47,933 Different variations of sausage popped up 769 00:23:47,933 --> 00:23:50,333 in all corners of the globe. 770 00:23:50,333 --> 00:23:52,100 If you're looking for something sweet, 771 00:23:52,100 --> 00:23:55,866 try lap cheong, the Cantonese name for Chinese sausage. 772 00:23:55,866 --> 00:23:59,566 A pork-based chorizo sausage is a favorite in Spain, 773 00:23:59,566 --> 00:24:03,033 while Germans enjoy their spicy bratwurst. 774 00:24:04,666 --> 00:24:08,433 After hundreds of years of stuffing sausage by hand, 775 00:24:08,433 --> 00:24:09,866 the world rejoiced 776 00:24:09,866 --> 00:24:13,233 when German inventor and meat lover, Karl Drais, 777 00:24:13,233 --> 00:24:17,633 introduced the first meat grinder in the 19th century. 778 00:24:17,633 --> 00:24:19,300 The hand-cranked contraption 779 00:24:19,300 --> 00:24:22,200 forced meat through a metal plate with holes in it 780 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:26,333 and produced links of sausage at a rapid rate. 781 00:24:26,333 --> 00:24:29,866 Sausage makers were a staple in kitchens for years 782 00:24:29,866 --> 00:24:31,900 until consumers found it more convenient 783 00:24:31,900 --> 00:24:35,800 to buy their meats at the local grocery store. 784 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:38,066 You may find this hard to swallow, 785 00:24:38,066 --> 00:24:41,566 but sausage has even saved lives. 786 00:24:41,566 --> 00:24:43,533 Dutch physician, Dr. Willem Kolff, 787 00:24:43,533 --> 00:24:45,800 built the first dialysis machine 788 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:49,433 using orange juice cans and sausage casings. 789 00:24:50,700 --> 00:24:53,566 From baseball games to backyard barbecues, 790 00:24:53,566 --> 00:24:55,700 people still love their sausage. 791 00:24:55,700 --> 00:24:58,200 Just ask the Romanians, who set the record 792 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:01,000 for making the world's longest sausage 793 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:03,300 at a whopping 38 miles long. 794 00:25:04,766 --> 00:25:09,133 When it comes to making sausage, everyone's a wiener. 795 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:13,233 (soft guitar music) 796 00:25:13,233 --> 00:25:14,466 - Come over here and check this out. 797 00:25:14,466 --> 00:25:17,100 I might need your help, actually. 798 00:25:18,633 --> 00:25:19,866 Old clothes. 799 00:25:19,866 --> 00:25:21,566 It's really tough for some people 800 00:25:21,566 --> 00:25:24,433 because their loved ones actually wore the item, you know. 801 00:25:24,433 --> 00:25:25,233 - Yeah. 802 00:25:26,733 --> 00:25:29,600 - This work shirt, who knows who wore this in her family, 803 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:31,966 but they kept it up here for a reason. 804 00:25:31,966 --> 00:25:35,733 It symbolizes all the hard work that their family members 805 00:25:35,733 --> 00:25:38,266 have put into this community for generations. 806 00:25:38,266 --> 00:25:39,100 - Yeah, 807 00:25:39,100 --> 00:25:40,333 absolutely. 808 00:25:40,333 --> 00:25:42,700 I mean, look, military uniform right here. 809 00:25:42,700 --> 00:25:45,333 - Yeah, that's an Air Force patch. 810 00:25:45,333 --> 00:25:46,666 And her dad was in the Air Force, 811 00:25:46,666 --> 00:25:49,300 so like, this was her dad's shirt. 812 00:25:49,300 --> 00:25:53,666 It's these items that hold so much sentimental value. 813 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,300 This was his dress uniform. 814 00:25:57,300 --> 00:25:58,133 - What do you think? 815 00:25:58,133 --> 00:25:59,066 Is it in good shape? 816 00:25:59,066 --> 00:26:00,300 - I think it's in great shape. 817 00:26:00,300 --> 00:26:01,900 It's in really, really great condition. 818 00:26:01,900 --> 00:26:03,466 And I would imagine that this is something 819 00:26:03,466 --> 00:26:05,966 that they're gonna wanna hold on to, for sure. 820 00:26:05,966 --> 00:26:08,200 - I bet he looked really sharp in this too. 821 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:09,666 - I bet he did too. 822 00:26:09,666 --> 00:26:11,800 I mean, this is a great piece for her to hang on to 823 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:13,966 to really stay connected to him. 824 00:26:13,966 --> 00:26:16,766 - There's something down here at the bottom. 825 00:26:16,766 --> 00:26:17,933 Oh boy. 826 00:26:17,933 --> 00:26:19,300 This is the standard issue rucksack 827 00:26:19,300 --> 00:26:21,166 that every member of the military got 828 00:26:21,166 --> 00:26:22,766 to carry all their stuff 829 00:26:22,766 --> 00:26:24,433 when they were being stationed somewhere. 830 00:26:24,433 --> 00:26:25,400 - Wow. 831 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:26,700 - Here's the serial number. 832 00:26:26,700 --> 00:26:28,133 - Okay. 833 00:26:28,133 --> 00:26:30,000 - And you could probably find out a lot of information 834 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:31,866 about where he was deployed and-- 835 00:26:31,866 --> 00:26:33,033 - And it's like written on the bag too. 836 00:26:33,033 --> 00:26:34,766 - Oh my gosh, okay. 837 00:26:34,766 --> 00:26:36,433 He lived in Texarkana at one point. 838 00:26:36,433 --> 00:26:37,700 - [Jaime] Yep. 839 00:26:37,700 --> 00:26:39,100 - I mean, but this was like your whole life. 840 00:26:39,100 --> 00:26:40,600 - I know, fits in this bag. 841 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:42,100 I'm just thinking like, how would I do that? (laughs) 842 00:26:42,100 --> 00:26:44,666 - I was gonna say, Jaime, when you go on vacation, 843 00:26:44,666 --> 00:26:46,766 could you fit everything you take in this bag? 844 00:26:46,766 --> 00:26:47,700 - I could try. 845 00:26:47,700 --> 00:26:48,633 (Mike laughs) 846 00:26:48,633 --> 00:26:50,466 That's a Legacy List item. 847 00:26:50,466 --> 00:26:51,266 Boom. 848 00:26:54,700 --> 00:26:56,633 (upbeat music) 849 00:26:56,633 --> 00:26:58,400 - All, Lyndsey, Bob, how does it feel for you guys 850 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:01,400 knowing this house is eventually gonna leave the family? 851 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:04,066 - I think I've made my peace with it. 852 00:27:04,066 --> 00:27:06,866 It's just been a while since everyone passed, 853 00:27:06,866 --> 00:27:10,633 and so it's just, I guess, time to move on. 854 00:27:10,633 --> 00:27:12,933 - What were the good memories of this house? 855 00:27:12,933 --> 00:27:16,000 - When I first met Lisa, came here, met her parents. 856 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:17,533 I actually asked her to marry me. 857 00:27:17,533 --> 00:27:18,500 I was very nervous. 858 00:27:18,500 --> 00:27:20,300 And he says yes, of course. 859 00:27:20,300 --> 00:27:21,933 - [Matt] Oh, so you came here to ask permission. 860 00:27:21,933 --> 00:27:23,333 - Asked permission, yes, I did. 861 00:27:23,333 --> 00:27:24,166 Yes I did. 862 00:27:24,166 --> 00:27:25,000 - [Matt] Oh my god. 863 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:25,833 - Yes, I did. 864 00:27:25,833 --> 00:27:27,333 - So here we are. 865 00:27:27,333 --> 00:27:28,633 - Here we are, here we are, yeah, 30, 31 years later. 866 00:27:28,633 --> 00:27:31,466 But yeah, I mean, it's up to my wife. 867 00:27:31,466 --> 00:27:34,366 She grew up in the home and all that, so it's her decision. 868 00:27:34,366 --> 00:27:36,466 - What's your favorite memory in this house for you? 869 00:27:36,466 --> 00:27:37,700 - Oh, man. 870 00:27:37,700 --> 00:27:40,466 There was a rocking chair in the kitchen. 871 00:27:40,466 --> 00:27:43,500 Me and my sister would always race to get there, 872 00:27:43,500 --> 00:27:44,833 to sit in there first, 873 00:27:44,833 --> 00:27:46,600 and we just always rocked back and forth. 874 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:47,433 - I love it. 875 00:27:47,433 --> 00:27:48,366 Is the chair coming out? 876 00:27:48,366 --> 00:27:49,166 Are we keeping the chair? 877 00:27:49,166 --> 00:27:50,100 - I would love to. 878 00:27:50,100 --> 00:27:52,166 I don't know if my mom wants to. 879 00:27:52,166 --> 00:27:54,300 - I think that's a point where you should speak up. 880 00:27:54,300 --> 00:27:55,133 - Yeah. (chuckles) 881 00:27:55,133 --> 00:27:55,966 - Oh, yeah, definitely. 882 00:27:55,966 --> 00:27:57,433 - That's okay. 883 00:27:57,433 --> 00:27:58,900 If you have a great memory like that and you want the chair 884 00:27:58,900 --> 00:28:00,400 and you have space for it, I tell families like, 885 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:02,000 there's so much going on trying to go through this house. 886 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:02,933 - Oh, yeah. 887 00:28:02,933 --> 00:28:04,166 - She doesn't think to know, 888 00:28:04,166 --> 00:28:05,033 "Oh, they're gonna want the chair." 889 00:28:05,033 --> 00:28:06,233 - Yeah. - Right, right. 890 00:28:06,233 --> 00:28:07,466 - [Matt] If you had a say in it, 891 00:28:07,466 --> 00:28:08,700 what would you do with this house? 892 00:28:08,700 --> 00:28:11,600 - It's been in my family for five generations, 893 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:13,700 so I would love to see someone fix it up. 894 00:28:13,700 --> 00:28:15,833 - A little bit of painting, a new rug in there, 895 00:28:15,833 --> 00:28:18,733 do the plumbing and all and I think it'd be beautiful home. 896 00:28:18,733 --> 00:28:19,966 I think it'd be a beautiful home. 897 00:28:19,966 --> 00:28:20,933 - All right, well, thank you guys. 898 00:28:20,933 --> 00:28:22,233 I got a lot of work to do. 899 00:28:22,233 --> 00:28:23,133 I'm gonna get back to it. - All right. 900 00:28:23,133 --> 00:28:24,300 Thank you, Matt. - Thanks. 901 00:28:24,300 --> 00:28:24,966 - Thank you so much for your time. 902 00:28:24,966 --> 00:28:25,766 - Thank you. 903 00:28:25,766 --> 00:28:28,200 (soft piano music) 904 00:28:29,166 --> 00:28:30,933 - Oh, I had shoes like this. 905 00:28:30,933 --> 00:28:32,800 - Oh my gosh. 906 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:33,633 - [Jaime] Let's see. 907 00:28:33,633 --> 00:28:34,466 Will you hand me me-- 908 00:28:34,466 --> 00:28:35,700 - Yeah. 909 00:28:35,700 --> 00:28:37,066 - [Jaime] Those books right there. 910 00:28:37,066 --> 00:28:38,533 - [Mike] There you go. 911 00:28:38,533 --> 00:28:39,500 - Thank you. 912 00:28:41,433 --> 00:28:44,600 Oh, look, this has Fetchko on it as well. 913 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:47,266 I mean, this was her great uncle's. 914 00:28:47,266 --> 00:28:48,466 - [Mike] Oh. 915 00:28:48,466 --> 00:28:50,100 - [Jaime] This is the basic field manual 916 00:28:50,100 --> 00:28:51,600 from his military service. 917 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:52,433 - [Mike] Whoa. 918 00:28:52,433 --> 00:28:54,366 - [Jaime] 1939. 919 00:28:54,366 --> 00:28:55,600 Like, this is something 920 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:57,400 that she is looking for, potentially. 921 00:28:57,400 --> 00:28:58,633 - Yeah. 922 00:28:58,633 --> 00:29:00,433 Very cool find, Jaime. 923 00:29:05,233 --> 00:29:06,466 - Felicia, thank you for being here. 924 00:29:06,466 --> 00:29:07,666 I'm excited to have the opportunity 925 00:29:07,666 --> 00:29:09,100 to talk to someone that lived in this house. 926 00:29:09,100 --> 00:29:11,566 - Oh, I lived here until I was 927 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:14,133 10. 928 00:29:14,133 --> 00:29:15,166 No indoor plumbing. 929 00:29:15,166 --> 00:29:16,000 - [Matt] None. 930 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:17,266 - We had an outhouse. 931 00:29:17,266 --> 00:29:19,266 We had an ice box and a coal stove. 932 00:29:19,266 --> 00:29:20,800 - Well, I've seen the ice box upstairs. 933 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:22,033 Yeah. (Felicia laughs) 934 00:29:22,033 --> 00:29:23,200 - I can't believe it's still here. 935 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:24,366 - Yeah, and the coal stove. 936 00:29:24,366 --> 00:29:26,433 I found the old sausage maker. 937 00:29:26,433 --> 00:29:27,366 - Oh, yeah. 938 00:29:27,366 --> 00:29:29,533 My brother and I, we hated it. 939 00:29:29,533 --> 00:29:31,000 Oh, who's gonna do the casings? 940 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:33,433 And you grind that out. 941 00:29:33,433 --> 00:29:36,066 - The big details get passed down. 942 00:29:36,066 --> 00:29:38,966 You have to spend time listening to the relatives 943 00:29:38,966 --> 00:29:41,866 that are still alive because they know the small details 944 00:29:41,866 --> 00:29:44,000 that complete the stories. 945 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:47,466 - My father was a coal miner, 946 00:29:47,466 --> 00:29:49,333 and I used to wait for him to come home to work 947 00:29:49,333 --> 00:29:51,933 and he'd be the color of your shirt from head to toe. 948 00:29:51,933 --> 00:29:53,933 He'd go down the cellar, take his clothes off. 949 00:29:53,933 --> 00:29:55,200 He'd go upstairs. 950 00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:57,133 Then I'd sit outside the bathroom door 951 00:29:57,133 --> 00:29:59,766 and wait for him to come out and he'd be all white again. 952 00:29:59,766 --> 00:30:01,233 - People work so hard here. 953 00:30:01,233 --> 00:30:02,933 - Absolutely, and that's, 954 00:30:02,933 --> 00:30:07,833 I learned that ethic, I learned as a child from my parents. 955 00:30:09,066 --> 00:30:10,833 - And everybody seems like they were happy. 956 00:30:10,833 --> 00:30:13,333 - Well, we didn't know anything else, 957 00:30:13,333 --> 00:30:16,833 so we thought we died and went to heaven. 958 00:30:16,833 --> 00:30:20,100 Then the flood came, Agnes in '72, 959 00:30:20,100 --> 00:30:22,700 all the way up to the third floor gutter. 960 00:30:22,700 --> 00:30:23,766 - [Matt] It was. 961 00:30:23,766 --> 00:30:24,700 It was above that. - Yes. 962 00:30:24,700 --> 00:30:26,166 And my father hid up there. 963 00:30:26,166 --> 00:30:27,033 - Now, tell me this story. 964 00:30:27,033 --> 00:30:28,466 I've heard parts of it. 965 00:30:28,466 --> 00:30:30,233 - My father didn't believe in banks. 966 00:30:30,233 --> 00:30:31,166 - [Matt] Okay. 967 00:30:31,166 --> 00:30:33,700 - So he kept his money in bricks 968 00:30:33,700 --> 00:30:35,700 behind the furnace in the basement. 969 00:30:35,700 --> 00:30:36,666 And I came one-- 970 00:30:36,666 --> 00:30:38,133 - I gotta write that down. 971 00:30:38,133 --> 00:30:39,066 I'm gonna go to the basement here in a few minutes. 972 00:30:39,066 --> 00:30:40,266 All right. (Felicia laughs) 973 00:30:40,266 --> 00:30:41,100 Keep going, yeah, yeah. - Oh, yeah, yeah. 974 00:30:41,100 --> 00:30:42,500 You check everything. 975 00:30:42,500 --> 00:30:43,733 - That's great. - But when the flood came, 976 00:30:43,733 --> 00:30:45,766 his money got wet before he could get it all, 977 00:30:45,766 --> 00:30:49,633 and he took it up to the attic and hung it on clotheslines. 978 00:30:49,633 --> 00:30:53,633 So when the boat came around looking to rescue people, 979 00:30:53,633 --> 00:30:54,933 he hid. 980 00:30:54,933 --> 00:30:57,700 - What's your favorite memory in this house? 981 00:30:57,700 --> 00:30:59,866 - My father would sit on the swing with me 982 00:30:59,866 --> 00:31:01,933 and sing songs in Polish, 983 00:31:03,166 --> 00:31:06,266 Christmas carols, I remember. (chuckles) 984 00:31:06,266 --> 00:31:09,900 (sings in foreign language) 985 00:31:13,233 --> 00:31:14,266 I can't remember them all. 986 00:31:14,266 --> 00:31:16,066 - That's pretty good. 987 00:31:24,100 --> 00:31:26,066 - Check this out, Jaime. 988 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:31,100 - Mrs. Felicia Bartosh. 989 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:33,200 - [Mike] That's grandma, right? 990 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:34,966 - [Jaime] Yeah, that's grandma. 991 00:31:34,966 --> 00:31:35,800 - [Mike] That is awesome. 992 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:37,033 - It is awesome. 993 00:31:37,033 --> 00:31:38,266 I mean, she was a world traveler. 994 00:31:38,266 --> 00:31:40,933 - Not sure, but that might be her. 995 00:31:40,933 --> 00:31:43,100 - Oh, wow, look at that. 996 00:31:43,100 --> 00:31:44,833 - Isn't that cute, sitting in the garden? 997 00:31:44,833 --> 00:31:45,866 - [Jaime] Yes. 998 00:31:45,866 --> 00:31:47,100 - I wonder if that's here. 999 00:31:47,100 --> 00:31:48,133 - [Jaime] This is the backyard. 1000 00:31:48,133 --> 00:31:49,433 - [Mike] No. 1001 00:31:49,433 --> 00:31:50,800 - [Jaime] Yeah, those shrubs out back now-- 1002 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:52,300 - [Matt] What? 1003 00:31:52,300 --> 00:31:54,066 - That are like giant trees, right behind them. 1004 00:31:54,066 --> 00:31:56,633 I mean, that's really valuable. 1005 00:31:56,633 --> 00:31:57,900 I'm gonna add that to the pile too. 1006 00:31:57,900 --> 00:31:58,866 - Let's do it. 1007 00:31:58,866 --> 00:32:00,400 - [Jaime] Good job. 1008 00:32:03,566 --> 00:32:06,366 (laid back music) 1009 00:32:12,066 --> 00:32:14,466 - This Pittston coal stove is awesome. 1010 00:32:14,466 --> 00:32:16,466 I've never seen one in my entire life. 1011 00:32:16,466 --> 00:32:18,000 But I know nothing about it, 1012 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,400 so I'm gonna have to call in a local expert to tell me more. 1013 00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:22,100 John, tell me about this stove. 1014 00:32:22,100 --> 00:32:25,633 And I think, even more importantly to me, what came first? 1015 00:32:25,633 --> 00:32:27,400 Did the house come first? 1016 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:29,066 Or did the stove come first? 1017 00:32:29,066 --> 00:32:30,100 - The house came first. 1018 00:32:30,100 --> 00:32:31,366 - Okay. 1019 00:32:31,366 --> 00:32:32,900 - That stove is a very fine example 1020 00:32:32,900 --> 00:32:35,133 of a lot of Pittston stoves 1021 00:32:35,133 --> 00:32:37,500 that can be found throughout this region. 1022 00:32:37,500 --> 00:32:40,666 At any given time in the 1920s, there may have been 1023 00:32:40,666 --> 00:32:45,466 up to 250,000 Pittston stoves in use throughout the world. 1024 00:32:47,066 --> 00:32:49,166 This stove, I would estimate, 1025 00:32:49,166 --> 00:32:51,766 would be at least 1915 to 1925. 1026 00:32:54,066 --> 00:32:55,766 - That fits the house dead on. 1027 00:32:55,766 --> 00:32:57,233 - Mm-hmm. 1028 00:32:57,233 --> 00:32:59,933 - How much coal would it take to like cook for a week? 1029 00:32:59,933 --> 00:33:04,766 - Probably about 200 pounds of coal, at a minimum, a week. 1030 00:33:05,633 --> 00:33:06,566 - That's a lot. 1031 00:33:06,566 --> 00:33:08,600 - [John] Yes, yeah, a lot. 1032 00:33:10,066 --> 00:33:13,133 Usually, once the coal stove was going, it was kept going. 1033 00:33:13,133 --> 00:33:14,066 - [Matt] Okay. 1034 00:33:14,066 --> 00:33:15,900 - [John] 365 days a year. 1035 00:33:15,900 --> 00:33:18,900 - [Matt] Was that the main kitchen downstairs, do you think? 1036 00:33:18,900 --> 00:33:20,433 - No, I think the kitchen 1037 00:33:20,433 --> 00:33:21,700 would have been upstairs originally. 1038 00:33:21,700 --> 00:33:22,900 - Okay. 1039 00:33:22,900 --> 00:33:24,300 - [John] They could actually be taken apart. 1040 00:33:24,300 --> 00:33:26,333 - [Matt] So this stove probably did get taken apart. 1041 00:33:26,333 --> 00:33:27,266 - [John] Mm-hmm. 1042 00:33:27,266 --> 00:33:28,233 - That kind of thing is heavy. 1043 00:33:28,233 --> 00:33:29,166 - It is, yeah. 1044 00:33:29,166 --> 00:33:31,166 They weighed almost 600 pounds. 1045 00:33:31,166 --> 00:33:32,000 - [Matt] Oh, my gosh. 1046 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:33,233 - Fully assembled. 1047 00:33:33,233 --> 00:33:34,700 - It just keeps coming back to me. 1048 00:33:34,700 --> 00:33:36,233 I mean, coming from working all day in the coal mine 1049 00:33:36,233 --> 00:33:38,600 and then you gotta shovel coal down into the stove. 1050 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:40,133 - Yeah, yeah, you gotta do it. 1051 00:33:40,133 --> 00:33:41,800 - I mean, when I compare it to the current life I have, 1052 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:43,033 I cannot imagine. 1053 00:33:43,033 --> 00:33:44,200 - Yeah, there was, 1054 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:48,133 or there is a very strong work ethic here. 1055 00:33:48,133 --> 00:33:50,633 And miners, not only the miners themselves, 1056 00:33:50,633 --> 00:33:53,133 but their entire family usually pitched in 1057 00:33:53,133 --> 00:33:56,000 to take care of the house. 1058 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,733 And taking care of the coal stove, 1059 00:33:58,733 --> 00:34:03,666 that was really like a 24 hour a day job for basic cooking, 1060 00:34:05,033 --> 00:34:06,533 and cleaning, 'cause people actually did laundry 1061 00:34:06,533 --> 00:34:07,600 on top of the stove. 1062 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:09,066 - They would heat the water. 1063 00:34:09,066 --> 00:34:10,000 - Yeah, they would heat the water, yeah. 1064 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:11,500 - Oh, man. 1065 00:34:11,500 --> 00:34:13,733 People that grew up in this house, they did more work 1066 00:34:13,733 --> 00:34:17,700 before they went to work than I do in my entire day. 1067 00:34:17,700 --> 00:34:22,400 All right, this was one of the Legacy List items for Lisa. 1068 00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:26,000 What can you tell me about the star of David? 1069 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:29,233 - So the star of David, it was really just a trademark 1070 00:34:29,233 --> 00:34:31,833 for the Pittston Stove Company. 1071 00:34:31,833 --> 00:34:33,366 - So you're saying this is not religious at all. 1072 00:34:33,366 --> 00:34:35,000 It's just basically their logo. 1073 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:36,233 - Yes. 1074 00:34:36,233 --> 00:34:39,033 Nobody involved with the Pittston stove company 1075 00:34:39,033 --> 00:34:40,666 originally was Jewish. 1076 00:34:40,666 --> 00:34:44,600 And if you look at the star of David here, 1077 00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:48,700 it also reads Happy Thoughts, and this says Pittston Stove. 1078 00:34:48,700 --> 00:34:52,000 So Happy Thoughts, that was the, 1079 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:56,100 one of the original stove models and line of stoves 1080 00:34:56,100 --> 00:34:58,600 for the Pittston Stove Company. 1081 00:34:58,600 --> 00:35:00,866 - The actual product name was Happy Thoughts. 1082 00:35:00,866 --> 00:35:02,566 - [John] Happy Thoughts, yes. 1083 00:35:02,566 --> 00:35:03,533 - All right, well, cool, man. 1084 00:35:03,533 --> 00:35:04,800 I appreciate it. 1085 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:06,066 I have tons of cleaning to do, but this answers 1086 00:35:06,066 --> 00:35:08,466 a lot of the questions I had for the family. 1087 00:35:11,900 --> 00:35:14,466 (upbeat music) 1088 00:35:19,266 --> 00:35:20,566 - Getting Lisa in the attic 1089 00:35:20,566 --> 00:35:22,766 is really the key to this whole project. 1090 00:35:22,766 --> 00:35:24,366 We've got a lot of decisions to make, 1091 00:35:24,366 --> 00:35:26,233 and we don't have much time. 1092 00:35:26,233 --> 00:35:29,033 I really love seeing this-- 1093 00:35:29,033 --> 00:35:29,966 - My Visible Woman. 1094 00:35:29,966 --> 00:35:31,233 - Yeah, so this was yours? 1095 00:35:31,233 --> 00:35:32,266 - I had this since I was four, yeah. 1096 00:35:32,266 --> 00:35:33,100 - Oh, awesome. 1097 00:35:33,100 --> 00:35:34,300 It's amazing. 1098 00:35:34,300 --> 00:35:35,100 - [Lisa] Yeah, I would like to keep that. 1099 00:35:35,100 --> 00:35:35,900 - You wanna keep this. 1100 00:35:35,900 --> 00:35:36,700 - [Lisa] Yeah, yeah. 1101 00:35:36,700 --> 00:35:37,633 - Okay, that's good. 1102 00:35:37,633 --> 00:35:38,300 Was this on your bedroom wall? 1103 00:35:38,300 --> 00:35:39,533 - It was. 1104 00:35:39,533 --> 00:35:40,666 - It's really not in great shape. 1105 00:35:40,666 --> 00:35:41,600 - Yeah. 1106 00:35:41,600 --> 00:35:43,033 It is something I can let go of. 1107 00:35:43,033 --> 00:35:43,833 I mean, I certainly wanna take a picture of it 1108 00:35:43,833 --> 00:35:44,500 before it went but-- 1109 00:35:44,500 --> 00:35:45,333 - Let's do that. 1110 00:35:45,333 --> 00:35:46,466 - [Lisa] Yeah. 1111 00:35:46,466 --> 00:35:48,266 - What can you tell me (Lisa laughs) 1112 00:35:48,266 --> 00:35:49,500 about the Cheez Whiz? 1113 00:35:49,500 --> 00:35:51,333 - Oh, my Cheez Whiz. 1114 00:35:51,333 --> 00:35:52,900 Donny Osmond signed this. 1115 00:35:52,900 --> 00:35:53,733 - No way! 1116 00:35:53,733 --> 00:35:54,633 - Yes, yes. 1117 00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:58,766 He came here to the Kirby Center, I believe. 1118 00:35:58,766 --> 00:35:59,600 - [Mike] Okay. 1119 00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:01,566 - Did a performance. 1120 00:36:01,566 --> 00:36:04,166 The radio station asked people to call in. 1121 00:36:04,166 --> 00:36:05,400 I'm telling my friends, 1122 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:06,733 "Oh, I'm gonna ask him about Michael Jackson," 1123 00:36:06,733 --> 00:36:07,800 I'm gonna ask him about all these things. 1124 00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:09,066 The only thing I asked him 1125 00:36:09,066 --> 00:36:10,600 is if he would go to lunch with me, so-- 1126 00:36:10,600 --> 00:36:11,900 - Well, hey, you gotta have priorities. 1127 00:36:11,900 --> 00:36:13,333 - Absolutely! 1128 00:36:13,333 --> 00:36:14,466 - Because you can ask about all those other things 1129 00:36:14,466 --> 00:36:15,266 at lunch. - I'm telling you. 1130 00:36:15,266 --> 00:36:16,466 Yeah, exactly, exactly. 1131 00:36:16,466 --> 00:36:18,600 But the whole promotion had something to do 1132 00:36:18,600 --> 00:36:20,833 with him jumping in a vat of Cheez Whiz. 1133 00:36:20,833 --> 00:36:22,033 - What? (laughs) 1134 00:36:22,033 --> 00:36:23,266 - It didn't really happen, but you know. 1135 00:36:23,266 --> 00:36:24,966 Then they gave these out to the contestants 1136 00:36:24,966 --> 00:36:26,633 or those who wound up calling. 1137 00:36:26,633 --> 00:36:27,966 So I was able to get 1138 00:36:27,966 --> 00:36:29,300 my Donny Osmond signature. - Oh, my God. 1139 00:36:29,300 --> 00:36:30,266 - Are you kidding? 1140 00:36:30,266 --> 00:36:31,500 Donnie Osmond? - You know-- 1141 00:36:31,500 --> 00:36:32,533 - Puppy Love? 1142 00:36:34,633 --> 00:36:35,466 Look at these names. 1143 00:36:35,466 --> 00:36:36,400 Oh my gosh. 1144 00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:37,766 It was about welcoming my father 1145 00:36:37,766 --> 00:36:41,833 to the Defense Communication Agency in DC. 1146 00:36:41,833 --> 00:36:43,066 - [Mike] Okay. 1147 00:36:43,066 --> 00:36:45,933 - All the names are on here of my family, 1148 00:36:45,933 --> 00:36:48,666 my mother's family, addresses of where he lived. 1149 00:36:48,666 --> 00:36:52,266 Yeah, that is cool to me because to me, that's ancestry. 1150 00:36:52,266 --> 00:36:53,600 I love ancestry. 1151 00:36:53,600 --> 00:36:55,900 I love knowing all of this information. 1152 00:36:55,900 --> 00:36:58,666 - [Mike] It's very rare that you get this much family info 1153 00:36:58,666 --> 00:37:00,466 on one page of a document. 1154 00:37:00,466 --> 00:37:01,800 - This is exactly what I was looking for. 1155 00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:03,566 This is the information that I wanted. 1156 00:37:03,566 --> 00:37:05,066 - Okay, great. - Mm-hmm. 1157 00:37:05,066 --> 00:37:07,733 - The great thing about working with Lisa is that 1158 00:37:07,733 --> 00:37:10,000 she has really spent a lot of time 1159 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:13,833 already processing a lot of the emotions behind the objects. 1160 00:37:13,833 --> 00:37:15,500 Oftentimes, it's the emotions 1161 00:37:15,500 --> 00:37:17,433 that really slow these things down. 1162 00:37:17,433 --> 00:37:19,966 (upbeat music) 1163 00:37:24,100 --> 00:37:25,433 - [Avi] Look at this place, man. 1164 00:37:25,433 --> 00:37:27,700 - I know, this is beautiful. - It's gorgeous. 1165 00:37:27,700 --> 00:37:28,633 - Golly day. 1166 00:37:28,633 --> 00:37:29,866 - Are we going down there? 1167 00:37:29,866 --> 00:37:31,100 - [Matt] We're going all the way there. 1168 00:37:31,100 --> 00:37:31,900 - [Jaime] We're going all the way down there. 1169 00:37:31,900 --> 00:37:33,433 - I'm hearing so much 1170 00:37:33,433 --> 00:37:36,233 about how wonderful the coal mining was for this region. 1171 00:37:36,233 --> 00:37:37,933 And the family, they finally said, 1172 00:37:37,933 --> 00:37:39,733 "Look, go to the Lackawanna Coal Mine. 1173 00:37:39,733 --> 00:37:42,333 "You can learn it all for yourself." 1174 00:37:42,333 --> 00:37:44,200 - [Jaime] Safety first. 1175 00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:45,466 - [Edmund] We're gonna get in the mine car. 1176 00:37:45,466 --> 00:37:47,800 We're gonna go 1,350 feet down the pitch. 1177 00:37:47,800 --> 00:37:49,733 And then that's where you'll get out of the mine car, 1178 00:37:49,733 --> 00:37:52,033 and it's about a half mile walk in and out. 1179 00:37:52,033 --> 00:37:54,633 - [Matt] All right, thank you, thank you. 1180 00:37:54,633 --> 00:37:55,933 - Watch your head getting the car. 1181 00:37:55,933 --> 00:37:58,900 - [Jaime] Yeah, that's why we have the helmets. 1182 00:37:58,900 --> 00:38:00,200 - Going down, Bob. 1183 00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:01,200 - Oh, man. 1184 00:38:01,200 --> 00:38:02,033 - Look at this, dude. 1185 00:38:02,033 --> 00:38:02,866 - Here we go. 1186 00:38:02,866 --> 00:38:04,366 - [Avi] Check this out. 1187 00:38:04,366 --> 00:38:05,033 - [Matt] So this is what they would do to like go to work. 1188 00:38:05,033 --> 00:38:06,266 - [Jaime] Yeah. 1189 00:38:06,266 --> 00:38:07,500 - They'd ride this down every day, man. 1190 00:38:07,500 --> 00:38:08,833 - [Avi] It probably wasn't this nice. 1191 00:38:08,833 --> 00:38:11,433 - No, I'm sure it's cleaned up and, 1192 00:38:11,433 --> 00:38:13,033 holy cow. 1193 00:38:13,033 --> 00:38:14,000 - Gosh, man. 1194 00:38:16,166 --> 00:38:17,533 - [Jaime] All right, maybe I'm a little nervous. 1195 00:38:17,533 --> 00:38:19,133 - [Matt] Look how deep we're going. 1196 00:38:19,133 --> 00:38:20,800 - Look, there goes the light. 1197 00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:21,633 - [Matt] I know. 1198 00:38:21,633 --> 00:38:22,966 You see it leaving. 1199 00:38:22,966 --> 00:38:24,166 - It was dark. 1200 00:38:24,166 --> 00:38:25,266 It was wet. 1201 00:38:25,266 --> 00:38:27,900 Honestly, it was a little scary. 1202 00:38:34,533 --> 00:38:35,400 - Wow, wow. 1203 00:38:36,300 --> 00:38:37,866 This is super cool, man. 1204 00:38:37,866 --> 00:38:40,200 So these guys would take that type of ride 1205 00:38:40,200 --> 00:38:41,033 every day to work. 1206 00:38:41,033 --> 00:38:42,266 - Not that type. 1207 00:38:42,266 --> 00:38:45,133 It would be an older car, a wooden car. 1208 00:38:45,133 --> 00:38:46,600 - So not as nice as that. 1209 00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:48,500 - Yeah, you wouldn't come down in that Cadillac. 1210 00:38:48,500 --> 00:38:49,433 - [Matt] Oh, man. 1211 00:38:49,433 --> 00:38:50,933 How far deep are we? 1212 00:38:50,933 --> 00:38:52,933 - We're 300 feet below the surface, straight down. 1213 00:38:52,933 --> 00:38:54,166 - Okay, straight down. 1214 00:38:54,166 --> 00:38:55,366 - What you're seeing is exactly the way 1215 00:38:55,366 --> 00:38:57,066 the mine was shut down in 1965. 1216 00:38:57,066 --> 00:38:57,900 - Okay. 1217 00:38:57,900 --> 00:38:59,100 - Oh, man. 1218 00:38:59,100 --> 00:38:59,966 - You won't see nothing from Hollywood here. 1219 00:38:59,966 --> 00:39:01,666 (group chuckles) 1220 00:39:01,666 --> 00:39:02,766 There was no lighting. 1221 00:39:02,766 --> 00:39:04,000 - [Matt] No lighting. 1222 00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:04,666 - [Edmund] The miners' cap light, that was it. 1223 00:39:04,666 --> 00:39:05,866 - [Matt] Man. 1224 00:39:05,866 --> 00:39:07,400 - And this is what is called a top rock. 1225 00:39:07,400 --> 00:39:09,700 And then below us here, there's a bottom rock. 1226 00:39:09,700 --> 00:39:12,400 Every seam of coal lays between two layers of rock. 1227 00:39:12,400 --> 00:39:13,866 - [Matt] Okay. 1228 00:39:13,866 --> 00:39:16,700 - [Avi] So what was the work of a miner like in a basic day? 1229 00:39:16,700 --> 00:39:18,133 - The miner, he would've had to go 1230 00:39:18,133 --> 00:39:19,433 to what's called his chamber, 1231 00:39:19,433 --> 00:39:21,166 which is what we're looking at here. 1232 00:39:21,166 --> 00:39:22,933 He'd go up to the face of that. 1233 00:39:22,933 --> 00:39:24,533 If it needed timber, he'd have to put timber 1234 00:39:24,533 --> 00:39:27,133 within five feet of the face of the chamber. 1235 00:39:27,133 --> 00:39:29,166 And then he'd have to drill his holes, 1236 00:39:29,166 --> 00:39:31,133 put the dynamite in and blast it. 1237 00:39:31,133 --> 00:39:33,033 And then he'd load that coal, 1238 00:39:33,033 --> 00:39:34,900 and then he'd put timber in again and do it again. 1239 00:39:34,900 --> 00:39:36,400 It's just a constant cycle. 1240 00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:37,233 - [Matt] Just keep going. 1241 00:39:37,233 --> 00:39:38,066 - [Jaime] Wow. 1242 00:39:38,066 --> 00:39:39,166 - How long did you work? 1243 00:39:39,166 --> 00:39:40,500 - 40 years I had underground. 1244 00:39:40,500 --> 00:39:42,300 - 40 years, everyday. 1245 00:39:43,766 --> 00:39:45,600 - When you have like three and four generation miners, 1246 00:39:45,600 --> 00:39:47,100 it's actually in your blood. 1247 00:39:47,100 --> 00:39:49,066 And once you get started, you just can't. 1248 00:39:49,066 --> 00:39:51,000 I've been injured six times. 1249 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:54,166 One time, really bad, I had both legs really smashed up. 1250 00:39:54,166 --> 00:39:56,666 I was in a wheelchair for a while. 1251 00:39:56,666 --> 00:39:58,000 Went right back to it after I healed. 1252 00:39:58,000 --> 00:39:59,133 - [Matt] Did you miss being in the mine 1253 00:39:59,133 --> 00:40:00,166 when you were at home recovering? 1254 00:40:00,166 --> 00:40:01,066 - Yep. 1255 00:40:01,066 --> 00:40:02,300 I was going nuts. 1256 00:40:02,300 --> 00:40:03,566 - There's some people 1257 00:40:03,566 --> 00:40:05,733 that work just runs through their blood. 1258 00:40:05,733 --> 00:40:07,366 Edmund was one of those people. 1259 00:40:07,366 --> 00:40:10,600 I mean, he had coal in his veins. 1260 00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:12,400 - And now, I heard your son actually works with you too. 1261 00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:14,000 - [Edmund] Yep, he's the other mine foreman here now. 1262 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:15,233 - That's super cool. 1263 00:40:15,233 --> 00:40:17,266 So which generation is he working in the mine? 1264 00:40:17,266 --> 00:40:18,200 - He'd be the fifth. 1265 00:40:18,200 --> 00:40:19,033 - [Matt] Fifth generation. 1266 00:40:19,033 --> 00:40:19,866 - Fifth generation. 1267 00:40:19,866 --> 00:40:20,800 - [Jaime] Wow. 1268 00:40:20,800 --> 00:40:22,066 - This is, I'm blown away, 1269 00:40:22,066 --> 00:40:23,866 absolutely blown away. 1270 00:40:27,766 --> 00:40:28,800 Can we touch these or no? 1271 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:30,033 - Yeah. 1272 00:40:30,033 --> 00:40:31,633 The old time miners would've started back 1273 00:40:31,633 --> 00:40:33,466 with these type drills. 1274 00:40:33,466 --> 00:40:35,533 - And that's how they would drill a hole for dynamite. 1275 00:40:35,533 --> 00:40:38,000 - This was a twist bit that they used with it. 1276 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:39,200 - Oh, my gosh. - And they had blacksmiths 1277 00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:41,266 that would keep these sharp for them. 1278 00:40:41,266 --> 00:40:44,200 And he'd wire all these shots up and he'd bring it back 1279 00:40:44,200 --> 00:40:47,033 and he'd put it on what's called a blasting battery. 1280 00:40:47,033 --> 00:40:48,800 I'll leave you do that. 1281 00:40:48,800 --> 00:40:50,100 - Uh-oh. 1282 00:40:50,100 --> 00:40:55,033 (explosions blare) (Matt laughs) 1283 00:40:56,866 --> 00:40:58,166 Good job. - Dude. 1284 00:40:58,166 --> 00:40:59,766 That is crazy. (Jaime laughs) 1285 00:40:59,766 --> 00:41:02,033 - Now, the miner, he had to listen to those blasts 1286 00:41:02,033 --> 00:41:04,833 and count 'em 'cause if he had 10 holes drilled there 1287 00:41:04,833 --> 00:41:06,866 and he only counted nine explosions, 1288 00:41:06,866 --> 00:41:08,633 he knew he had a shot that didn't go off. 1289 00:41:08,633 --> 00:41:09,800 - Oh. - Oh, wow. 1290 00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:11,266 - [Matt] And he figured out which one. 1291 00:41:11,266 --> 00:41:13,433 - He'd have to take a hook like this and reach in that hole 1292 00:41:13,433 --> 00:41:15,666 and try to pull that unexploded shot out 1293 00:41:15,666 --> 00:41:18,266 and hoped that it didn't go off while he was pulling it out. 1294 00:41:18,266 --> 00:41:19,533 - What? 1295 00:41:19,533 --> 00:41:20,800 - Now to me, this is like something 1296 00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:22,466 that like everyone should know about. 1297 00:41:22,466 --> 00:41:25,233 I mean, it's such a big part of the history here 1298 00:41:25,233 --> 00:41:26,900 and many other places, 1299 00:41:26,900 --> 00:41:29,300 and I wouldn't have known had we not come here. 1300 00:41:29,300 --> 00:41:32,066 - [Matt] You have a lifetime career of mining. 1301 00:41:32,066 --> 00:41:33,300 - [Edmund] Yeah. 1302 00:41:33,300 --> 00:41:36,266 - [Matt] What do you love about it? 1303 00:41:36,266 --> 00:41:37,300 - Everything. 1304 00:41:38,666 --> 00:41:41,433 - Well, you just gotta respect it and appreciate it. 1305 00:41:41,433 --> 00:41:42,633 - You gotta respect it. 1306 00:41:42,633 --> 00:41:43,900 I respect it - So much respect. 1307 00:41:43,900 --> 00:41:44,733 - I respect. - And thank you for your time. 1308 00:41:44,733 --> 00:41:46,233 - You're welcome. 1309 00:41:46,233 --> 00:41:47,066 - Thank you for everything you did for all of us. 1310 00:41:47,066 --> 00:41:48,033 We really appreciate it. 1311 00:41:48,033 --> 00:41:48,866 - Just glad you enjoyed it. 1312 00:41:48,866 --> 00:41:49,700 - Oh, this is amazing. 1313 00:41:49,700 --> 00:41:50,533 - This is awesome. 1314 00:41:50,533 --> 00:41:51,366 - This has been great. 1315 00:41:51,366 --> 00:41:52,433 - Really enlightening. 1316 00:41:52,433 --> 00:41:54,000 - We celebrate our veterans, 1317 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:56,833 but we do not celebrate our coal miners, and we should. 1318 00:41:56,833 --> 00:41:59,166 Men that died in these coal mines 1319 00:41:59,166 --> 00:42:02,066 to really give us the world that we have today. 1320 00:42:02,066 --> 00:42:03,666 These people are just as important 1321 00:42:03,666 --> 00:42:06,133 as any veterans in our family. 1322 00:42:07,333 --> 00:42:09,533 - [Narrator] At the turn of the 20th century, 1323 00:42:09,533 --> 00:42:11,300 America was well on its way 1324 00:42:11,300 --> 00:42:15,233 to becoming the leader of the industrialized world. 1325 00:42:15,233 --> 00:42:17,866 What made this growth possible? 1326 00:42:17,866 --> 00:42:19,366 Coal. 1327 00:42:19,366 --> 00:42:24,233 Coal heated homes, powered trains, and fueled factories. 1328 00:42:24,233 --> 00:42:27,966 It was essential to industrialization. 1329 00:42:27,966 --> 00:42:31,466 But all that coal came with a cost. 1330 00:42:31,466 --> 00:42:34,300 Owners made miners work long hours 1331 00:42:34,300 --> 00:42:37,866 for measly wages and dangerous conditions. 1332 00:42:37,866 --> 00:42:39,233 Rocks fell. 1333 00:42:39,233 --> 00:42:40,833 Walls caved in. 1334 00:42:40,833 --> 00:42:43,166 Many miners developed black lung 1335 00:42:43,166 --> 00:42:46,700 after decades of inhaling coal dust. 1336 00:42:46,700 --> 00:42:49,566 Faced with working in such risky conditions, 1337 00:42:49,566 --> 00:42:53,100 Pennsylvania coal miners banded together. 1338 00:42:53,100 --> 00:42:57,300 On May 12th, 1902, 147,000 Pennsylvania coal miners 1339 00:42:58,866 --> 00:43:03,133 put down their picks and shovels and walked off the job. 1340 00:43:03,133 --> 00:43:07,500 The American labor movement would be changed forever. 1341 00:43:07,500 --> 00:43:10,266 As the coal strike forged on for months 1342 00:43:10,266 --> 00:43:15,166 with no settlement in sight, Americans grew concerned. 1343 00:43:15,166 --> 00:43:16,866 President Theodore Roosevelt 1344 00:43:16,866 --> 00:43:20,333 was prompted to take unprecedented action. 1345 00:43:21,800 --> 00:43:23,500 He summoned the miners' union 1346 00:43:23,500 --> 00:43:26,600 and the coal mine owners to Washington. 1347 00:43:26,600 --> 00:43:31,566 The miners agreed to negotiate, but the bosses refused. 1348 00:43:32,466 --> 00:43:34,200 Roosevelt raised the stakes. 1349 00:43:34,200 --> 00:43:36,600 If the owners refused to negotiate, 1350 00:43:36,600 --> 00:43:39,066 the government would nationalize the mines 1351 00:43:39,066 --> 00:43:42,066 and send in the army to mine the coal. 1352 00:43:42,066 --> 00:43:45,700 That thread brought the owners to the table. 1353 00:43:46,900 --> 00:43:50,033 In the end, the miners won a 10% wage hike 1354 00:43:50,033 --> 00:43:52,200 and a shorter workday. 1355 00:43:52,200 --> 00:43:55,600 It was a promising win for the labor movement. 1356 00:43:55,600 --> 00:43:57,933 Decades later, unionizing workers 1357 00:43:57,933 --> 00:44:00,466 look to those Pennsylvania miners 1358 00:44:00,466 --> 00:44:03,400 and see that the people who power the country 1359 00:44:03,400 --> 00:44:05,466 can also fight the power. 1360 00:44:07,400 --> 00:44:10,200 (laid back music) 1361 00:44:17,166 --> 00:44:19,166 - Lisa and Lyndsey and Mike and his team, 1362 00:44:19,166 --> 00:44:21,033 they've cleared out the attic, and now it's time 1363 00:44:21,033 --> 00:44:24,566 for me and Lisa to go over the Legacy List. 1364 00:44:26,700 --> 00:44:28,666 I wanna thank you for getting us up here. 1365 00:44:28,666 --> 00:44:29,900 It's a part of the country 1366 00:44:29,900 --> 00:44:31,200 I don't think a lot of people know about. 1367 00:44:31,200 --> 00:44:32,700 - Mm-hmm. 1368 00:44:32,700 --> 00:44:34,366 - And after spending a few days here, they should. 1369 00:44:34,366 --> 00:44:35,900 I think every house on the street, 1370 00:44:35,900 --> 00:44:36,866 we could tell the same story, 1371 00:44:36,866 --> 00:44:37,966 hard work, hard work, hard work. 1372 00:44:37,966 --> 00:44:39,166 - Yep, I agree. 1373 00:44:39,166 --> 00:44:40,533 - No one's life in this town has been easy. 1374 00:44:40,533 --> 00:44:41,366 - No. 1375 00:44:41,366 --> 00:44:42,200 - When you learn about-- 1376 00:44:42,200 --> 00:44:43,666 - No. 1377 00:44:43,666 --> 00:44:45,000 - Coal mining, you learn about the struggle, the floods, 1378 00:44:45,000 --> 00:44:46,233 I mean, all the things we learned about, 1379 00:44:46,233 --> 00:44:50,033 it's like, man, you guys almost like excel 1380 00:44:50,033 --> 00:44:52,200 with challenging things. 1381 00:44:52,200 --> 00:44:54,466 - It's an area of strong people. 1382 00:44:54,466 --> 00:44:55,633 - So we had a few goals. 1383 00:44:55,633 --> 00:44:56,866 - [Lisa] Mm-hmm. 1384 00:44:56,866 --> 00:44:58,166 - [Matt] You asked us to help clean the attic. 1385 00:44:58,166 --> 00:44:59,100 - [Lisa] Mm-hmm. 1386 00:44:59,100 --> 00:44:59,900 - [Matt] And that's done. 1387 00:44:59,900 --> 00:45:01,433 The attic is empty. 1388 00:45:01,433 --> 00:45:02,700 - [Lisa] Oh! 1389 00:45:02,700 --> 00:45:04,400 It makes me feel a little bit lighter 1390 00:45:04,400 --> 00:45:07,833 to know that that's not something that's gonna be as heavy. 1391 00:45:07,833 --> 00:45:09,566 - The second part was you wanted us 1392 00:45:09,566 --> 00:45:10,900 to find some items on the Legacy List. 1393 00:45:10,900 --> 00:45:12,100 - Yes, I did. 1394 00:45:12,100 --> 00:45:13,600 - All right, so let's jump into it. 1395 00:45:13,600 --> 00:45:16,900 First thing you asked me for was something from the mining 1396 00:45:16,900 --> 00:45:19,566 'cause you had lots of relatives in the mining. 1397 00:45:19,566 --> 00:45:21,200 - It's all about the history. 1398 00:45:21,200 --> 00:45:26,900 - And I have two really cool canteens. 1399 00:45:26,900 --> 00:45:28,300 Now, your father didn't work in the mines, right? 1400 00:45:28,300 --> 00:45:30,433 - [Jaime] No, my grandfather, my great grandfather did, 1401 00:45:30,433 --> 00:45:33,400 so these have to be theirs. 1402 00:45:33,400 --> 00:45:36,233 - These are surplus from World I, World War II. 1403 00:45:36,233 --> 00:45:37,166 - Oh, wow. 1404 00:45:37,166 --> 00:45:38,566 - Yeah, I mean, this is in 1918. 1405 00:45:38,566 --> 00:45:39,400 - Really? 1406 00:45:39,400 --> 00:45:40,600 - [Matt] Oh, yeah. 1407 00:45:40,600 --> 00:45:41,766 - So that's my great grandfather. 1408 00:45:41,766 --> 00:45:44,200 - I've seen this actual canteen before, 1409 00:45:44,200 --> 00:45:45,466 but I've never seen the tops. 1410 00:45:45,466 --> 00:45:46,633 But look at all the dings. 1411 00:45:46,633 --> 00:45:47,566 - [Lisa] Yeah, yeah. 1412 00:45:47,566 --> 00:45:48,366 - What do the dings represent? 1413 00:45:48,366 --> 00:45:49,466 - Oh, well, hard work. 1414 00:45:49,466 --> 00:45:50,300 - [Matt] Hard work, man. 1415 00:45:50,300 --> 00:45:51,800 - Hard, hard work. 1416 00:45:51,800 --> 00:45:53,333 There was a lot of death, unfortunately, in this. 1417 00:45:53,333 --> 00:45:55,766 It's a dangerous, dangerous job, 1418 00:45:55,766 --> 00:45:59,466 and the fact that many persevered is amazing. 1419 00:46:00,633 --> 00:46:02,466 - And you had multiple family members 1420 00:46:02,466 --> 00:46:04,666 that passed in the mines. - Yes, mm-hmm. 1421 00:46:04,666 --> 00:46:07,000 - And then yet, the sons would get up and go the next day. 1422 00:46:07,000 --> 00:46:07,800 - Yeah. 1423 00:46:11,466 --> 00:46:16,300 - So the second Legacy List item was the coal burning stove. 1424 00:46:16,300 --> 00:46:17,433 We had an expert come in. 1425 00:46:17,433 --> 00:46:18,866 - [Lisa] That's great. 1426 00:46:18,866 --> 00:46:21,933 - [Mike] The stove was made between 1915 and 1925. 1427 00:46:21,933 --> 00:46:23,133 - [Lisa] Okay. 1428 00:46:23,133 --> 00:46:25,333 - It definitely came after the house. 1429 00:46:25,333 --> 00:46:27,266 You know that by just, by the way it was made. 1430 00:46:27,266 --> 00:46:28,733 - Right. 1431 00:46:28,733 --> 00:46:30,900 - It turns out it broke down, I don't wanna say easily, 1432 00:46:30,900 --> 00:46:32,433 but it breaks down into different parts 1433 00:46:32,433 --> 00:46:34,266 and gets shifted around. 1434 00:46:34,266 --> 00:46:36,366 And I thought this was really interesting. 1435 00:46:36,366 --> 00:46:37,800 So we had the star of David-- 1436 00:46:37,800 --> 00:46:38,633 - Yes. 1437 00:46:38,633 --> 00:46:40,166 - On these burners. 1438 00:46:40,166 --> 00:46:41,900 And so the expert came in and taught us, and I said, 1439 00:46:41,900 --> 00:46:43,933 "What does it have to do with the Jewish faith?" 1440 00:46:43,933 --> 00:46:44,933 Absolutely nothing. 1441 00:46:44,933 --> 00:46:46,166 - Okay. (laughs) 1442 00:46:46,166 --> 00:46:47,466 - [Matt] This was just their logo. 1443 00:46:47,466 --> 00:46:48,700 - [Lisa] Oh. 1444 00:46:48,700 --> 00:46:50,066 - [Matt] But then the brand name of this stove 1445 00:46:50,066 --> 00:46:52,466 was Happy Thoughts. 1446 00:46:52,466 --> 00:46:53,500 - [Lisa] Wow. 1447 00:46:57,000 --> 00:46:58,166 - [Matt] All right, next item you'd asked me 1448 00:46:58,166 --> 00:46:59,700 was to find some military stuff. 1449 00:46:59,700 --> 00:47:01,000 - Yes. 1450 00:47:01,000 --> 00:47:02,133 - Specifically around your dad and your uncle. 1451 00:47:02,133 --> 00:47:03,400 - [Lisa] Mm-hmm. 1452 00:47:03,400 --> 00:47:05,033 - So we did find a lot of stuff here. 1453 00:47:05,033 --> 00:47:06,833 This is from your uncle's hat. 1454 00:47:06,833 --> 00:47:08,333 - [Lisa] Oh, yeah. 1455 00:47:08,333 --> 00:47:10,000 Oh my gosh, where'd you find it? 1456 00:47:10,000 --> 00:47:11,266 - [Matt] They were upstairs, 1457 00:47:11,266 --> 00:47:13,233 actually near a lot of your dad's stuff. 1458 00:47:13,233 --> 00:47:14,466 What did you, how did you know your uncle? 1459 00:47:14,466 --> 00:47:15,700 Did you know him very well? 1460 00:47:15,700 --> 00:47:16,800 - He was my great uncle, actually, 1461 00:47:16,800 --> 00:47:19,000 so he's my grandmother's brother. 1462 00:47:19,000 --> 00:47:21,433 I've heard so many stories about how he was a great man. 1463 00:47:21,433 --> 00:47:23,000 He was a part of the squadron 1464 00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:26,300 that was responsible for taking the hill at Iwo Jima. 1465 00:47:26,300 --> 00:47:27,500 This is fantastic 1466 00:47:27,500 --> 00:47:31,866 because this is the symbol for the Marines. 1467 00:47:31,866 --> 00:47:33,600 I'm speechless. 1468 00:47:33,600 --> 00:47:34,666 Yeah, really. 1469 00:47:36,066 --> 00:47:37,766 - [Matt] What do you think when you see these? 1470 00:47:37,766 --> 00:47:39,466 - Like, that's World War II. 1471 00:47:39,466 --> 00:47:40,266 It's just, 1472 00:47:41,466 --> 00:47:43,466 that's overwhelming. 1473 00:47:43,466 --> 00:47:44,966 Right, I need a tissue. 1474 00:47:44,966 --> 00:47:46,366 - Uh-oh, here we go. 1475 00:47:46,366 --> 00:47:47,033 I got tissues for you. - Yeah, you got me going, so. 1476 00:47:47,033 --> 00:47:48,000 - There you go. 1477 00:47:48,000 --> 00:47:48,833 It's okay. 1478 00:47:48,833 --> 00:47:49,800 - Thank you. 1479 00:47:50,766 --> 00:47:53,433 - That was your uncle. 1480 00:47:53,433 --> 00:47:54,533 This was for your dad. 1481 00:47:54,533 --> 00:47:55,900 - Oh. 1482 00:47:55,900 --> 00:47:57,400 Yeah. 1483 00:47:57,400 --> 00:47:59,433 - [Matt] We've got other stuff on your dad. 1484 00:47:59,433 --> 00:48:00,733 - [Lisa] He wore it every day. 1485 00:48:00,733 --> 00:48:01,566 - [Matt] Did he? 1486 00:48:01,566 --> 00:48:02,766 - Yep. 1487 00:48:02,766 --> 00:48:04,400 Every night, he was doing his shoes, 1488 00:48:04,400 --> 00:48:06,833 and he'd put the hat on, and he would go to work. 1489 00:48:06,833 --> 00:48:08,466 Yeah, that's my dad. 1490 00:48:10,166 --> 00:48:11,200 - [Matt] Tell me about him. 1491 00:48:11,200 --> 00:48:12,033 What kind of guy was he? 1492 00:48:12,033 --> 00:48:13,033 - Oh, he was a good guy. 1493 00:48:13,033 --> 00:48:13,866 He really was. 1494 00:48:13,866 --> 00:48:15,033 He was a hard worker. 1495 00:48:15,033 --> 00:48:16,133 He liked his job. 1496 00:48:16,133 --> 00:48:17,833 He liked, he loved his family. 1497 00:48:17,833 --> 00:48:19,433 He just wanted to do well. 1498 00:48:19,433 --> 00:48:21,000 He was a great man. 1499 00:48:25,633 --> 00:48:28,800 - [Matt] All right, this was a cool one. 1500 00:48:28,800 --> 00:48:29,966 - That is a cool box. 1501 00:48:29,966 --> 00:48:31,533 Oh. (chuckles) 1502 00:48:31,533 --> 00:48:32,366 - Do you recognize that handwriting? 1503 00:48:32,366 --> 00:48:33,433 - I do. 1504 00:48:33,433 --> 00:48:34,233 Oh. 1505 00:48:35,433 --> 00:48:36,266 - [Matt] Whose handwriting is that? 1506 00:48:36,266 --> 00:48:37,466 - Mine. 1507 00:48:37,466 --> 00:48:38,266 - [Matt] Read that letter for me. 1508 00:48:38,266 --> 00:48:39,500 - Oh, okay, if I can. 1509 00:48:39,500 --> 00:48:40,966 I don't have my glasses. 1510 00:48:40,966 --> 00:48:43,366 Dad, it may not be said a lot, but it is forever there. 1511 00:48:43,366 --> 00:48:44,866 It may not seem as though I do, 1512 00:48:44,866 --> 00:48:46,733 but it's heartfelt and ever lasting. 1513 00:48:46,733 --> 00:48:48,466 It may not be seen as my actions, 1514 00:48:48,466 --> 00:48:50,533 but some actions are deceiving. 1515 00:48:50,533 --> 00:48:52,100 I love you and will always love you 1516 00:48:52,100 --> 00:48:54,466 as long as I am able to love you. 1517 00:48:54,466 --> 00:48:57,433 And then, oh, it says your daughter. 1518 00:49:00,166 --> 00:49:04,266 Okay, you got me to cry. (laughs) 1519 00:49:05,766 --> 00:49:08,233 I'm not sure how old I was, but I remember writing this. 1520 00:49:08,233 --> 00:49:09,466 I do remember doing that. - You did? 1521 00:49:09,466 --> 00:49:10,266 - Mm-hmm. 1522 00:49:11,966 --> 00:49:16,033 - You were a lover and a caregiver very early. 1523 00:49:16,033 --> 00:49:18,133 You didn't know what was ahead of you when you wrote this. 1524 00:49:18,133 --> 00:49:19,566 - No. 1525 00:49:19,566 --> 00:49:21,633 The one thing I also found too in terms of all, 1526 00:49:21,633 --> 00:49:24,300 looking through all of my family's things over the years, 1527 00:49:24,300 --> 00:49:27,300 I kind of fall in the footsteps of those who came before me. 1528 00:49:27,300 --> 00:49:32,200 My father was the leader of the family and the caretaker 1529 00:49:32,200 --> 00:49:34,400 and making sure he took care of his own father. 1530 00:49:34,400 --> 00:49:36,666 Well, I did that with my father. 1531 00:49:36,666 --> 00:49:38,333 My grandfather apparently did the same 1532 00:49:38,333 --> 00:49:42,266 with the other family members, so it made its way down. 1533 00:49:42,266 --> 00:49:46,433 - I love that, and I'm realizing this as we're talking, 1534 00:49:46,433 --> 00:49:47,766 I don't think you care about any of this stuff. 1535 00:49:47,766 --> 00:49:50,566 You just want their story to be told. 1536 00:49:50,566 --> 00:49:52,633 - Yeah, absolutely, I do. 1537 00:49:54,133 --> 00:49:56,500 (soft music) 1538 00:50:04,766 --> 00:50:08,733 - We did find some things from your grandmother. 1539 00:50:10,100 --> 00:50:12,500 Tell me about this lady. 1540 00:50:12,500 --> 00:50:14,866 - [Lisa] So Felicia Bartosh-- 1541 00:50:14,866 --> 00:50:15,933 - I met her daughter. 1542 00:50:15,933 --> 00:50:16,766 - [Lisa] You met her daughter. 1543 00:50:16,766 --> 00:50:17,966 - Okay. 1544 00:50:17,966 --> 00:50:19,400 - When she was married to my grandfather, 1545 00:50:19,400 --> 00:50:20,866 who was Felicia Goula, this is her second husband. 1546 00:50:20,866 --> 00:50:23,533 She divorced in 1954, I believe, 1547 00:50:23,533 --> 00:50:25,100 and she married a gentleman 1548 00:50:25,100 --> 00:50:27,666 who worked for the Arabian American Oil Company. 1549 00:50:27,666 --> 00:50:29,400 And she traveled a lot. 1550 00:50:29,400 --> 00:50:32,433 And this is a Pan American-- 1551 00:50:32,433 --> 00:50:33,666 - [Matt] Pan Am. 1552 00:50:33,666 --> 00:50:35,733 - [Lisa] Yeah, Pan Am, luggage tag. 1553 00:50:35,733 --> 00:50:36,633 - [Matt] That's a bag tag. 1554 00:50:36,633 --> 00:50:37,933 - [Lisa] Yeah. 1555 00:50:37,933 --> 00:50:38,633 - [Matt] You had to be a bigwig to get that. 1556 00:50:38,633 --> 00:50:39,600 - Oh, okay. 1557 00:50:39,600 --> 00:50:40,566 I didn't realize that part but-- 1558 00:50:40,566 --> 00:50:41,133 - [Matt] That's pretty cool. 1559 00:50:41,133 --> 00:50:42,400 - Yeah. 1560 00:50:42,400 --> 00:50:43,800 It's emblazoned with her name and Saudi Arabia. 1561 00:50:43,800 --> 00:50:45,666 She talked about that a lot. 1562 00:50:45,666 --> 00:50:46,966 - Is that her? 1563 00:50:46,966 --> 00:50:49,100 - That's her, yes, and that's my grandfather, 1564 00:50:49,100 --> 00:50:51,066 so Felicia and Joe. 1565 00:50:51,066 --> 00:50:51,900 Mm-hmm. 1566 00:50:51,900 --> 00:50:52,733 - [Matt] And then-- 1567 00:50:52,733 --> 00:50:53,666 - Yeah. (chuckles) 1568 00:50:53,666 --> 00:50:54,500 There she is. 1569 00:50:54,500 --> 00:50:55,333 - [Matt] That's later. 1570 00:50:55,333 --> 00:50:56,166 - Mm-hmm. 1571 00:50:56,166 --> 00:50:57,333 Hold the beer. 1572 00:50:57,333 --> 00:50:58,166 - [Matt] She's actually holding a beer? 1573 00:50:58,166 --> 00:50:58,933 - I think so. (chuckles) 1574 00:50:58,933 --> 00:50:59,733 There you go. 1575 00:50:59,733 --> 00:51:00,966 - Yeah, yeah. 1576 00:51:00,966 --> 00:51:02,233 Look at this, having fun. 1577 00:51:02,233 --> 00:51:05,433 Well, all the women in your family have fun. 1578 00:51:09,033 --> 00:51:10,900 I think the one you've been waiting for 1579 00:51:10,900 --> 00:51:13,033 was your mother's wedding ring. 1580 00:51:13,033 --> 00:51:14,666 - Yes. 1581 00:51:14,666 --> 00:51:15,500 - I did not find it. 1582 00:51:15,500 --> 00:51:16,566 - (sighs) That's okay. 1583 00:51:16,566 --> 00:51:17,833 - And I looked up and down. 1584 00:51:17,833 --> 00:51:20,166 I've searched this entire floor. 1585 00:51:20,166 --> 00:51:21,333 - Yeah. 1586 00:51:21,333 --> 00:51:22,266 - I have gone behind the carpets. 1587 00:51:22,266 --> 00:51:23,200 I've gone behind the radiators. 1588 00:51:23,200 --> 00:51:24,566 I've gone in every single box. 1589 00:51:24,566 --> 00:51:28,000 I think when this house gets fully emptied, 1590 00:51:28,000 --> 00:51:29,600 I do believe it'll be here. 1591 00:51:29,600 --> 00:51:31,133 - It'll be in the middle of a room somewhere. 1592 00:51:31,133 --> 00:51:32,800 - I just got a hunch. 1593 00:51:32,800 --> 00:51:33,866 - Maybe my mom's just waiting for me 1594 00:51:33,866 --> 00:51:36,500 to be alone to find it, so. 1595 00:51:36,500 --> 00:51:39,400 - The last thing we wanted to talk about was the flood. 1596 00:51:39,400 --> 00:51:41,366 - The flood of '72, Agnes. 1597 00:51:41,366 --> 00:51:42,600 - I learned a lot about it. 1598 00:51:42,600 --> 00:51:45,566 These are your papers, family's papers. 1599 00:51:45,566 --> 00:51:47,100 - [Lisa] Okay. 1600 00:51:47,100 --> 00:51:49,833 - Lots of pictures of how the town was demolished. 1601 00:51:49,833 --> 00:51:53,066 These are, I believe, your uncle's or your dad's photos. 1602 00:51:53,066 --> 00:51:55,033 - Yeah, these are my uncle's photos. 1603 00:51:55,033 --> 00:51:56,433 - [Matt] Oh, that's the house, right? 1604 00:51:56,433 --> 00:51:57,400 That's the front of the house. - This is the house. 1605 00:51:57,400 --> 00:51:58,866 Yeah, you can see the mud. 1606 00:51:58,866 --> 00:52:00,500 I mean, you can see the flood line. 1607 00:52:00,500 --> 00:52:01,766 You could see where the water was 1608 00:52:01,766 --> 00:52:03,700 and where it kinda got muddy as well. 1609 00:52:03,700 --> 00:52:05,666 My grandfather was 70 at this point. 1610 00:52:05,666 --> 00:52:07,200 - [Matt] I mean, that's amazing. 1611 00:52:07,200 --> 00:52:08,666 - Yeah. 1612 00:52:08,666 --> 00:52:11,566 How hard could that be for somebody who's 70 to see this? 1613 00:52:11,566 --> 00:52:13,100 - [Matt] Well, and everything you've worked so hard for. 1614 00:52:13,100 --> 00:52:15,066 - Everything you've worked so hard for and it's under water, 1615 00:52:15,066 --> 00:52:16,800 under muddy water. 1616 00:52:16,800 --> 00:52:18,866 You don't get that smell out of your nose. 1617 00:52:18,866 --> 00:52:19,900 You really don't. 1618 00:52:19,900 --> 00:52:21,433 I can smell it now. 1619 00:52:21,433 --> 00:52:22,866 I truly can. 1620 00:52:22,866 --> 00:52:26,400 Just looking at these pictures, you remember that. 1621 00:52:30,333 --> 00:52:33,000 - This is a show about a legacy. 1622 00:52:33,000 --> 00:52:35,466 Man, does your family, do you, 1623 00:52:36,666 --> 00:52:39,633 does your city have an amazing legacy. 1624 00:52:39,633 --> 00:52:42,500 This is a town that never gives up, 1625 00:52:42,500 --> 00:52:45,700 and I have not heard one complaint since I got here. 1626 00:52:45,700 --> 00:52:46,866 - Yeah. 1627 00:52:46,866 --> 00:52:48,633 - I mean, the fact that you beating cancer 1628 00:52:48,633 --> 00:52:53,500 is not even in the top 10 things that we talk about. 1629 00:52:53,500 --> 00:52:55,033 I hope people see this story. 1630 00:52:55,033 --> 00:52:56,600 - [Lisa] I do. 1631 00:52:56,600 --> 00:52:59,866 - I hope people understand what hard work can create, 1632 00:52:59,866 --> 00:53:02,366 the family that it creates, the bond that it makes. 1633 00:53:02,366 --> 00:53:03,766 We're glad we got to help you a little bit. 1634 00:53:03,766 --> 00:53:05,000 - I appreciate it so much. 1635 00:53:05,000 --> 00:53:06,300 - You've still got a little work to do. 1636 00:53:06,300 --> 00:53:08,200 - My parents would be thrilled 1637 00:53:08,200 --> 00:53:10,600 that I was doing what I wanted to do. 1638 00:53:10,600 --> 00:53:11,800 - I think they would. 1639 00:53:11,800 --> 00:53:12,600 I mean, I'm sitting here, as you're saying, 1640 00:53:12,600 --> 00:53:14,133 I'm looking at this. 1641 00:53:14,133 --> 00:53:15,700 So many families say to me, "Oh, I don't want my family, 1642 00:53:15,700 --> 00:53:18,166 "I don't want my memories to be lost." 1643 00:53:18,166 --> 00:53:21,533 We're looking at a paper and pictures of this house 1644 00:53:21,533 --> 00:53:24,233 50 years ago that were lost. 1645 00:53:24,233 --> 00:53:25,066 Everything was lost. 1646 00:53:25,066 --> 00:53:26,266 And guess what. 1647 00:53:26,266 --> 00:53:27,233 There's still a bunch of memories there. 1648 00:53:27,233 --> 00:53:29,466 - Yep, absolutely, they are. 1649 00:53:29,466 --> 00:53:30,666 - So it's not the stuff. 1650 00:53:30,666 --> 00:53:32,033 If this isn't proof that it's not the stuff, 1651 00:53:32,033 --> 00:53:32,866 I don't know what is. 1652 00:53:32,866 --> 00:53:34,100 (Lisa chuckles) 1653 00:53:34,100 --> 00:53:36,633 So I hope to see you in your new place. 1654 00:53:36,633 --> 00:53:38,066 - Come by any time. 1655 00:53:38,066 --> 00:53:39,366 - [Matt] And hear of all the new memories 1656 00:53:39,366 --> 00:53:40,666 that have been created. 1657 00:53:40,666 --> 00:53:41,766 - Thank you. 1658 00:53:41,766 --> 00:53:42,833 I'm so happy. 1659 00:53:42,833 --> 00:53:45,800 I appreciate everything you've done. 1660 00:53:51,500 --> 00:53:54,700 - [Announcer] Funding for Legacy List is provided by 1661 00:53:54,700 --> 00:53:56,600 Wheaton World Wide Moving. 1662 00:53:56,600 --> 00:53:58,900 Wheaton's number one goal is to help you, 1663 00:53:58,900 --> 00:54:00,666 your loved ones, and your belongings 1664 00:54:00,666 --> 00:54:03,433 get to your new home quickly and safely. 1665 00:54:03,433 --> 00:54:06,666 You can find us at wheatonworldwide.com. 1666 00:54:06,666 --> 00:54:09,533 Wheaton World Wide Moving, we move your life. 1667 00:54:09,533 --> 00:54:11,000 FirstLight Home Care, 1668 00:54:11,000 --> 00:54:13,800 committed to providing safe and compassionate home services 1669 00:54:13,800 --> 00:54:15,366 for you and your family. 1670 00:54:15,366 --> 00:54:18,133 FirstLight believes personal relationships and engagement 1671 00:54:18,133 --> 00:54:21,266 are as important as mobility, bathing, and personal hygiene. 1672 00:54:21,266 --> 00:54:24,633 Details at firstlighthomecare.com. 1673 00:54:24,633 --> 00:54:27,166 (upbeat music) 1674 00:54:32,933 --> 00:54:36,333 (upbeat music continues) 1675 00:54:43,133 --> 00:54:46,500 (upbeat music continues) 1676 00:54:53,133 --> 00:54:56,533 (upbeat music continues) 1677 00:55:02,100 --> 00:55:04,100 - 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