1 00:00:01,133 --> 00:00:03,300 (upbeat music) 2 00:00:03,300 --> 00:00:05,166 - [Narrator] Coming up, Matt and the team 3 00:00:05,166 --> 00:00:06,933 feel the need for speed. - Just a few things. 4 00:00:06,933 --> 00:00:09,766 - Just a few things? 5 00:00:09,766 --> 00:00:12,200 - [Narrator] As they help a former Navy jet pilot 6 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:14,566 and his wife downsize their home. 7 00:00:14,566 --> 00:00:16,900 - Looking around this house, there's just so much stuff. 8 00:00:16,900 --> 00:00:18,333 I'm overwhelmed. 9 00:00:18,333 --> 00:00:20,466 - [Narrator] There's plenty of work to be done 10 00:00:20,466 --> 00:00:23,366 before this couple can take off. 11 00:00:23,366 --> 00:00:24,733 - The clock's ticking. - Yeah. Yeah. 12 00:00:24,733 --> 00:00:26,433 - And this is a lot to empty out. 13 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:32,466 - I'm Matt Paxton. 14 00:00:32,466 --> 00:00:34,400 Let's do it, man. - Yep. 15 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:38,800 - My team of specialists, Jamie, Mike, and Avi 16 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:43,766 help me help people downsize their homes and settle estates. 17 00:00:43,766 --> 00:00:45,766 As the largest population of baby boomers 18 00:00:45,766 --> 00:00:48,700 in American history transition towards retirement, 19 00:00:48,700 --> 00:00:51,733 they and their families face the overwhelming task 20 00:00:51,733 --> 00:00:53,900 of emptying their homes to move. 21 00:00:53,900 --> 00:00:56,500 We help them sift through a lifetime of possessions. 22 00:00:56,500 --> 00:00:58,966 - Bingo. - Heirlooms, and collectibles. 23 00:00:58,966 --> 00:01:01,466 And we have literally down a piece of history. 24 00:01:01,466 --> 00:01:04,100 To help them find the missing family treasures 25 00:01:04,100 --> 00:01:06,066 that mean the most to them. 26 00:01:06,066 --> 00:01:08,200 - Oh my goodness. - Jackie Robinson. 27 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:10,133 And along the way, they'll discover 28 00:01:10,133 --> 00:01:12,700 that the most important museum in the world 29 00:01:12,700 --> 00:01:14,666 may be in their family's basement. 30 00:01:14,666 --> 00:01:17,366 - Oh. - I've never seen that. 31 00:01:17,366 --> 00:01:20,100 That is cool looking. - From attics to sellers, 32 00:01:20,100 --> 00:01:22,766 closets to cupboards, we uncover the memories 33 00:01:22,766 --> 00:01:24,300 they want to preserve. 34 00:01:24,300 --> 00:01:26,566 This is living history, this is what we're here to find. 35 00:01:26,566 --> 00:01:28,800 - Let's go. - And discover the compelling, 36 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:33,766 personal, and often historical stories spanning generations 37 00:01:34,666 --> 00:01:36,766 that are their family's legacy. 38 00:01:36,766 --> 00:01:39,400 (upbeat music) 39 00:01:41,700 --> 00:01:43,500 - [Narrator] Funding for "Legacy List" 40 00:01:43,500 --> 00:01:46,000 is provided by Bekins Van Lines. 41 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,766 At Bekins, our goal is to provide a smooth 42 00:01:48,766 --> 00:01:50,500 and simple moving experience, 43 00:01:50,500 --> 00:01:52,933 no matter the size or distance of your move, 44 00:01:52,933 --> 00:01:54,733 Bekins is ready to help you get there. 45 00:01:54,733 --> 00:01:57,166 You can find us at bekins.com. 46 00:01:57,166 --> 00:01:59,766 Bekins, this is moving. 47 00:01:59,766 --> 00:02:01,300 First Light Home Care. 48 00:02:01,300 --> 00:02:04,033 Committed to providing safe and compassionate home services 49 00:02:04,033 --> 00:02:05,533 for you and your family. 50 00:02:05,533 --> 00:02:07,533 First Light believes personal relationships 51 00:02:07,533 --> 00:02:09,933 and engagement are as important as mobility, 52 00:02:09,933 --> 00:02:11,700 bathing, and personal hygiene. 53 00:02:11,700 --> 00:02:15,000 Details at FirstLightHomeCare.com. 54 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,633 (upbeat music) 55 00:02:23,566 --> 00:02:26,433 - Today we're in the beautiful Virginia wine country, 56 00:02:26,433 --> 00:02:28,400 right on the border of West Virginia. 57 00:02:30,100 --> 00:02:33,666 I'm here to meet my friends, Cheryl and Stephen Caldwell. 58 00:02:33,666 --> 00:02:36,933 They've lived in this home for 28 years. 59 00:02:36,933 --> 00:02:39,066 They've got a house full of memories that need our help 60 00:02:39,066 --> 00:02:42,266 clean it out so they can put the home on the market. 61 00:02:42,266 --> 00:02:44,833 (upbeat music) 62 00:02:52,133 --> 00:02:55,800 (upbeat music continues) 63 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,933 (door knocking) (dog barking) 64 00:02:58,933 --> 00:03:01,600 - Come on. (dog barking) 65 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,100 - Hi. - Cheryl, good to see you. 66 00:03:03,100 --> 00:03:04,666 - Good to meet you, Matt. - Very good to meet you. 67 00:03:04,666 --> 00:03:05,866 - Come on in. Come on in. - Thank you. 68 00:03:05,866 --> 00:03:06,966 - This is my husband, Stephen. - Stephen. 69 00:03:06,966 --> 00:03:08,133 - Good to meet you, man. 70 00:03:08,133 --> 00:03:09,466 Hello, and who is this? - This is Madison. 71 00:03:09,466 --> 00:03:11,233 - This is our dog, Madison. - There you go. 72 00:03:11,233 --> 00:03:12,600 - There you go. - Madison, from JMU. 73 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:13,933 Beautiful drive up. - Thank you. 74 00:03:13,933 --> 00:03:15,466 - Oh my gosh. - I'm glad you enjoyed it. 75 00:03:15,466 --> 00:03:17,900 - Wine, country, horses, deer running across. 76 00:03:17,900 --> 00:03:20,066 That was awesome, all right. 77 00:03:20,066 --> 00:03:22,866 You guys called me, what's the situation? 78 00:03:22,866 --> 00:03:24,233 - We've lived here for 28 years. 79 00:03:24,233 --> 00:03:25,500 - Okay. - I've retired. 80 00:03:25,500 --> 00:03:27,066 He's getting ready to retire. 81 00:03:27,066 --> 00:03:29,066 It's time for us to downsize. - Okay. 82 00:03:29,066 --> 00:03:31,833 - And looking around this house, there's just so much stuff 83 00:03:31,833 --> 00:03:34,533 where- I'm overwhelmed. 84 00:03:34,533 --> 00:03:36,700 - There's a lot of things that I collect. 85 00:03:36,700 --> 00:03:39,933 That I don't need, that are just emotional items. 86 00:03:39,933 --> 00:03:41,433 And some of them are not gonna be able to go. 87 00:03:41,433 --> 00:03:42,900 - Okay. All right. - Yeah. 88 00:03:42,900 --> 00:03:45,066 - You're pilot now, still. - Pilot with American Airlines 89 00:03:45,066 --> 00:03:47,466 now, yes. - So, what was your call sign? 90 00:03:47,466 --> 00:03:48,900 - Mud Bone. - Mud Bone. 91 00:03:48,900 --> 00:03:50,833 - [Stephen] With Richard Prior, politically incorrect. 92 00:03:50,833 --> 00:03:52,166 - [Matt] There we go, all right. 93 00:03:52,166 --> 00:03:54,066 - Absolutely. - I'm guessing speed 94 00:03:54,066 --> 00:03:55,600 is important here? - Yes. 95 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,166 And the market is so quick right now that we're worried 96 00:03:58,166 --> 00:04:00,700 that if we're not ready. - As soon as we find 97 00:04:00,700 --> 00:04:02,166 something, this needs to go. - Right. 98 00:04:02,166 --> 00:04:03,666 - We can find something for tomorrow, 99 00:04:03,666 --> 00:04:05,733 or it could be six months. - And this will go fast. 100 00:04:05,733 --> 00:04:06,566 - I think so. - I think so. 101 00:04:06,566 --> 00:04:07,733 - Yeah, all right. 102 00:04:07,733 --> 00:04:09,066 Well, let's go see some rest of the house, 103 00:04:09,066 --> 00:04:10,833 so I can kind of see what I'm getting into. 104 00:04:10,833 --> 00:04:11,933 - Come this way. - All right. 105 00:04:11,933 --> 00:04:16,766 I'm gonna follow y'all. (upbeat music) 106 00:04:16,766 --> 00:04:18,166 - Come on in here. - All right. 107 00:04:18,166 --> 00:04:21,300 So the dining room. - So we have some furniture 108 00:04:21,300 --> 00:04:24,133 that has been in family for several generations. 109 00:04:24,133 --> 00:04:26,466 We really don't know exactly how old it is. 110 00:04:26,466 --> 00:04:27,933 - Cheryl remembers better than me, 111 00:04:27,933 --> 00:04:29,633 but she thinks, and I think she might be right. 112 00:04:29,633 --> 00:04:31,033 It's my great-grandmother's- - Right. 113 00:04:31,033 --> 00:04:33,433 - So it was my grandmother's mother's before her. 114 00:04:33,433 --> 00:04:35,966 - These pieces are amazing, both of these. 115 00:04:35,966 --> 00:04:38,000 And I've got someone that I can bring in to tell us. 116 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:39,700 - Awesome. - Excellent. 117 00:04:39,700 --> 00:04:41,533 - All right, so this is pretty clean. 118 00:04:42,666 --> 00:04:43,866 I don't think you called me for this room. 119 00:04:43,866 --> 00:04:46,100 - No. - Where's the volume? 120 00:04:46,100 --> 00:04:47,500 - Basement. - Basement. 121 00:04:47,500 --> 00:04:48,733 - And the carriage house. - Okay. All right. 122 00:04:48,733 --> 00:04:50,166 Let's go check out the basement first, 123 00:04:50,166 --> 00:04:52,033 and then we'll go outside. 124 00:04:52,033 --> 00:04:54,800 (upbeat music) 125 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,833 (footsteps thumping) 126 00:04:59,233 --> 00:05:01,433 All right. Holy cow. 127 00:05:01,433 --> 00:05:02,866 - And a couple of airplanes. - All right. 128 00:05:02,866 --> 00:05:06,633 - Yeah, just a few things. - Just a few things? 129 00:05:06,633 --> 00:05:08,533 When I first saw the basement, I was thinking like, 130 00:05:08,533 --> 00:05:10,433 "Oh my gosh, this is a lot to do here. 131 00:05:10,433 --> 00:05:12,366 You guys better call somebody." 132 00:05:12,366 --> 00:05:15,200 And then I realized they had, they had called us. 133 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:16,633 All right, what am I looking at. 134 00:05:16,633 --> 00:05:18,666 - Yeah, you've got things from the old things 135 00:05:18,666 --> 00:05:20,433 that I flew in the Navy to things 136 00:05:20,433 --> 00:05:24,233 that have huge air launch and control surfaces, 137 00:05:24,233 --> 00:05:27,366 so they fly and do extraordinary things in the air. 138 00:05:27,366 --> 00:05:30,066 Things that you couldn't actually do in a real person, 139 00:05:30,066 --> 00:05:32,666 'cause there too much forces on your body. 140 00:05:33,866 --> 00:05:36,866 - Stephen stays busy, and this house is filled 141 00:05:36,866 --> 00:05:39,000 with all the stuff for his hobbies. 142 00:05:41,066 --> 00:05:44,466 - There's a lot here, that's kind of the problem. (laughs) 143 00:05:44,466 --> 00:05:45,666 - Yeah, we're not even gonna discuss 144 00:05:45,666 --> 00:05:46,866 the downsizing challenge of this. 145 00:05:46,866 --> 00:05:48,566 - Yes. - I'm just taking it in. 146 00:05:48,566 --> 00:05:50,800 Holy cow. - No, it's something he enjoys 147 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:52,433 and it's affected our children. 148 00:05:52,433 --> 00:05:56,533 Our oldest son is a pilot, our second son is an engineer. 149 00:05:56,533 --> 00:05:58,633 And. - Well, let's pause on that. 150 00:05:58,633 --> 00:06:00,233 Your dad, he was military. - Yeah. 151 00:06:00,233 --> 00:06:01,666 - Then you are, or you were. - Yes. Yes. 152 00:06:01,666 --> 00:06:03,866 - And now your son is. - Yes. 153 00:06:03,866 --> 00:06:05,100 - How does that make you feel? - Three generations? 154 00:06:05,100 --> 00:06:06,366 - Oh, that made me feel great, man. 155 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:08,466 He was in the exact same squadrons. 156 00:06:08,466 --> 00:06:10,266 - Right. - Going through training, yes. 157 00:06:10,266 --> 00:06:11,533 He has followed my footsteps. 158 00:06:11,533 --> 00:06:13,766 Ad then I stopped as lieutenant, 159 00:06:13,766 --> 00:06:15,533 he's now a lieutenant commander and he is going over 160 00:06:15,533 --> 00:06:17,700 for his joint forces, so I'm very proud. 161 00:06:17,700 --> 00:06:18,866 - [Matt] This is not cluttered, 162 00:06:18,866 --> 00:06:20,966 this is really all collection. - Right. 163 00:06:20,966 --> 00:06:23,133 - Where's the rest of the stuff? 164 00:06:23,133 --> 00:06:24,600 - Probably the carriage house. - Carriage house. 165 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:25,800 - [Matt] Okay, all right, well, we saved the best for last. 166 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:27,033 - Okay. - Lets go check out 167 00:06:27,033 --> 00:06:28,833 the carriage house. - For last. 168 00:06:28,833 --> 00:06:31,466 (upbeat music) 169 00:06:33,066 --> 00:06:34,933 - [Matt] It's gonna be a hard property to leave, man? 170 00:06:34,933 --> 00:06:36,366 - It is, there's- - It really is. 171 00:06:36,366 --> 00:06:38,100 - [Matt] Oh my gosh, look at these dirt bikes. 172 00:06:38,100 --> 00:06:39,700 - Okay. - All right. What is this? 173 00:06:39,700 --> 00:06:40,966 - We call it the carriage house. 174 00:06:40,966 --> 00:06:42,433 This is the shed off the carriage house. 175 00:06:42,433 --> 00:06:44,600 Carriage house, 'cause the way I built the doors. 176 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,766 It reminded me of what carriage houses looked like. 177 00:06:46,766 --> 00:06:48,500 I mean, that's why we call it carriage house, it's a garage. 178 00:06:48,500 --> 00:06:50,700 But it's a three car garage with an upstairs. 179 00:06:50,700 --> 00:06:52,500 - Okay, I mean, I'm laughing. 180 00:06:52,500 --> 00:06:53,900 You have an old carriage that you obviously- 181 00:06:53,900 --> 00:06:55,500 - In the carriage house. - You know. 182 00:06:55,500 --> 00:06:58,533 - [Cheryl] This is the carriage, exactly. 183 00:06:58,533 --> 00:07:00,400 - If I go upstairs, what am I gonna find? 184 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,700 - [Cheryl] We have a lot of things that we've packed away 185 00:07:02,700 --> 00:07:04,433 that I'm not even sure what's up there anymore. 186 00:07:04,433 --> 00:07:06,333 - Okay. - A lot of family stuff, 187 00:07:06,333 --> 00:07:09,933 probably, I know there's furniture and just boxes 188 00:07:09,933 --> 00:07:11,400 that we've moved from the basement. 189 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:14,000 - That's been up there years. - Absolutely. 190 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,666 - Were there, what they are. - Yeah. 191 00:07:16,666 --> 00:07:18,200 - When I saw the carriage house, 192 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,666 I realized how important it was for us to be there. 193 00:07:21,666 --> 00:07:23,766 There was just so much stuff 194 00:07:23,766 --> 00:07:26,133 on all three levels of this barn. 195 00:07:26,133 --> 00:07:27,666 This is my favorite part. 196 00:07:27,666 --> 00:07:29,933 So let's go inside and I'll hear all about your legacy list. 197 00:07:29,933 --> 00:07:30,766 Okay. Perfect. - Okay. 198 00:07:30,766 --> 00:07:32,000 - All right. let's go. 199 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,066 I'm gonna follow you upstairs. - Thank you. 200 00:07:36,900 --> 00:07:39,533 (upbeat music) 201 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,933 - What makes you guys want to downsize? 202 00:07:47,133 --> 00:07:49,333 - It just feels like the right time to me. 203 00:07:49,333 --> 00:07:51,200 It just feels like it's time to move on 204 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:54,633 and have a little smaller space, but at the same time, 205 00:07:54,633 --> 00:07:56,333 still enjoy the things that we enjoy. 206 00:07:56,333 --> 00:07:58,800 - Okay. - My plans did not include 207 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:00,900 living on four acres for the last 28 years. 208 00:08:00,900 --> 00:08:03,800 It's been great for the kids, it's been great for us. 209 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:05,266 - Yeah. - I dig it. 210 00:08:05,266 --> 00:08:06,700 I mean, retirement is what it is to each of us. 211 00:08:06,700 --> 00:08:08,766 - Yes. - Right. Very true. 212 00:08:08,766 --> 00:08:10,066 - [Matt] And I guess as long as you're together, 213 00:08:10,066 --> 00:08:11,333 who really cares where you are. 214 00:08:11,333 --> 00:08:12,566 - That's right. - All right. 215 00:08:12,566 --> 00:08:14,133 So this part, we go over the legacy list. 216 00:08:14,133 --> 00:08:15,333 - Okay. - And as a reminder, 217 00:08:15,333 --> 00:08:17,766 a legacy list is a list of five or six items 218 00:08:17,766 --> 00:08:19,433 that either you need us to help you find. 219 00:08:19,433 --> 00:08:21,066 - Okay. - Or get more information 220 00:08:21,066 --> 00:08:22,333 for you. - Right. 221 00:08:22,333 --> 00:08:25,700 - And that list helps to find your family legacy, 222 00:08:25,700 --> 00:08:27,033 or your family's story. - Right. 223 00:08:27,033 --> 00:08:29,200 - All right, let's get into this legacy list. 224 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:31,566 - Okay, old letters and documents. 225 00:08:31,566 --> 00:08:34,866 So, and this is mostly from his family. 226 00:08:34,866 --> 00:08:38,300 His aunts had no children, and so when they passed away, 227 00:08:38,300 --> 00:08:41,600 all of their paperwork, all of their birth certificates, 228 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:44,566 and letters that were written during World War II 229 00:08:44,566 --> 00:08:49,433 to loved ones, they had stuck in this suitcase. 230 00:08:49,433 --> 00:08:51,466 There's a packet of old pictures. 231 00:08:51,466 --> 00:08:52,466 - Okay. - Once again, 232 00:08:52,466 --> 00:08:53,900 could be in that suitcase. 233 00:08:53,900 --> 00:08:57,366 And I think they're mostly things from my mom. 234 00:08:57,366 --> 00:09:00,633 My mom was raised in a orphanage during the depression. 235 00:09:00,633 --> 00:09:01,633 - She was? - Yes. 236 00:09:01,633 --> 00:09:02,933 - Okay. - So I'm hoping 237 00:09:02,933 --> 00:09:04,933 those are with those letters and documents. 238 00:09:04,933 --> 00:09:06,800 I'm thinking that's where those are. 239 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:10,566 - What's the next item on there? 240 00:09:10,566 --> 00:09:14,300 - I flew in the Navy and I flew A-7s off the carriers. 241 00:09:14,300 --> 00:09:16,500 On the carrier, there's a little thing 242 00:09:16,500 --> 00:09:19,366 that looks like a little bitty barbell for an A-7. 243 00:09:19,366 --> 00:09:21,133 It fits underneath the front of the airplane 244 00:09:21,133 --> 00:09:24,000 and it holds the airplane back when it's at full power 245 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:25,533 from going off the front. 246 00:09:25,533 --> 00:09:27,933 And then the other part of it goes to the ship. 247 00:09:27,933 --> 00:09:30,166 So when I'm at full power, it's holding me back. 248 00:09:30,166 --> 00:09:32,000 And when the ship pushes the launch button, 249 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:33,800 it breaks and then you take off. 250 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,066 It's just a little thing called a holdback. 251 00:09:36,066 --> 00:09:37,566 And they break and they're thrown overboard, 252 00:09:37,566 --> 00:09:40,833 they're disposable, well, I have a hole one somewhere, 253 00:09:40,833 --> 00:09:42,266 but I don't know where that is. 254 00:09:42,266 --> 00:09:45,300 - All right. I'm ignorant to- - To what it looks like? 255 00:09:45,300 --> 00:09:46,833 - I saw "Top Gun," the first one. 256 00:09:46,833 --> 00:09:48,200 I haven't even seen the second one yet. 257 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:49,400 All right, so I'm ignorant to this. 258 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,733 But there is a small piece of metal? 259 00:09:52,733 --> 00:09:55,500 - Yes. - That holds that entire jet? 260 00:09:55,500 --> 00:09:56,733 - That's why it's called a holdback. 261 00:09:56,733 --> 00:09:58,133 Yeah, you're sitting there at full throttle 262 00:09:58,133 --> 00:09:59,666 and they're saying, "Run it up." 263 00:09:59,666 --> 00:10:01,900 And then the guy launches you and pushes the button. 264 00:10:01,900 --> 00:10:04,733 And then that's when the catshot starts and it breaks that. 265 00:10:04,733 --> 00:10:06,300 And off you go. - Holy cow. 266 00:10:09,966 --> 00:10:11,233 So what else are we got? 267 00:10:11,233 --> 00:10:12,733 I love this. - Our furniture that we have 268 00:10:12,733 --> 00:10:15,366 in our dining room, we have a side board. 269 00:10:15,366 --> 00:10:18,133 In this room we have- - Sweetheart table. 270 00:10:18,133 --> 00:10:20,100 - A sweetheart table behind us here. 271 00:10:20,100 --> 00:10:22,333 And I'd just like to learn more about the age of it. 272 00:10:22,333 --> 00:10:24,200 I don't know enough about that - Okay, so wanna know age. 273 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:25,800 - That would be great. 274 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:26,766 - All right, what else do we got? 275 00:10:26,766 --> 00:10:28,200 We got three items so far. 276 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:31,266 - Well, when, when I was growing up, like I said, 277 00:10:31,266 --> 00:10:32,600 I told you about the little doggie. 278 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:34,600 My dad had porcelain dog where we put his rings 279 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:37,133 and his tie tag, I've got that. 280 00:10:37,133 --> 00:10:40,133 But there was another thing that he had on his uniform 281 00:10:40,133 --> 00:10:41,800 that was always attached to his pistol. 282 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:43,466 And it's a little lanyard. 283 00:10:43,466 --> 00:10:45,100 - Is it rubber, is it cloth? - No, it's leather. 284 00:10:45,100 --> 00:10:46,800 - It's leather, it's a leather strap. 285 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:48,066 - Braided leather. - Yeah. 286 00:10:48,066 --> 00:10:49,666 - And it was something that belonged to dad 287 00:10:49,666 --> 00:10:51,166 that I know I have, and- 288 00:10:51,166 --> 00:10:53,200 - So tell me about your dad, a little more about him. 289 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:57,200 - Oh, well Dad, Dad was in the Navy. 290 00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:59,066 And like many men then, 291 00:10:59,066 --> 00:11:00,900 I don't know much about what he did because they don't- 292 00:11:00,900 --> 00:11:03,833 - They don't talk about. - talk about it. 293 00:11:03,833 --> 00:11:06,166 - He served in all three theaters. 294 00:11:06,166 --> 00:11:07,866 He served in the Atlantic, the Pacific, 295 00:11:07,866 --> 00:11:09,966 and the Mediterranean. 296 00:11:09,966 --> 00:11:12,066 He was there at the Normandy. 297 00:11:12,066 --> 00:11:15,333 State Trooper when he got back from the war. 298 00:11:15,333 --> 00:11:18,433 And he rose the rank of captain before he retired. 299 00:11:19,633 --> 00:11:22,333 Integrity, that- - Yes. Absolutely. 300 00:11:23,533 --> 00:11:26,400 - He gave his nephew a ticket one time. 301 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,000 His nephew came out and says, "Charlie, 302 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,200 just don't tell him you're my nephew or my uncle." 303 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:31,833 He says, "Just get back in the car, Johnny. 304 00:11:31,833 --> 00:11:34,100 It will be okay, wrote him a ticket, anyway. 305 00:11:34,100 --> 00:11:36,900 - He would write- - He wrote family a ticket. 306 00:11:36,900 --> 00:11:39,000 - Absolutely, in a minute. - I love it. 307 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:40,900 - I love it. That's awesome. 308 00:11:42,233 --> 00:11:44,066 What's the next item on there? 309 00:11:44,066 --> 00:11:48,400 - Made made me cry, but my dad had so many things 310 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,400 from the railroad and had an amazing career. 311 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:55,000 And those are things that I want to keep for my kids, 312 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:56,700 and to pass on. - Now hold up. 313 00:11:56,700 --> 00:11:58,333 Tell me about your dad, it's okay. 314 00:11:58,333 --> 00:12:00,666 - He was the youngest of 12. 315 00:12:00,666 --> 00:12:04,833 His initial job was to take down the telegraph keys. 316 00:12:04,833 --> 00:12:07,533 And I know I've got a couple pieces of telegraph keys, 317 00:12:07,533 --> 00:12:09,400 but I know there's some more of that, 318 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:12,766 and some old railroad locks that he took off 319 00:12:12,766 --> 00:12:16,700 of the signal department and had to replace with newer ones, 320 00:12:16,700 --> 00:12:18,700 which are probably broke within the first month. 321 00:12:18,700 --> 00:12:21,066 And these have been there for 50 years probably. 322 00:12:22,433 --> 00:12:24,100 - It's really a joy to sit down with the family 323 00:12:24,100 --> 00:12:27,766 when you hear such a positive and joyous legacy list. 324 00:12:29,233 --> 00:12:32,866 All right, well good news is my team is the right team 325 00:12:32,866 --> 00:12:33,900 to help with this. - Yeah, they are. 326 00:12:33,900 --> 00:12:35,500 - Excellent. - I love it. 327 00:12:35,500 --> 00:12:36,766 - Thank you. Awesome. - Thank you guys. 328 00:12:36,766 --> 00:12:37,700 We'll get started, I'll see you soon. 329 00:12:37,700 --> 00:12:38,566 - Thank you. Appreciate it. 330 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:46,233 (upbeat music) 331 00:12:48,500 --> 00:12:51,266 - [Jaime] Can you imagine like having to mow all this though? 332 00:12:51,266 --> 00:12:53,533 - Oh no, it'll take me all week to mow it. 333 00:12:53,533 --> 00:12:54,866 - I don't even wanna think about it. 334 00:12:54,866 --> 00:12:56,200 - What's up guys? - Hey, how are you? 335 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:58,500 - How you're doing? - We're good. 336 00:12:58,500 --> 00:13:00,166 - What do you think? - Oh man. 337 00:13:00,166 --> 00:13:01,333 - Pretty awesome. - It's awesome. 338 00:13:01,333 --> 00:13:04,266 - Virginia wine country. - It's beautiful. 339 00:13:04,266 --> 00:13:07,566 - Cheryl and Stephen, they lived here 28 years. 340 00:13:07,566 --> 00:13:09,366 I sent you a bunch of pictures and I sent you 341 00:13:09,366 --> 00:13:11,066 the legacy list ahead of time. 342 00:13:11,066 --> 00:13:13,033 House, just full of memories. 343 00:13:13,033 --> 00:13:15,866 I mean, this guy is a collector. 344 00:13:15,866 --> 00:13:17,600 I wish Stephen was my grandpa. 345 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:20,066 Like this would be the coolest place to hang out. 346 00:13:21,500 --> 00:13:22,933 But the house is full and they need to sell it. 347 00:13:22,933 --> 00:13:24,966 And they need to sell it like quickly. 348 00:13:24,966 --> 00:13:26,466 - Do they know where they're going? 349 00:13:26,466 --> 00:13:28,833 - They have not chosen the house. 350 00:13:28,833 --> 00:13:30,966 And I think the concern is as soon as they put this house 351 00:13:30,966 --> 00:13:32,733 on the market, it's gonna move. 352 00:13:32,733 --> 00:13:34,233 - Yeah. - Yeah. 353 00:13:34,233 --> 00:13:37,100 I mean, given the area where we are, we're close to DC. 354 00:13:37,100 --> 00:13:39,200 - Yeah. - I mean, you get a lot more 355 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:42,133 for your money out here than you do closer to town. 356 00:13:42,133 --> 00:13:45,766 And I can see why this would sell super fast in this market. 357 00:13:45,766 --> 00:13:49,900 Stephen and Cheryl have a great property for resale. 358 00:13:49,900 --> 00:13:52,933 They're in a great location, they're close to a major city, 359 00:13:52,933 --> 00:13:55,800 yet they have so much space to spread out on. 360 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:57,600 So it sounds like they're ready to sell, 361 00:13:57,600 --> 00:13:59,466 but are they ready to downsize? 362 00:13:59,466 --> 00:14:01,300 - In theory, yes. - Yeah. 363 00:14:01,300 --> 00:14:03,233 - I mean. - Like most people? 364 00:14:03,233 --> 00:14:04,466 - Yeah. - Yeah. 365 00:14:04,466 --> 00:14:05,900 - They're saying all the right things. 366 00:14:05,900 --> 00:14:07,433 - Yeah. - But man, they got a lot 367 00:14:07,433 --> 00:14:10,433 of cool things here, not a lot of trash in the house. 368 00:14:10,433 --> 00:14:12,033 - Yeah. - This family is all about 369 00:14:12,033 --> 00:14:14,900 faith, and service, and family. 370 00:14:14,900 --> 00:14:16,800 - I saw a huge military background. 371 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,000 - Huge military background. - And there's one particular 372 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,633 piece I am dying to find. - Which one is that? 373 00:14:21,633 --> 00:14:24,033 - The holdback. - Yeah. It's crazy. 374 00:14:24,033 --> 00:14:26,133 - That's crazy that that little piece 375 00:14:26,133 --> 00:14:27,966 literally holds back a plane. 376 00:14:27,966 --> 00:14:31,366 - A massive jet, an airplane can be held back 377 00:14:31,366 --> 00:14:32,700 by a little piece of metal. 378 00:14:32,700 --> 00:14:34,333 And he's got it somewhere in his house. 379 00:14:34,333 --> 00:14:35,533 - Well, my guys are on the way. 380 00:14:35,533 --> 00:14:37,133 - Okay. - And I'll need to carve out 381 00:14:37,133 --> 00:14:38,733 a little time to meet with the family, 382 00:14:38,733 --> 00:14:41,233 just to make sure we're clear on what the plan is. 383 00:14:41,233 --> 00:14:43,400 - Okay. - I'm sure there's some great 384 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:45,433 charities or donation centers in town. 385 00:14:45,433 --> 00:14:48,033 We'll do our best to find a new home for these items 386 00:14:48,033 --> 00:14:49,200 and keep them out of the landfill. 387 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:51,066 - Okay, you guys ready to get started? 388 00:14:51,066 --> 00:14:52,566 - Yeah. - Yeah. 389 00:14:52,566 --> 00:14:53,700 - All right, so you guys are gonna go in the basement? 390 00:14:53,700 --> 00:14:54,800 - Yep. - You and I are going 391 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:57,200 to the carriage house. - All right. 392 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:58,200 - We'll see you guys in a little bit. 393 00:14:58,200 --> 00:14:59,766 - Thanks, Matt. - See you guys. 394 00:14:59,766 --> 00:15:01,066 - See ya. 395 00:15:01,066 --> 00:15:03,700 (upbeat music) 396 00:15:11,933 --> 00:15:14,233 - Jaime. - Oh my gosh. 397 00:15:14,233 --> 00:15:15,666 - He said a collection. 398 00:15:15,666 --> 00:15:18,366 - Look at all this on the wall over here. 399 00:15:18,366 --> 00:15:21,900 We've never even seen remote controlled helicopters. 400 00:15:21,900 --> 00:15:24,133 - Matt said a collection, not a museum. 401 00:15:24,133 --> 00:15:26,800 This is unbelievable. 402 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:30,500 We often say that every house is a museum. 403 00:15:30,500 --> 00:15:32,133 I think Stephen took it literally. 404 00:15:32,133 --> 00:15:34,000 We were walking into that basement. 405 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,400 You saw planes from the front to the back, 406 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:39,533 from the top to the bottom, it was amazing. 407 00:15:39,533 --> 00:15:41,500 - This is also a little overwhelming, 408 00:15:41,500 --> 00:15:43,333 because the clock's ticking. - Oh yeah. 409 00:15:43,333 --> 00:15:45,800 - And this is a lot to empty out. 410 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:47,200 These are his hobbies. 411 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:50,166 He's not necessarily downsizing on what he likes to do 412 00:15:50,166 --> 00:15:52,033 in his spare time. - Right. 413 00:15:52,033 --> 00:15:53,400 He's got a lot of decisions to make. 414 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:54,966 - Yeah, he does. - But we've got a lot 415 00:15:54,966 --> 00:15:56,900 of work to do. - Yes. 416 00:15:56,900 --> 00:15:59,833 (upbeat music) 417 00:15:59,833 --> 00:16:02,000 - Here we go. - Another day, another barn. 418 00:16:03,766 --> 00:16:05,733 - Yep. - All right, so the family 419 00:16:05,733 --> 00:16:07,233 told me a couple things. - Okay. 420 00:16:07,233 --> 00:16:10,166 - They said this is where all the leftover stuff got put. 421 00:16:10,166 --> 00:16:11,500 So the stuff they care about, 422 00:16:11,500 --> 00:16:13,200 they know about is in the basement. 423 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:16,033 And apparently a lot of wasps up here. 424 00:16:16,033 --> 00:16:18,866 - Okay. - Well this is a full can. 425 00:16:18,866 --> 00:16:20,300 Here's a almost empty can. 426 00:16:20,300 --> 00:16:22,266 You have that. - Okay. 427 00:16:23,500 --> 00:16:25,266 - I mean, this is the top of a barn. 428 00:16:25,266 --> 00:16:28,633 It's where you put the stuff you least need, 429 00:16:28,633 --> 00:16:30,900 'cause you're not going back up there again. 430 00:16:30,900 --> 00:16:32,733 And that's often a really rich environment 431 00:16:32,733 --> 00:16:33,966 to pick for items. 432 00:16:33,966 --> 00:16:36,200 We are looking for a lot of legacy list items. 433 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:37,866 - Hopefully the photos aren't up here. 434 00:16:37,866 --> 00:16:39,700 'Cause this is not the place to store those. 435 00:16:39,700 --> 00:16:42,333 - I know, but with a lot of family, 436 00:16:42,333 --> 00:16:44,800 stuff just gets shoved up here one day, 437 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:45,966 'cause they're gonna get to it tomorrow. 438 00:16:45,966 --> 00:16:47,166 - Oh yeah. - And then tomorrow's 439 00:16:47,166 --> 00:16:48,666 20 years later, all right. 440 00:16:48,666 --> 00:16:49,900 You pick over here. - Okay, 441 00:16:49,900 --> 00:16:50,933 - I'm gonna pick over here and let me know 442 00:16:50,933 --> 00:16:52,333 if you find anything. - Okay. 443 00:16:52,333 --> 00:16:55,200 - All right. (upbeat music) 444 00:16:55,200 --> 00:17:00,200 - There's like a box of taxidermy, like hooves over here. 445 00:17:00,833 --> 00:17:02,166 - What is it? 446 00:17:02,166 --> 00:17:03,833 Oh. - He likes to hunt and shoot. 447 00:17:03,833 --> 00:17:07,033 So makes sense. - Check out these tools, Mike. 448 00:17:07,033 --> 00:17:08,733 I'm wondering if this was her dad's. 449 00:17:08,733 --> 00:17:10,533 - Okay. - He would basically convert 450 00:17:10,533 --> 00:17:11,633 all the power lines. 451 00:17:13,100 --> 00:17:15,966 So these are not for that, but some of these tools are. 452 00:17:15,966 --> 00:17:17,966 - Yeah. - Look this little. 453 00:17:17,966 --> 00:17:20,000 - Yeah. (metal clanking) 454 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:23,266 - Look at that. - These have got some age. 455 00:17:23,266 --> 00:17:24,966 - Now we're getting into the real stuff. 456 00:17:24,966 --> 00:17:26,633 - Oh, there we go. - Dinner time. 457 00:17:26,633 --> 00:17:28,833 (metal clanking) 458 00:17:28,833 --> 00:17:31,300 - Got some airplane wings over here. 459 00:17:31,300 --> 00:17:34,266 - [Avi] Yeah, he's got a lot of parts over here. 460 00:17:34,266 --> 00:17:35,800 - The basement was a place 461 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:37,933 that we could have gotten easily distracted. 462 00:17:37,933 --> 00:17:40,466 There was a lot to look at and take in. 463 00:17:40,466 --> 00:17:43,100 (upbeat music) 464 00:17:45,466 --> 00:17:48,900 - Let's see. (boxes creaking) 465 00:17:48,900 --> 00:17:51,533 Yeah, yeah, I think I'm onto something here. 466 00:17:51,533 --> 00:17:53,233 Jaime, I found a couple patches. 467 00:17:53,233 --> 00:17:54,666 - Yeah? - That say Mud Bone. 468 00:17:54,666 --> 00:17:57,266 - Ah, that was his naval call sign. 469 00:17:57,266 --> 00:17:59,733 - Yes it was. Yes it was. - That's awesome. 470 00:17:59,733 --> 00:18:02,766 - And it looks like there are a few more naval items. 471 00:18:02,766 --> 00:18:04,133 We might wanna go through this box. 472 00:18:04,133 --> 00:18:06,000 - Okay. - Let's check this out. 473 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:08,400 - Yeah. 474 00:18:10,066 --> 00:18:13,400 Oh, what'd you got? 475 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:15,566 - Looks like pictures, documents. 476 00:18:15,566 --> 00:18:17,300 - Oh wow. - Check that out. 477 00:18:19,066 --> 00:18:21,266 Naval plane leaving the carrier. 478 00:18:21,266 --> 00:18:23,500 - I really still can't even wrap my brain around the fact 479 00:18:23,500 --> 00:18:26,633 that planes land on a ship in the middle of the ocean. 480 00:18:26,633 --> 00:18:28,466 - I know. - What is this? 481 00:18:28,466 --> 00:18:30,966 Is this like his flight logs? 482 00:18:30,966 --> 00:18:32,200 Oh, very cool. 483 00:18:33,533 --> 00:18:34,900 Look how dapper they all look. - They are. 484 00:18:34,900 --> 00:18:36,666 - In their whites. - They are. 485 00:18:36,666 --> 00:18:38,233 - I mean, this photo is something 486 00:18:38,233 --> 00:18:40,566 that they would definitely want to see. 487 00:18:40,566 --> 00:18:42,200 - Absolutely. - This is special. 488 00:18:46,333 --> 00:18:50,700 (upbeat music) (boxes rustling) 489 00:18:50,700 --> 00:18:53,600 - You find anything? - Empty box. 490 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:55,133 - I'm just getting a lot of empty boxes. 491 00:18:55,133 --> 00:18:57,533 - Yeah. - Looks good. 492 00:18:58,766 --> 00:18:59,900 - Christmas stuff. 493 00:19:02,866 --> 00:19:07,233 - Oh. 494 00:19:07,233 --> 00:19:08,533 - [Matt] A huge old stereo. 495 00:19:11,933 --> 00:19:13,766 - Oh, hey, Matt. - Yeah, 496 00:19:13,766 --> 00:19:15,100 what you got over there? 497 00:19:15,100 --> 00:19:16,866 - I think I found the telegraph key. 498 00:19:16,866 --> 00:19:19,066 - Let me see. Holy cow, man. 499 00:19:20,633 --> 00:19:22,566 Dude, look at that. 500 00:19:23,733 --> 00:19:27,266 So her dad was basically like communications. 501 00:19:27,266 --> 00:19:30,366 So it started off telegraph and then he converted it 502 00:19:30,366 --> 00:19:32,133 to telephone. - Telephone. 503 00:19:33,433 --> 00:19:35,366 - All right, good find, dude. - Hey, thanks man. 504 00:19:36,833 --> 00:19:39,866 You take it for granted when you reach into your phone 505 00:19:39,866 --> 00:19:41,233 and you've got something more powerful 506 00:19:41,233 --> 00:19:44,166 than the first space shuttle. - Yeah. 507 00:19:44,166 --> 00:19:46,033 - But I mean, this. - Yeah. 508 00:19:46,033 --> 00:19:48,233 - This was groundbreaking. - I wanna learn more 509 00:19:48,233 --> 00:19:50,700 about this, this is really, really interesting. 510 00:19:50,700 --> 00:19:53,333 (upbeat music) 511 00:19:54,233 --> 00:19:55,733 - [Narrator] The telegraph key. 512 00:19:57,533 --> 00:20:01,266 An electrical switch used by an operator to send and receive 513 00:20:01,266 --> 00:20:04,933 messages in Morse code. (code clinking) 514 00:20:04,933 --> 00:20:07,300 Two types of pulses can be sent. 515 00:20:07,300 --> 00:20:09,000 A short one, called the dot, 516 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,533 and a longer one, known as a dash. 517 00:20:11,533 --> 00:20:15,433 Sounds primitive, but in its day the telegraph represented 518 00:20:15,433 --> 00:20:19,333 a transcendent moment in the history of telecommunications. 519 00:20:20,900 --> 00:20:23,166 As people traveled farther distances, 520 00:20:23,166 --> 00:20:25,600 they wanted swifter forms of communication. 521 00:20:27,100 --> 00:20:30,066 By the mid 19th century, it took about a month 522 00:20:30,066 --> 00:20:33,666 to send a message cross country by stage coach or steamship. 523 00:20:35,133 --> 00:20:39,466 In 1860, the Pony Express employed horse mounted riders 524 00:20:39,466 --> 00:20:43,733 to cut the delivery time down to a mere 10 days. 525 00:20:43,733 --> 00:20:45,533 But by the following year, 526 00:20:45,533 --> 00:20:47,933 that horsepower was no longer needed. 527 00:20:47,933 --> 00:20:51,233 That's the year the first transcontinental telegraph 528 00:20:51,233 --> 00:20:52,566 was established. 529 00:20:52,566 --> 00:20:55,100 Now a message could be sent instantly 530 00:20:55,100 --> 00:20:59,166 from New York to California. (upbeat music) 531 00:21:00,766 --> 00:21:04,133 The man most responsible for pulling off this epic feat 532 00:21:04,133 --> 00:21:06,266 was a middle aged portrait painter 533 00:21:06,266 --> 00:21:09,366 by the name of Samuel Finley Breese Morse. 534 00:21:10,733 --> 00:21:13,533 Tragedy inspired Morse's invention. 535 00:21:13,533 --> 00:21:16,200 He was painting a portrait in Washington DC 536 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:19,300 when he received a letter that his wife was ill. 537 00:21:19,300 --> 00:21:22,966 By the time he got home, she had already died. 538 00:21:22,966 --> 00:21:25,833 Morse was heartbroken and pledged to invent 539 00:21:25,833 --> 00:21:29,133 a communications device that could allow important messages 540 00:21:29,133 --> 00:21:32,466 to be delivered quickly. (telegraph device clinking) 541 00:21:32,466 --> 00:21:35,633 The first ever telegraph message was sent from Washington 542 00:21:35,633 --> 00:21:38,366 to Baltimore in 1844. 543 00:21:38,366 --> 00:21:39,833 What did it say? 544 00:21:39,833 --> 00:21:41,966 "What hath God wrought?" 545 00:21:43,433 --> 00:21:47,333 Soon, thousands of miles of cable crisscrossed the country. 546 00:21:47,333 --> 00:21:49,233 People didn't have to wait weeks 547 00:21:49,233 --> 00:21:51,866 to hear from far away relatives, 548 00:21:51,866 --> 00:21:55,366 companies were able to conduct business much faster , 549 00:21:55,366 --> 00:21:57,533 and presidents could communicate directly 550 00:21:57,533 --> 00:21:59,533 with their generals on the battlefield. 551 00:22:00,833 --> 00:22:02,666 The golden age of the telegraph 552 00:22:02,666 --> 00:22:04,866 lasted well into the 20th century 553 00:22:04,866 --> 00:22:07,766 when a new marvel of communication came onto the scene, 554 00:22:07,766 --> 00:22:09,333 (phone ringing) the telephone. 555 00:22:16,066 --> 00:22:17,000 - Alright, what else do we have? 556 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:21,266 - Lots of paperwork, exams. 557 00:22:25,066 --> 00:22:27,833 - Jaime. - What's that, what is that? 558 00:22:27,833 --> 00:22:29,066 Is that the holdback? 559 00:22:29,066 --> 00:22:31,100 - This is the holdback. 560 00:22:31,100 --> 00:22:32,633 This- - That stopped the plane. 561 00:22:32,633 --> 00:22:37,366 - Yes, can you imagine this small piece being so important? 562 00:22:37,366 --> 00:22:41,466 - No, honestly, when we first found the holdback bar, 563 00:22:41,466 --> 00:22:45,066 I thought it was like a miniature dumbbell for a doll. 564 00:22:45,066 --> 00:22:49,233 - Just to think that Stephen flew planes off of boats. 565 00:22:49,233 --> 00:22:52,066 And this holdback bar is what separated 566 00:22:52,066 --> 00:22:53,833 a successful mission from a failure. 567 00:22:55,066 --> 00:22:57,566 When you think about hundreds of takeoffs, 568 00:22:57,566 --> 00:23:00,600 this was the difference between a successful takeoff 569 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:02,700 and the plane plunging into the ocean. 570 00:23:02,700 --> 00:23:05,600 - Right, I mean, this is a very important piece. 571 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:07,366 - Yeah, one I'm glad we found. 572 00:23:07,366 --> 00:23:08,533 - Yeah. - I'm excited. 573 00:23:08,533 --> 00:23:09,733 Like this is, man. - Good job. 574 00:23:09,733 --> 00:23:12,700 - This is amazing. (bell ringing) 575 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:18,200 - [Mike] Our favorite thing, a steamer trunk. 576 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:20,366 - [Matt] I love steamer trunks. 577 00:23:20,366 --> 00:23:21,966 - What are you finding? - Well, a bunch 578 00:23:21,966 --> 00:23:24,066 of old stereos, well, hold on a second. 579 00:23:24,066 --> 00:23:26,233 I think I found something else, boom. 580 00:23:27,166 --> 00:23:27,966 Yeah. Oh. 581 00:23:29,166 --> 00:23:31,600 Oh, I think I found something good, dude. 582 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:34,666 Look at this. - All right. Suitcase. 583 00:23:34,666 --> 00:23:38,166 - Well, she mentioned there might be an old suitcase 584 00:23:38,166 --> 00:23:39,766 of photos. - Okay. 585 00:23:39,766 --> 00:23:40,900 - And this was buried. 586 00:23:40,900 --> 00:23:42,900 Look at that. - Whoa. 587 00:23:42,900 --> 00:23:44,200 - They're in decent shape. 588 00:23:45,366 --> 00:23:47,166 - Oh, there's some money in here. 589 00:23:47,166 --> 00:23:49,466 - Is it? - Two dollar bills. 590 00:23:49,466 --> 00:23:51,033 - Two Dollar bills. 591 00:23:51,033 --> 00:23:52,800 What are they worth? - Two bucks. 592 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:54,833 - Two bucks. - Great pictures. 593 00:23:56,533 --> 00:23:59,866 Floyd Ray, that was her dad. 594 00:23:59,866 --> 00:24:01,233 All right, well look at this picture, man. 595 00:24:01,233 --> 00:24:05,166 This I believe is mister Caldwell senior. 596 00:24:05,166 --> 00:24:06,700 - Oh wow. - He was a state trooper. 597 00:24:06,700 --> 00:24:10,500 They'll love this, 'cause this family was about service. 598 00:24:10,500 --> 00:24:12,100 It's really- - It's a cool photo even. 599 00:24:12,100 --> 00:24:15,066 - Man, this is why you pick an attic. 600 00:24:15,066 --> 00:24:16,266 This is why you pick a barn. 601 00:24:16,266 --> 00:24:17,966 This is so cool, I love it. 602 00:24:17,966 --> 00:24:19,566 Where do we put the- - I'll make a pile over there. 603 00:24:19,566 --> 00:24:21,533 - You make a pile over there, what a find. 604 00:24:21,533 --> 00:24:24,300 I love it. (upbeat music) 605 00:24:27,966 --> 00:24:29,466 - I'm sure he has a great time. 606 00:24:29,466 --> 00:24:32,766 Or at least his kids and grandkids on this property 607 00:24:32,766 --> 00:24:34,500 with these remote control cars. 608 00:24:34,500 --> 00:24:35,733 - I mean, yes. 609 00:24:35,733 --> 00:24:37,800 I would have a great time as an adult. 610 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:41,700 - Yeah, I mean, I could see these things going everywhere. 611 00:24:43,133 --> 00:24:46,666 - Literally this whole cabinet is like empty boxes 612 00:24:46,666 --> 00:24:50,166 and every single extension cord 613 00:24:50,166 --> 00:24:52,766 that's probably ever been used in this house. 614 00:24:52,766 --> 00:24:54,633 - Yep, sounds like a man closet. 615 00:24:56,066 --> 00:24:58,066 - Oh, except for this drawer. 616 00:24:58,066 --> 00:25:01,233 What's in here? (paper rustling) 617 00:25:03,366 --> 00:25:06,433 Oh man. - What do you got? 618 00:25:06,433 --> 00:25:11,400 - I think I found the drawer with all of the photographs 619 00:25:12,300 --> 00:25:13,966 that they were looking for. 620 00:25:13,966 --> 00:25:15,400 You wanna come help me bring some over there? 621 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:19,100 - Yeah, yeah, definitely. - It's a heavy box. 622 00:25:20,233 --> 00:25:21,233 - I'm gonna give that one to you. 623 00:25:21,233 --> 00:25:22,500 - Yeah, I'll take that. 624 00:25:22,500 --> 00:25:23,700 - I mean, this is why you have to go through 625 00:25:23,700 --> 00:25:26,033 all the drawers. - Working in a basement 626 00:25:26,033 --> 00:25:27,633 is all about surprises. 627 00:25:27,633 --> 00:25:29,166 You never know what you're gonna find 628 00:25:29,166 --> 00:25:31,900 when you open the drawer or when you look in the corner. 629 00:25:31,900 --> 00:25:34,266 Hmm. - That's gotta be Stephen. 630 00:25:34,266 --> 00:25:35,500 - Yeah, yeah, yeah. - I think so. 631 00:25:35,500 --> 00:25:37,500 - I think you're right, I think you're right. 632 00:25:37,500 --> 00:25:42,266 Think you're right, ooh. - Oh, it's the railroad locks. 633 00:25:43,733 --> 00:25:46,766 - [Avi] Oh man, this is like opening a treasure chest. 634 00:25:46,766 --> 00:25:48,333 - This is so cool. - C&O. 635 00:25:49,333 --> 00:25:51,300 - Chesapeake & Ohio. - Oh my. 636 00:25:51,300 --> 00:25:55,266 - I mean, Cheryl's dad worked for the C&O Railroad. 637 00:25:55,266 --> 00:25:58,833 And did so for decades. 638 00:25:58,833 --> 00:26:02,433 - I was expecting some of rusty worn down locks. 639 00:26:02,433 --> 00:26:06,300 I mean, these locks were in great condition. 640 00:26:06,300 --> 00:26:08,000 - I loved finding the locks. 641 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:10,833 They were something significant to Cheryl's dad. 642 00:26:10,833 --> 00:26:12,866 And he held onto them for a reason. 643 00:26:12,866 --> 00:26:14,433 And if you think about locks, I mean, 644 00:26:14,433 --> 00:26:17,300 you know the famous bridge in Paris where lovers go 645 00:26:17,300 --> 00:26:20,033 and put a lock on the bridge with their initials in it. 646 00:26:20,033 --> 00:26:22,566 There's places like that all over the world. 647 00:26:22,566 --> 00:26:25,733 Locks really symbolize that connection, that bond, 648 00:26:25,733 --> 00:26:27,700 that unbreakable bond. - Yeah, yeah. 649 00:26:27,700 --> 00:26:29,400 - So far. - This is a great way 650 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:32,166 for her to connect that and find a way 651 00:26:32,166 --> 00:26:34,100 to feature these even. - Yeah. 652 00:26:34,100 --> 00:26:35,633 I think these locks are something 653 00:26:35,633 --> 00:26:38,133 that Cheryl could hold onto and actually put on display, 654 00:26:38,133 --> 00:26:39,766 and enjoy for years to come. 655 00:26:39,766 --> 00:26:41,133 - She's gonna love this. 656 00:26:41,133 --> 00:26:42,733 - Yeah, she is absolutely gonna love this. 657 00:26:47,500 --> 00:26:50,166 - I send Lex a lot of pictures about furniture, 658 00:26:50,166 --> 00:26:53,133 and most of the time it's not really something very special. 659 00:26:53,133 --> 00:26:55,566 But soon as Lex received the pictures on this house, 660 00:26:55,566 --> 00:26:57,866 he wanted to come and take a look in person. 661 00:26:57,866 --> 00:27:00,366 Lex, good to see you, man. - Good to see you, my friend. 662 00:27:00,366 --> 00:27:01,533 - Thanks for coming, come on in, man. 663 00:27:01,533 --> 00:27:02,700 - Thanks for having me. - All right. 664 00:27:02,700 --> 00:27:03,766 Got some cool stuff to show you. 665 00:27:03,766 --> 00:27:04,733 - Okay. - All right, Come on in. 666 00:27:04,733 --> 00:27:08,333 Let me show you. (upbeat music) 667 00:27:08,333 --> 00:27:11,100 Avid collecting family, they've got really cool stuff. 668 00:27:11,100 --> 00:27:12,766 - Okay. - All over the place. 669 00:27:12,766 --> 00:27:14,366 But this is the family furniture. 670 00:27:14,366 --> 00:27:15,633 - Okay. - I don't really know 671 00:27:15,633 --> 00:27:17,833 what I'm looking at. - So this is a late 672 00:27:17,833 --> 00:27:22,266 classical sideboard, 1825-ish. 673 00:27:22,266 --> 00:27:23,733 And when you sent me the pictures, 674 00:27:23,733 --> 00:27:25,300 there are a couple things that are interesting about it. 675 00:27:25,300 --> 00:27:27,566 Those feet belong there. - They do? 676 00:27:27,566 --> 00:27:28,966 - [Lex] And I've never seen that before. 677 00:27:28,966 --> 00:27:30,900 - That is interesting. - That's quirky. 678 00:27:30,900 --> 00:27:34,266 And then you see these ionic capitals, 679 00:27:34,266 --> 00:27:36,433 which would've been from classical Roman 680 00:27:36,433 --> 00:27:38,166 and Greek architecture. 681 00:27:38,166 --> 00:27:39,600 I've never seen them that large. 682 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:43,200 Usually you'll see a plaster here and a small one. 683 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:44,366 And then a small one. - A small one. 684 00:27:44,366 --> 00:27:47,766 - They are so large and overblown. 685 00:27:47,766 --> 00:27:49,866 And I started looking at the difference between the carving 686 00:27:49,866 --> 00:27:53,333 on this and the campus leaves down there. 687 00:27:53,333 --> 00:27:55,766 And then it ends up relating to a piece across the way, 688 00:27:55,766 --> 00:27:56,933 which we'll talk about in a second. 689 00:27:56,933 --> 00:27:59,900 - Okay. - I am surmising that somebody 690 00:27:59,900 --> 00:28:04,233 got ahold of this and this would've been just the drawer 691 00:28:04,233 --> 00:28:07,233 and they carved the front, 'cause the carving quality 692 00:28:07,233 --> 00:28:10,600 is a little bit more simple and cruder than that. 693 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:12,200 - Okay. - And that happened. 694 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:14,300 A lot of times people would adjust furniture, 695 00:28:14,300 --> 00:28:16,433 and I think they may have had someone in the family. 696 00:28:16,433 --> 00:28:19,266 - So you're saying that is. - Strong possibilities 697 00:28:19,266 --> 00:28:20,766 of these were re-carved. - Okay. 698 00:28:20,766 --> 00:28:22,866 - So the faces and I have seen altered furniture, 699 00:28:22,866 --> 00:28:25,200 and we're gonna walk over to here and we end up 700 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:28,066 with a piece that's 20 years, roughly later. 701 00:28:28,066 --> 00:28:29,166 - Okay. - A little bit less. 702 00:28:29,166 --> 00:28:30,633 - So 1815? - What do you notice 703 00:28:30,633 --> 00:28:34,800 right away between the surface of this veneered mahogany. 704 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:36,033 So it's flame. 705 00:28:37,233 --> 00:28:38,566 - This looks totally different. 706 00:28:38,566 --> 00:28:39,833 - It does, doesn't it? - Yes. 707 00:28:39,833 --> 00:28:41,633 - All right, well that's just a piece of walnut. 708 00:28:41,633 --> 00:28:42,933 - Okay. - And you see the lines. 709 00:28:42,933 --> 00:28:46,900 They're very linear and not very well carved. 710 00:28:46,900 --> 00:28:48,400 They're more folky, it's more- 711 00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:50,033 - So it looks like they'd put a new front on this. 712 00:28:50,033 --> 00:28:51,533 - And that's not uncommon. 713 00:28:51,533 --> 00:28:54,333 So the next period after this is Victorian, 714 00:28:54,333 --> 00:28:57,266 which has over the top flowers and carving, 715 00:28:57,266 --> 00:28:59,066 carving of flowers in the backs of furniture. 716 00:28:59,066 --> 00:29:01,000 - So? - They were trying to 717 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:04,900 Victorianize it, a piece that was 20 years to late 718 00:29:04,900 --> 00:29:07,966 and out of style, they're now trying to bring it into 719 00:29:07,966 --> 00:29:10,700 the contemporary, and make it more stylish. 720 00:29:10,700 --> 00:29:12,633 And it looks like it probably was someone in the family, 721 00:29:12,633 --> 00:29:13,900 'cause it's not a professional carver. 722 00:29:13,900 --> 00:29:15,733 - So they're putting rims on a cavalier? 723 00:29:15,733 --> 00:29:16,966 - Yeah, exactly. 724 00:29:16,966 --> 00:29:18,166 Exactly, to make it fit the time. 725 00:29:18,166 --> 00:29:19,666 - That's really cool. - Isn't that cool? 726 00:29:19,666 --> 00:29:22,366 - Lex was able to show where someone else had hand carved, 727 00:29:22,366 --> 00:29:26,566 as if it was modified to look more modern and cooler. 728 00:29:26,566 --> 00:29:29,933 But that modification took place over a hundred years ago. 729 00:29:29,933 --> 00:29:31,700 These are cool, they're gonna love that information. 730 00:29:31,700 --> 00:29:33,933 The one, they don't know anything about this table. 731 00:29:33,933 --> 00:29:35,333 - Okay. - They call it the 732 00:29:35,333 --> 00:29:37,566 sweetheart table. - This piece interested me 733 00:29:37,566 --> 00:29:39,000 right away when you sent the image, 734 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:41,633 because I had been in a house in North Carolina. 735 00:29:41,633 --> 00:29:45,533 And the family had a signed piece by Thomas Day. 736 00:29:45,533 --> 00:29:48,600 Now, Thomas Day was a freed African American 737 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:51,000 working in the 1840s and 1850s in North Carolina, 738 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:54,600 and was one of the most prolific and successful 739 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:57,133 cabinet makers in North Carolina in the 1850s. 740 00:29:57,133 --> 00:30:00,066 He made more furniture and sold more furniture 741 00:30:00,066 --> 00:30:01,733 than any other cabinet maker. 742 00:30:01,733 --> 00:30:04,400 It's a pretty exciting find, if we can verify it. 743 00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:05,900 To verify it. 744 00:30:05,900 --> 00:30:07,100 - I'm really excited to let the family know this , 745 00:30:07,100 --> 00:30:09,300 'cause I don't think they have a clue 746 00:30:09,300 --> 00:30:11,566 how important this piece of furniture is. 747 00:30:16,300 --> 00:30:20,333 - [Jaime] And I'm gonna check this book case out. 748 00:30:22,233 --> 00:30:25,500 - More parts, pieces. - More wires. 749 00:30:25,500 --> 00:30:27,966 - I mean, there's so many airplane pieces in here. 750 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:30,266 - Yeah. - I don't even think 751 00:30:30,266 --> 00:30:31,533 he could find anything that was just sitting 752 00:30:31,533 --> 00:30:33,500 right in front of his face in plane sight. 753 00:30:33,500 --> 00:30:37,466 I mean, this place is stocked. - I know. 754 00:30:37,466 --> 00:30:39,800 We're looking around, we're digging through things, 755 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:41,900 and all of a sudden we come across a box 756 00:30:41,900 --> 00:30:44,433 that looks like it's gonna have some good stuff in it. 757 00:30:45,900 --> 00:30:48,400 - All right, we've got a few more pictures here. 758 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:51,433 - Yeah. - Think this is his dad. 759 00:30:53,433 --> 00:30:55,233 - Okay, let me come over there. 760 00:30:55,233 --> 00:30:57,166 - Oh yeah. - Charles Caldwell. 761 00:30:57,166 --> 00:31:01,466 - I love this photo. - His high school diploma. 762 00:31:01,466 --> 00:31:04,100 (upbeat music) 763 00:31:05,633 --> 00:31:08,500 Oh man, check this out. 764 00:31:08,500 --> 00:31:10,533 - [Jaime] What is this? 765 00:31:10,533 --> 00:31:12,300 - [Avi] I'm somewhat familiar with this, 766 00:31:12,300 --> 00:31:15,900 because my godbrother is in the Virginia State Police. 767 00:31:15,900 --> 00:31:18,366 - Oh. - I mean it's the lanyard 768 00:31:18,366 --> 00:31:21,866 that you wear with your uniform and it secures your weapon. 769 00:31:21,866 --> 00:31:23,500 - Yeah. - I mean, Stephen's dad, 770 00:31:23,500 --> 00:31:26,066 World War II veteran. - Yeah. 771 00:31:26,066 --> 00:31:29,466 - I mean, Virginia State Police when he returned home. 772 00:31:29,466 --> 00:31:32,300 - I know. - This life of service 773 00:31:32,300 --> 00:31:34,300 is absolutely a family tradition. 774 00:31:34,300 --> 00:31:35,933 I mean, it was passed on to Stephen. 775 00:31:35,933 --> 00:31:37,500 And now one of Stephen's own sons- 776 00:31:37,500 --> 00:31:39,800 - Yep. - Is serving and fighting 777 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:41,866 for the country and fighting for others. 778 00:31:41,866 --> 00:31:44,266 And that's why this lanyard is so important. 779 00:31:44,266 --> 00:31:46,000 - Yeah. - It connects the next 780 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,466 generation's family to the life of service 781 00:31:48,466 --> 00:31:51,033 that made it possible. - Yeah. 782 00:31:51,033 --> 00:31:54,766 And now their kids will tell their kids. 783 00:31:54,766 --> 00:31:57,200 And they can actually let their children touch it. 784 00:31:57,200 --> 00:31:59,800 - Yes, yeah. - And not just hear the story. 785 00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:02,733 - Stephen and Cheryl I think are gonna be happy 786 00:32:02,733 --> 00:32:04,100 with the work we've done right here. 787 00:32:04,100 --> 00:32:07,733 - Absolutely. I agree. (upbeat music) 788 00:32:14,366 --> 00:32:16,800 - [Stephen] The carriage house, it's a lot of stuff 789 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:18,600 in the carriage house. 790 00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:20,966 - As it tends to happen. 791 00:32:20,966 --> 00:32:24,400 One of the key factors in every one of these projects 792 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:26,233 is the communication with the client. 793 00:32:26,233 --> 00:32:28,733 So a lot of times that's identifying the items 794 00:32:28,733 --> 00:32:30,833 they want to keep, and identifying the items 795 00:32:30,833 --> 00:32:32,300 that they don't want to keep. 796 00:32:32,300 --> 00:32:35,866 - There's quite a bit of things here that can just plain go 797 00:32:35,866 --> 00:32:38,566 to the trash dump. - Okay. Great. 798 00:32:38,566 --> 00:32:41,666 Percentage wise, how much do you think needs to leave? 799 00:32:43,133 --> 00:32:45,400 - 30% needs to go, absolutely go. 800 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:48,666 - Okay, this happens a lot where the client will say, 801 00:32:48,666 --> 00:32:52,333 "Oh, I just need to get rid of 25 or 30%." 802 00:32:52,333 --> 00:32:54,866 He needs to be more like 75%. 803 00:32:54,866 --> 00:32:56,400 One of the things that is really helpful 804 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:58,033 for a lot of my clients is- - Right? 805 00:32:58,033 --> 00:33:00,533 - Coming what we call ground rules. 806 00:33:00,533 --> 00:33:02,566 Is there any category of item that you know of 807 00:33:02,566 --> 00:33:04,800 that you can say, "I don't need any of them." 808 00:33:07,466 --> 00:33:09,233 - No. - Okay. 809 00:33:09,233 --> 00:33:10,633 - It's gonna be more difficult than that. 810 00:33:10,633 --> 00:33:11,700 - Great. - Yes. 811 00:33:11,700 --> 00:33:13,500 - Until we start pulling it out, 812 00:33:13,500 --> 00:33:15,833 they have no idea what they've got. 813 00:33:15,833 --> 00:33:17,433 Motorcycle? - I'm gonna keep 814 00:33:17,433 --> 00:33:19,466 the motorcycle and I- - Are you sure 815 00:33:19,466 --> 00:33:22,033 - Gonna keep the Volkswagen, so you know. 816 00:33:22,033 --> 00:33:24,200 Well I know it look good in your house, Mike, but no, 817 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:25,733 I'm gonna keep that. 818 00:33:25,733 --> 00:33:27,500 - Okay, there's one key item that I wanna ask you about. 819 00:33:27,500 --> 00:33:30,233 - Okay. - The clown painting. 820 00:33:30,233 --> 00:33:32,100 - My wife won't let that stay in the house, 821 00:33:32,100 --> 00:33:33,433 but I like it so much I wouldn't let her 822 00:33:33,433 --> 00:33:35,766 throw it away either, so that stays. 823 00:33:35,766 --> 00:33:37,866 - Stays. Okay. - I'm not afraid of clowns. 824 00:33:37,866 --> 00:33:42,833 - Okay. Had to ask. 825 00:33:43,466 --> 00:33:46,100 (upbeat music) 826 00:33:46,100 --> 00:33:48,766 - I mean, you have such a lovely home. 827 00:33:48,766 --> 00:33:50,866 - Oh, thank you. - It truly is beautiful. 828 00:33:50,866 --> 00:33:52,433 And it's great that you have all the space 829 00:33:52,433 --> 00:33:54,500 to accommodate all the grandkids now. 830 00:33:54,500 --> 00:33:56,833 - Right, it is nice. 831 00:33:56,833 --> 00:33:58,900 It's nice to have it. - I can understand 832 00:33:58,900 --> 00:34:02,166 it's such a tall task to be emotionally ready to leave, 833 00:34:02,166 --> 00:34:05,133 but also physically ready to leave. 834 00:34:05,133 --> 00:34:06,666 - Right, so you've seen my house. 835 00:34:06,666 --> 00:34:07,933 - I have. I have. 836 00:34:09,366 --> 00:34:12,366 They've lived in that house for a really long time. 837 00:34:12,366 --> 00:34:14,833 And I really don't think they can truly grasp 838 00:34:14,833 --> 00:34:16,300 the amount of work that it's gonna take 839 00:34:16,300 --> 00:34:18,400 to get them ready to move. 840 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:21,066 The whole idea behind pairing everything down 841 00:34:21,066 --> 00:34:23,700 is so that one, people can envision their stuff. 842 00:34:23,700 --> 00:34:24,866 - Exactly. - In the house, 843 00:34:24,866 --> 00:34:28,266 but also that they're not figuring out 844 00:34:28,266 --> 00:34:29,700 who owns this house. - Right. 845 00:34:29,700 --> 00:34:31,566 - [Jaime] They're not preoccupied with that. 846 00:34:31,566 --> 00:34:33,400 - Right. - So, some of your more 847 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:37,200 eclectic items, I keep looking up, referencing these items 848 00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:39,166 on the wall, the mounts. - Yes. 849 00:34:39,166 --> 00:34:42,200 - They could deter potential buyers. 850 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:45,833 A bear skin hanging on the wall is maybe going to appeal 851 00:34:45,833 --> 00:34:48,766 to a few people, but certainly not the masses. 852 00:34:48,766 --> 00:34:50,933 And speaking of eclectic things, 853 00:34:50,933 --> 00:34:54,133 I can't help but notice all the stuff that's on this desk 854 00:34:54,133 --> 00:34:55,633 in this room. - Okay, 855 00:34:55,633 --> 00:34:56,833 I'm really embarrassed, but I'm gonna show it to you, 856 00:34:56,833 --> 00:34:59,466 because it's you, all right, come on in. 857 00:34:59,466 --> 00:35:02,900 (upbeat music) 858 00:35:02,900 --> 00:35:05,000 This is all my husband's collection. 859 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:07,300 And so, quite often people would say to me 860 00:35:07,300 --> 00:35:10,300 when I was teaching that I had unique things, 861 00:35:10,300 --> 00:35:13,000 and basically I would say, "Well, my husband makes me unique 862 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:14,400 because he's the world traveler 863 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:16,766 and he would bring back things from everywhere." 864 00:35:16,766 --> 00:35:20,866 And one trip in Alaska, he brought back quite a few things. 865 00:35:20,866 --> 00:35:23,400 And one of them that I've used in my classes 866 00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:25,533 is a walrus scapula. 867 00:35:25,533 --> 00:35:28,300 So we can talk about the size of the bone 868 00:35:28,300 --> 00:35:30,566 and how different animals have different shapes 869 00:35:30,566 --> 00:35:32,933 in their bones, and so we would often talk 870 00:35:32,933 --> 00:35:34,133 about a walrus. 871 00:35:34,133 --> 00:35:35,400 And quite often, 'cause I taught preschool, 872 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:38,000 we'd talk about the letter W for walrus. 873 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:39,100 - Okay. - So that's how we 874 00:35:39,100 --> 00:35:41,733 pulled it in. - Cheryl had a fantastic 875 00:35:41,733 --> 00:35:45,900 collection of nature items that she used to teach her kids. 876 00:35:45,900 --> 00:35:49,633 - These are porcupine quills from an African porcupine. 877 00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:52,300 - I love that she's held onto them. 878 00:35:52,300 --> 00:35:55,533 And she truly still enjoys teaching people about them. 879 00:35:55,533 --> 00:35:57,066 She taught me. 880 00:35:57,066 --> 00:35:59,766 What is this? What is that? - So this came from Alaska. 881 00:35:59,766 --> 00:36:03,466 This is actually the vertebrae of a whale bone. 882 00:36:03,466 --> 00:36:04,733 - No way. - So I just want you 883 00:36:04,733 --> 00:36:06,133 to hold it and feel the weight to that. 884 00:36:06,133 --> 00:36:08,966 This is insane. - There. 885 00:36:08,966 --> 00:36:11,466 - It's one thing to see a picture in a book of a whale, 886 00:36:11,466 --> 00:36:12,633 but it's another thing to hold 887 00:36:12,633 --> 00:36:14,700 part of a vertebrae in your hand. 888 00:36:14,700 --> 00:36:17,500 (upbeat music) 889 00:36:17,500 --> 00:36:20,966 - [Narrator] Blue whales are the largest creatures on earth. 890 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:25,466 They can weigh up to 400,000 pounds 891 00:36:25,466 --> 00:36:29,033 and grow to a length of almost 100 feet. 892 00:36:29,033 --> 00:36:33,233 Their hearts are as big as a Volkswagen bug. 893 00:36:33,233 --> 00:36:37,133 They are the biggest animals to ever exist. 894 00:36:37,133 --> 00:36:38,200 Sorry, dinosaurs. 895 00:36:39,766 --> 00:36:42,166 There are 13 species of great whales, 896 00:36:42,166 --> 00:36:43,633 including the humpback, 897 00:36:43,633 --> 00:36:45,833 which composes complicated songs 898 00:36:45,833 --> 00:36:47,433 to communicate with other whales. 899 00:36:48,666 --> 00:36:51,666 The sperm whale, which has the largest brain 900 00:36:51,666 --> 00:36:55,566 of any animal on earth, and the gray whale, 901 00:36:55,566 --> 00:36:58,833 which migrates up to 12,000 miles a year, 902 00:36:58,833 --> 00:37:00,800 swimming from their home in Alaska 903 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:04,533 to the warm waters of Baja California, and back again. 904 00:37:06,600 --> 00:37:08,500 How do whales get so big? 905 00:37:08,500 --> 00:37:11,266 They eat a lot. 906 00:37:11,266 --> 00:37:14,200 Surprisingly, these gigantic creatures 907 00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:18,033 feed on one of the oceans tiniest, two inch krill. 908 00:37:19,466 --> 00:37:21,966 The whale opens its mouth and expands its throat 909 00:37:21,966 --> 00:37:24,666 to take in an enormous amount of water. 910 00:37:24,666 --> 00:37:28,200 Then the whale's tongue pushes and filters the water out 911 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:31,133 through plates of bristles called baleen. 912 00:37:31,133 --> 00:37:34,266 Thousands of krill remain trapped in the whale's mouth, 913 00:37:34,266 --> 00:37:35,466 ready to be swallowed. 914 00:37:36,933 --> 00:37:40,733 A blue whale can consume four tons of krill a day. 915 00:37:42,700 --> 00:37:46,900 Whales also play a role in fighting climate change. 916 00:37:46,900 --> 00:37:49,833 They absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide 917 00:37:49,833 --> 00:37:51,566 into their bodies while alive. 918 00:37:53,033 --> 00:37:56,066 When whales die, they sink to the bottom of the ocean, 919 00:37:56,066 --> 00:37:58,733 storing the carbon with them. 920 00:37:58,733 --> 00:38:03,066 A great whale can take around 33 tons of CO2 921 00:38:03,066 --> 00:38:06,166 out of the atmosphere for centuries. 922 00:38:06,166 --> 00:38:09,233 Even in death, whales are amazing. 923 00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:17,733 (upbeat music) 924 00:38:17,733 --> 00:38:19,800 - Think as a kid, the first time you had an experience 925 00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:22,700 with the plane, you just imagine yourself as a pilot. 926 00:38:24,133 --> 00:38:28,166 So it was really cool to have an experience as a pilot, 927 00:38:28,166 --> 00:38:30,066 at least dressed like one. 928 00:38:30,066 --> 00:38:31,766 You like my airport? - I love it. I love it. 929 00:38:31,766 --> 00:38:33,766 I love it, I love everything about it. 930 00:38:33,766 --> 00:38:36,666 And I'm excited to see what this thing can do. 931 00:38:36,666 --> 00:38:38,600 But I gotta ask you a couple questions first, though. 932 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:42,700 Because you have had decades of flying behind you. 933 00:38:42,700 --> 00:38:45,133 - Yes. - What brought you to know 934 00:38:45,133 --> 00:38:46,866 this is what I'm gonna do for my life? 935 00:38:46,866 --> 00:38:49,433 - It's desire, if you have the desire 936 00:38:49,433 --> 00:38:50,666 and there's another marine thing says, 937 00:38:50,666 --> 00:38:52,633 "If you don't mind, it don't matter." 938 00:38:52,633 --> 00:38:55,066 If you got the desire, you could stick to it. 939 00:38:55,066 --> 00:38:58,000 And you have a little handout coordination, you can do it. 940 00:38:58,000 --> 00:38:59,233 It's pretty much what God says, 941 00:38:59,233 --> 00:39:01,033 "You can do anything you set your mind to." 942 00:39:01,033 --> 00:39:03,733 You can either grow up or you can be a pilot. 943 00:39:03,733 --> 00:39:05,000 So pilot's just big kids. 944 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:08,000 I tell everybody, when I serve my country, 945 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:11,300 I flew 489, 200 feet off the ground and I got paid to do it. 946 00:39:11,300 --> 00:39:14,700 So, you're welcome. (laughs) 947 00:39:14,700 --> 00:39:17,300 - I'm ready for my lesson, let me prepare for take off. 948 00:39:17,300 --> 00:39:18,800 - Oh, there you go. 949 00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:20,466 All right, we're gonna make sure we're ready. 950 00:39:20,466 --> 00:39:21,966 So the right, right aileron a kind of-, 951 00:39:21,966 --> 00:39:24,333 and the left aileron ought to go down. 952 00:39:24,333 --> 00:39:26,400 That's correct, that's left. 953 00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:28,466 And then we're gonna watch these go up, that's up, 954 00:39:28,466 --> 00:39:29,900 That's down. This is right. 955 00:39:29,900 --> 00:39:31,133 This is left. Okay. 956 00:39:31,133 --> 00:39:32,233 Everything's working like supposed to work. 957 00:39:32,233 --> 00:39:34,566 I'm gonna turn the throttle on. 958 00:39:34,566 --> 00:39:35,933 - All right, wait till I say launch 959 00:39:35,933 --> 00:39:37,133 and we'll be ready to go. 960 00:39:38,133 --> 00:39:41,733 (model plane whining) Launch. 961 00:39:42,700 --> 00:39:46,166 Woo! - Now watch it turn. 962 00:39:46,666 --> 00:39:48,533 Oh, and the wind's gonna take me away. 963 00:39:48,533 --> 00:39:49,766 It's a little windy. 964 00:39:49,766 --> 00:39:51,966 I wouldn't be out here flying, except for you, 965 00:39:51,966 --> 00:39:53,633 because it's a little windy for flying. 966 00:39:53,633 --> 00:39:56,200 - Okay, well, what was the degree of difficulty 967 00:39:56,200 --> 00:40:00,066 in learning how to fly these versus an actual plane? 968 00:40:00,066 --> 00:40:01,933 - Well, I'm not in these so if I crash, 969 00:40:01,933 --> 00:40:03,800 I'll have to pay a little extra money. 970 00:40:04,700 --> 00:40:06,966 When you're in the airplane, 971 00:40:06,966 --> 00:40:08,433 right is right and left is left. 972 00:40:08,433 --> 00:40:09,966 - Okay. - Right now when I'm coming 973 00:40:09,966 --> 00:40:12,400 toward me, I've got to go to my left, it's right. 974 00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:15,400 So I have to think backwards when it's coming toward me. 975 00:40:15,400 --> 00:40:18,933 - Absolutely. - Okay, here's a regular loop. 976 00:40:18,933 --> 00:40:21,566 - Oh yeah, man. - And here's a, 977 00:40:21,566 --> 00:40:23,000 I'll give it, if I can get it out there. 978 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:24,633 Here's a 3D loop, see how it just- 979 00:40:24,633 --> 00:40:27,166 - Oh, nice. (model plane whining) 980 00:40:27,166 --> 00:40:29,800 Having the opportunity to stand beside someone 981 00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:33,833 who flew for 30 plus years, it was a lot of fun. 982 00:40:33,833 --> 00:40:35,866 And you doing the heck of a job handling that wind. 983 00:40:35,866 --> 00:40:37,333 - [Stephen] Well, the wind is, 984 00:40:37,333 --> 00:40:38,566 see, I'm not doing anything right now. 985 00:40:38,566 --> 00:40:40,100 The wind's just throwing me around. 986 00:40:40,100 --> 00:40:41,366 It's probably in another tree. 987 00:40:41,366 --> 00:40:43,433 And that might be the end of our flying today. 988 00:40:45,766 --> 00:40:47,400 - This experience was a great reminder 989 00:40:47,400 --> 00:40:49,900 of just how difficult it is to be a pilot. 990 00:40:51,600 --> 00:40:53,833 - [Narrator] On any given day there are thousands 991 00:40:53,833 --> 00:40:56,500 of airline flights criss crossing the skies. 992 00:40:57,966 --> 00:41:00,666 But human flight took a while to get off the ground. 993 00:41:00,666 --> 00:41:04,166 (Airplanes buzzing) 994 00:41:04,166 --> 00:41:05,800 It all started with hot air. 995 00:41:07,300 --> 00:41:10,233 The first untethered hot air balloon ride carrying humans 996 00:41:10,233 --> 00:41:12,500 was launched in 1783 997 00:41:12,500 --> 00:41:15,500 before thousands of spectators in Paris. 998 00:41:15,500 --> 00:41:19,666 After the successful flight, ballooning really blew up. 999 00:41:21,300 --> 00:41:24,966 Around 1800, the idea of a fixed wing aircraft 1000 00:41:24,966 --> 00:41:28,000 began to pick up steam. (airplane whirring) 1001 00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:30,800 All types of flying machines were launched, 1002 00:41:30,800 --> 00:41:32,433 with mixed results. 1003 00:41:34,666 --> 00:41:38,400 In 1903, the Wright Brothers of Dayton, Ohio, 1004 00:41:38,400 --> 00:41:40,266 designed, built, and flew 1005 00:41:40,266 --> 00:41:43,566 the world's first powered airplane. 1006 00:41:43,566 --> 00:41:45,533 Their first controlled flights took place 1007 00:41:45,533 --> 00:41:48,066 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. 1008 00:41:48,066 --> 00:41:52,200 They were able to travel a grand distance of 852 feet 1009 00:41:52,200 --> 00:41:54,900 and stay in the air for almost a minute. 1010 00:41:54,900 --> 00:41:58,100 The brothers might not have realized it, but thanks to them, 1011 00:41:58,100 --> 00:42:01,500 air travel was about to take off. 1012 00:42:01,500 --> 00:42:03,900 On January 1st, 1914, 1013 00:42:03,900 --> 00:42:07,166 the world's first scheduled passenger airline service 1014 00:42:07,166 --> 00:42:09,933 took off from St. Petersburg, Florida. 1015 00:42:09,933 --> 00:42:12,666 And landed at its destination in Tampa, Florida, 1016 00:42:12,666 --> 00:42:14,800 about 17 miles away. 1017 00:42:14,800 --> 00:42:18,033 The flight carried a total of one passenger. 1018 00:42:19,500 --> 00:42:22,766 By the 1930s, you could fly from coast to coast, 1019 00:42:22,766 --> 00:42:24,866 but it wasn't cheap. (cash register clinking) 1020 00:42:24,866 --> 00:42:29,000 The grueling 25 hour flight would make up to 15 stops 1021 00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:33,833 and cost $264, which was about half the price of a new car. 1022 00:42:35,033 --> 00:42:38,766 The 1930s also saw the first flight attendants. 1023 00:42:38,766 --> 00:42:40,700 Introduced by the Boeing Company, 1024 00:42:40,700 --> 00:42:43,700 these women did everything from serve sandwiches 1025 00:42:43,700 --> 00:42:45,400 to check for oil leaks. 1026 00:42:48,333 --> 00:42:52,066 Nearly 3 million people fly in and out of this country 1027 00:42:52,066 --> 00:42:55,333 every day and few give a second thought 1028 00:42:55,333 --> 00:42:59,200 to the aviation pioneers that make it all possible. 1029 00:43:02,866 --> 00:43:04,633 (upbeat music) 1030 00:43:04,633 --> 00:43:07,233 - There's a box behind him. - When you're in a time crunch 1031 00:43:07,233 --> 00:43:10,566 you really have to prioritize certain things over others. 1032 00:43:10,566 --> 00:43:12,333 In this case, the upstairs part 1033 00:43:12,333 --> 00:43:14,800 of the the carriage house was number one. 1034 00:43:14,800 --> 00:43:18,633 Then it was the downstairs area where the cars were stored. 1035 00:43:18,633 --> 00:43:21,566 And after that, everything else was gravy. 1036 00:43:21,566 --> 00:43:24,200 (upbeat music) 1037 00:43:26,400 --> 00:43:29,533 - I can't even believe all this stuff 1038 00:43:29,533 --> 00:43:31,933 came out of this building, it's crazy. 1039 00:43:32,966 --> 00:43:34,566 That is ridiculous. 1040 00:43:36,166 --> 00:43:38,733 - I think we set Stephen and Cheryl up pretty well. 1041 00:43:38,733 --> 00:43:41,366 I think we've given them the steps and the keys 1042 00:43:41,366 --> 00:43:43,266 to close out this move. 1043 00:43:43,266 --> 00:43:46,333 - This pushes us to get moving, it really does. 1044 00:43:46,333 --> 00:43:47,800 It's gonna be a big, big help. 1045 00:43:47,800 --> 00:43:49,700 I can't, I can't believe it. 1046 00:43:49,700 --> 00:43:52,333 - I think a big part of the downsizing process 1047 00:43:52,333 --> 00:43:55,766 is accountability, and I think having us there 1048 00:43:55,766 --> 00:43:57,533 leaves them with that accountability. 1049 00:43:57,533 --> 00:43:59,500 We may not be there every day with them 1050 00:43:59,500 --> 00:44:00,800 until they're finished, 1051 00:44:00,800 --> 00:44:02,066 but they know that we were there 1052 00:44:02,066 --> 00:44:03,300 and we're gonna hold them accountable 1053 00:44:03,300 --> 00:44:05,333 to the task that they have at hand. 1054 00:44:05,333 --> 00:44:06,366 - Wow, thank you all. 1055 00:44:06,366 --> 00:44:08,666 That's so cool. Awesome. 1056 00:44:08,666 --> 00:44:11,300 (upbeat music) 1057 00:44:18,966 --> 00:44:21,066 - All right, here we are, y'all. 1058 00:44:21,066 --> 00:44:23,433 It's been a long week. - It has. 1059 00:44:23,433 --> 00:44:25,200 - But it's been an awesome week. 1060 00:44:25,200 --> 00:44:27,800 One of the things you asked us to do was help clear out 1061 00:44:27,800 --> 00:44:29,033 upstairs carriage house. - Yes. 1062 00:44:29,033 --> 00:44:30,966 - And then the main floor. - Right. 1063 00:44:30,966 --> 00:44:32,433 - [Matt] How did it feel when you saw 1064 00:44:32,433 --> 00:44:35,000 all that trash coming out? - Oh, it was so nice. 1065 00:44:35,000 --> 00:44:38,900 Just having that taken care of makes me feel like things, 1066 00:44:38,900 --> 00:44:40,133 we can do this. - Okay, 1067 00:44:40,133 --> 00:44:41,800 so the second half of what you asked us to do 1068 00:44:41,800 --> 00:44:43,500 was to go through this legacy list. 1069 00:44:43,500 --> 00:44:44,966 - Right. - Okay. 1070 00:44:44,966 --> 00:44:47,500 So let's get into it, let's just jump right into it. 1071 00:44:47,500 --> 00:44:49,633 I feel like I've seen a little bit of everything, 1072 00:44:49,633 --> 00:44:50,933 but I have not seen this. 1073 00:44:50,933 --> 00:44:52,200 - Oh, oh. - Oh, oh. 1074 00:44:52,200 --> 00:44:55,600 - This holdback bar. - Oh, you found it. 1075 00:44:55,600 --> 00:44:57,233 - Tell me about that. - Awesome. 1076 00:44:57,233 --> 00:45:00,833 - What it does is, it hooks into the nose of the A-7. 1077 00:45:02,033 --> 00:45:04,666 And it holds the A-7 back at full throttle, 1078 00:45:04,666 --> 00:45:06,466 while it's on the catapult. 1079 00:45:06,466 --> 00:45:10,166 And then it actually breaks the holdback 1080 00:45:10,166 --> 00:45:11,800 and lets you start going. 1081 00:45:11,800 --> 00:45:14,633 You go off on it and it falls off the airplane. 1082 00:45:14,633 --> 00:45:16,233 And then they go and take it off the ship 1083 00:45:16,233 --> 00:45:17,533 and throw it over the side. 1084 00:45:17,533 --> 00:45:19,033 - You said it was a little barbell? 1085 00:45:19,033 --> 00:45:20,866 - Yes. Little barbell. - It is. 1086 00:45:20,866 --> 00:45:22,933 That's exactly what it is. 1087 00:45:22,933 --> 00:45:24,766 All right, it started us off. 1088 00:45:24,766 --> 00:45:28,766 Service, service is a theme I keep coming to in this family. 1089 00:45:28,766 --> 00:45:31,366 - Right. - Service for you, 1090 00:45:31,366 --> 00:45:35,066 as a teacher, service for you in the military. 1091 00:45:35,066 --> 00:45:37,266 Now, as a commercial pilot. 1092 00:45:37,266 --> 00:45:38,666 - We have much to be proud of. - Very blessed. 1093 00:45:38,666 --> 00:45:39,866 - That's good. - Yes. 1094 00:45:39,866 --> 00:45:41,600 - All right, and it all was created. 1095 00:45:42,866 --> 00:45:43,800 - Right here. - Right here in this house? 1096 00:45:43,800 --> 00:45:45,600 - Yeah, In this house, 28 years. 1097 00:45:47,500 --> 00:45:48,833 - [Matt] The next item was the furniture. 1098 00:45:48,833 --> 00:45:50,133 - Right. - Lex came, 1099 00:45:50,133 --> 00:45:52,066 I really wanted to see the sideboard 1100 00:45:52,066 --> 00:45:53,766 and Lex kept looking at it. 1101 00:45:53,766 --> 00:45:55,100 And it's a nice piece by the way. 1102 00:45:55,100 --> 00:45:57,400 - Good. - Like 1825-ish. 1103 00:45:57,400 --> 00:45:58,666 - Oh. - Oh, longer, older than 1104 00:45:58,666 --> 00:46:00,200 I thought. - Yeah, but here's what's 1105 00:46:00,200 --> 00:46:01,966 different about it. - Okay? 1106 00:46:01,966 --> 00:46:03,733 - Those drawers. - Okay. 1107 00:46:03,733 --> 00:46:06,066 - [Matt] Are modified, those two top drawers 1108 00:46:06,066 --> 00:46:07,133 that have the big- - That are carved. 1109 00:46:07,133 --> 00:46:08,600 - That are carved. - Wow. 1110 00:46:08,600 --> 00:46:11,166 - Someone in your family would've had to carve those, 1111 00:46:11,166 --> 00:46:14,166 'cause they're definitely amateur carving. 1112 00:46:14,166 --> 00:46:15,466 - Wow. - I have no idea 1113 00:46:15,466 --> 00:46:16,833 who that could have been. - Yeah. 1114 00:46:16,833 --> 00:46:18,366 - No. - No. Okay. 1115 00:46:18,366 --> 00:46:20,533 - And then we went across the room to that Chester drawers. 1116 00:46:20,533 --> 00:46:22,566 - Right. - Also modified. 1117 00:46:22,566 --> 00:46:24,500 If you look at that middle drawer. 1118 00:46:24,500 --> 00:46:25,866 - Right. - You can't tell if that 1119 00:46:25,866 --> 00:46:27,100 was a whole new drawer put in. 1120 00:46:27,100 --> 00:46:28,600 - I was gonna say it's kind of wonky. 1121 00:46:28,600 --> 00:46:31,466 - It's a little wonky, it's definitely an amateur carving. 1122 00:46:31,466 --> 00:46:33,833 - Okay. - But it was carved to make it 1123 00:46:33,833 --> 00:46:36,533 look modern to the time. - Okay. 1124 00:46:36,533 --> 00:46:38,333 - Okay. - And a little more fancier. 1125 00:46:38,333 --> 00:46:40,000 - How about that? - Trying to make the best 1126 00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:41,433 of what they had. 1127 00:46:41,433 --> 00:46:45,500 Well then Lex saw the card table, it is a historical piece. 1128 00:46:46,700 --> 00:46:51,366 It's actually made by Thomas Day, early 1840s. 1129 00:46:51,366 --> 00:46:54,966 Thomas Day was the first African American cabinet maker 1130 00:46:54,966 --> 00:46:56,666 in North Carolina. - No way. 1131 00:46:56,666 --> 00:46:59,833 - So Lex has actually come across one of those before. 1132 00:46:59,833 --> 00:47:01,133 - Okay. - And helped the family 1133 00:47:01,133 --> 00:47:03,333 sell it, and it's a really special piece. 1134 00:47:03,333 --> 00:47:05,533 And he said this one is really well done. 1135 00:47:05,533 --> 00:47:08,166 I mean, he said it's definitely a little more progressive. 1136 00:47:08,166 --> 00:47:09,666 The heart is part of it's signature 1137 00:47:09,666 --> 00:47:12,533 and then all the corners. - Yeah. 1138 00:47:12,533 --> 00:47:14,266 - They're all his signature. 1139 00:47:14,266 --> 00:47:16,166 - I have no idea. - Wow. 1140 00:47:16,166 --> 00:47:18,500 - [Matt] And that's a really special piece. 1141 00:47:18,500 --> 00:47:21,466 - That's amazing. - It's really cool 1142 00:47:21,466 --> 00:47:24,700 when you get to help fill in the gaps of a family story. 1143 00:47:24,700 --> 00:47:27,533 And they realize that maybe somewhere along the way 1144 00:47:27,533 --> 00:47:29,166 they come from something special. 1145 00:47:29,166 --> 00:47:30,500 And what's really cool about this job 1146 00:47:30,500 --> 00:47:32,300 is we can help people realize that. 1147 00:47:32,300 --> 00:47:33,933 All right, let's keep going. 1148 00:47:33,933 --> 00:47:35,733 And I have seen. - Oh, my goodness. 1149 00:47:35,733 --> 00:47:38,566 - A lot of family pictures. - You found it. 1150 00:47:38,566 --> 00:47:41,700 Let's get this open, 'cause this is really cool. 1151 00:47:41,700 --> 00:47:43,033 But man, what a way to show. 1152 00:47:43,033 --> 00:47:44,200 - Wow. - Okay. 1153 00:47:44,200 --> 00:47:45,866 - Yeah, that thing came full of documents. 1154 00:47:45,866 --> 00:47:48,066 - This is where they were, we found them. 1155 00:47:48,066 --> 00:47:49,300 Oh my gosh, there are more in there. 1156 00:47:49,300 --> 00:47:51,066 - [Matt] A lot of cool things in here. 1157 00:47:51,066 --> 00:47:51,966 - Oh. - First one. 1158 00:47:53,233 --> 00:47:55,066 - That's my mama Sue. - His grandma. 1159 00:47:55,066 --> 00:47:56,633 - Yeah. Elizabeth. - Yes. 1160 00:47:56,633 --> 00:47:58,533 - Another picture we found. - Okay. 1161 00:47:58,533 --> 00:48:01,166 That is my mother's home where she was raised. 1162 00:48:01,166 --> 00:48:03,866 She was taken, I'll probably cry. 1163 00:48:03,866 --> 00:48:07,500 She was taken from her family and put into a home for girls. 1164 00:48:07,500 --> 00:48:08,666 - Jacksonville Home. 1165 00:48:08,666 --> 00:48:10,133 - Because it was during the depression 1166 00:48:10,133 --> 00:48:11,700 and her parents were poor and didn't have money 1167 00:48:11,700 --> 00:48:13,933 for food, or didn't have money to support her. 1168 00:48:13,933 --> 00:48:17,133 And my mother was there from age three until she was 18, 1169 00:48:17,133 --> 00:48:18,333 and graduated from high school. 1170 00:48:18,333 --> 00:48:19,566 - Wow. - Yeah. 1171 00:48:19,566 --> 00:48:21,033 - And that's where her dad courted her. 1172 00:48:21,033 --> 00:48:22,566 - And that's how my dad met her. 1173 00:48:22,566 --> 00:48:25,100 He was at a farm, but they went to school together. 1174 00:48:26,500 --> 00:48:28,933 - You got some $2 bills? - I have a story about those. 1175 00:48:28,933 --> 00:48:31,633 - Well, let's hear it. - So my dad got a job 1176 00:48:31,633 --> 00:48:33,366 when he turned, I think 20. 1177 00:48:33,366 --> 00:48:34,566 And he worked for the railroad. 1178 00:48:34,566 --> 00:48:37,033 And my grandfather was so excited for him 1179 00:48:37,033 --> 00:48:40,266 that he was working, and my grandmother was, 1180 00:48:40,266 --> 00:48:43,733 that she gave him these $2 bills. 1181 00:48:43,733 --> 00:48:46,633 And he kept these in his wallet until the day he retired 1182 00:48:46,633 --> 00:48:49,066 from the railroad for some 42 years. 1183 00:48:49,066 --> 00:48:51,566 - Oh my God. I love that story. 1184 00:48:51,566 --> 00:48:52,766 - And then when he retire, 1185 00:48:52,766 --> 00:48:54,300 I didn't tell you this, 'cause I didn't know 1186 00:48:54,300 --> 00:48:55,733 where these were. - This is the first time 1187 00:48:55,733 --> 00:48:57,366 I've ever heard this story. - Yeah. 1188 00:48:57,366 --> 00:49:00,866 I have a $2 bill when they first reissued the $2 bill 1189 00:49:00,866 --> 00:49:02,100 that my grandfather gave me. - Yes. 1190 00:49:02,100 --> 00:49:04,100 - That's in my wallet. - Maybe it's tradition. 1191 00:49:04,100 --> 00:49:05,333 - I didn't know a thing about this. 1192 00:49:05,333 --> 00:49:06,266 - And you never heard that story. 1193 00:49:06,266 --> 00:49:07,566 - I've never heard that story. 1194 00:49:07,566 --> 00:49:08,500 - Yes. Yes. - I don't think I've seen, 1195 00:49:08,500 --> 00:49:09,733 if I did, I have forgotten. 1196 00:49:09,733 --> 00:49:11,500 - Absolutely. - I love it. 1197 00:49:11,500 --> 00:49:12,900 I love it, I'm gonna give you these two dollar bills. 1198 00:49:12,900 --> 00:49:13,833 - So these two, look at that. 1199 00:49:13,833 --> 00:49:15,100 - This is why I love my job. 1200 00:49:15,100 --> 00:49:16,766 I got best job in the world, man. 1201 00:49:19,100 --> 00:49:21,400 The next item, you're already about to cry- 1202 00:49:21,400 --> 00:49:22,333 - I know. - Before I even pull it out. 1203 00:49:22,333 --> 00:49:23,466 - I don't even know what it is. 1204 00:49:23,466 --> 00:49:24,600 You're really messing with me today. 1205 00:49:24,600 --> 00:49:25,833 - All right. - Oh my gosh. Yeah. 1206 00:49:25,833 --> 00:49:27,033 - This is the telegraph key. - Oh wow. 1207 00:49:28,766 --> 00:49:30,733 - Walk me through this, tell me who's it was. 1208 00:49:30,733 --> 00:49:32,200 Tell me about it. - Okay, give me a minute. 1209 00:49:32,200 --> 00:49:34,333 - Where did you find the, we knew we had that. 1210 00:49:34,333 --> 00:49:36,066 - That was in the attic. - We know exactly what it is. 1211 00:49:36,066 --> 00:49:37,700 - That was in the attic. - Oh. Okay. 1212 00:49:37,700 --> 00:49:41,666 - And my dad's first job was to go, start in Canada, 1213 00:49:41,666 --> 00:49:43,433 and come all the way down to Florida. 1214 00:49:43,433 --> 00:49:47,066 And take all the telegraph keys out and put phones in. 1215 00:49:47,066 --> 00:49:48,400 While they weren't modern phones, 1216 00:49:48,400 --> 00:49:49,866 they were phones that you cranked 1217 00:49:49,866 --> 00:49:51,333 and you held the little thing and you talked through 1218 00:49:51,333 --> 00:49:53,833 like this, so he went and he did all that. 1219 00:49:53,833 --> 00:49:55,500 - Yeah. - And then the next time 1220 00:49:55,500 --> 00:49:57,266 he went down, he put in modern phones. 1221 00:49:57,266 --> 00:49:58,566 But they were the rotary phones. 1222 00:49:58,566 --> 00:50:00,166 - Yeah. - He did that several times 1223 00:50:00,166 --> 00:50:03,066 in his life, because once I started dating her, 1224 00:50:03,066 --> 00:50:07,333 he came down and replaced the old Edison type bulbs. 1225 00:50:07,333 --> 00:50:08,533 - Yes. - With the big copper. 1226 00:50:08,533 --> 00:50:09,733 And you pushed them in. 1227 00:50:09,733 --> 00:50:11,900 - So did he change these insulators out? 1228 00:50:11,900 --> 00:50:13,066 - Yes, absolutely. 1229 00:50:13,066 --> 00:50:14,833 He climbed poles. - All right. 1230 00:50:14,833 --> 00:50:17,233 - He was a pole climber. - And then within the same 1231 00:50:17,233 --> 00:50:18,366 room we found all of this. 1232 00:50:18,366 --> 00:50:20,000 - This isn't something he'd used, 1233 00:50:20,000 --> 00:50:22,433 but he was a hammer collector, so he got this 1234 00:50:22,433 --> 00:50:25,433 as a collection with his hammers. 1235 00:50:25,433 --> 00:50:28,733 - I think dads are the talking point for this family. 1236 00:50:28,733 --> 00:50:30,533 They're both really proud of the men 1237 00:50:30,533 --> 00:50:32,100 that their fathers were. 1238 00:50:32,100 --> 00:50:34,566 So we talked about your dad. - Yep. 1239 00:50:34,566 --> 00:50:35,766 - We're gonna talk about your dad. 1240 00:50:35,766 --> 00:50:37,466 - Okay. - Aah! 1241 00:50:37,466 --> 00:50:39,466 - All right. - I haven't seen that 1242 00:50:39,466 --> 00:50:40,666 in a while. - Yeah. Seriously. 1243 00:50:40,666 --> 00:50:43,500 - We've got the lanyard. - Oh my goodness. 1244 00:50:43,500 --> 00:50:45,533 - We've got his patches and I'm very familiar 1245 00:50:45,533 --> 00:50:47,666 with these patches. - Ah, you found his patches. 1246 00:50:47,666 --> 00:50:48,700 - You get stopped quite a bit? 1247 00:50:48,700 --> 00:50:51,133 - Back in my day, in my day. 1248 00:50:51,133 --> 00:50:53,833 - Look at this. Wow. 1249 00:50:55,200 --> 00:50:56,766 - Tell me about your day. - It's so cool. 1250 00:50:56,766 --> 00:50:58,700 - Six foot, imposing. 1251 00:51:00,300 --> 00:51:02,633 We didn't go out and play ball and then play catch. 1252 00:51:02,633 --> 00:51:05,266 He wasn't a card playing person, 1253 00:51:05,266 --> 00:51:07,766 but he wasn't not fun either, I don't wanna say that. 1254 00:51:07,766 --> 00:51:10,800 But this went over his shoulder and I can remember 1255 00:51:10,800 --> 00:51:14,000 him having it and I don't know exactly how that goes. 1256 00:51:14,000 --> 00:51:16,200 I don't even know when I got that. 1257 00:51:16,200 --> 00:51:17,533 It was probably after his passing, 1258 00:51:17,533 --> 00:51:19,266 but it was something he had that I wanted. 1259 00:51:19,266 --> 00:51:21,866 - Yeah. - I see that and I see him 1260 00:51:21,866 --> 00:51:24,400 in the state trooper uniform, throbbing it. 1261 00:51:24,400 --> 00:51:25,900 - Every picture I have he's in his uniform. 1262 00:51:25,900 --> 00:51:27,666 - Yes. Yes. - Every single picture. 1263 00:51:27,666 --> 00:51:29,866 - Yes, this big hat that he would have on his head 1264 00:51:29,866 --> 00:51:33,333 when he was in his car, in his state trooper car. 1265 00:51:33,333 --> 00:51:34,600 He couldn't, he had to have the hat on and he- 1266 00:51:34,600 --> 00:51:36,066 - Yeah, he wore the hat in the car. 1267 00:51:36,066 --> 00:51:39,066 - He was too tall, So he would drive like this. 1268 00:51:39,066 --> 00:51:40,533 - [Matt] You knew his dad. 1269 00:51:40,533 --> 00:51:42,866 How would his dad feel about the person he's become? 1270 00:51:42,866 --> 00:51:44,166 - Oh, absolutely thrilled. 1271 00:51:44,166 --> 00:51:46,833 He was thrilled, just the fact that Stephen 1272 00:51:46,833 --> 00:51:48,666 was going through training and all the things 1273 00:51:48,666 --> 00:51:50,100 that he was going through, yeah. 1274 00:51:50,100 --> 00:51:51,633 - He came down- - Very proud. 1275 00:51:51,633 --> 00:51:53,700 - And he came down and gave me my, when I got commissioned. 1276 00:51:53,700 --> 00:51:54,933 - He actually pinned his wings on. 1277 00:51:54,933 --> 00:51:56,266 - Yes. - Yeah. 1278 00:51:56,266 --> 00:51:58,733 - So your dad pinned you. - Yeah. 1279 00:51:58,733 --> 00:52:00,566 - And y'all pinned. - Just about. 1280 00:52:00,566 --> 00:52:02,066 - Yeah, and we pinned it. - Oh. 1281 00:52:03,566 --> 00:52:07,366 That's ugh, that's awesome. - That's cool stuff. 1282 00:52:08,766 --> 00:52:11,600 - Yep. - All right. The last piece. 1283 00:52:11,600 --> 00:52:14,266 - Oh. - Is the locks. 1284 00:52:14,266 --> 00:52:16,566 - [Cheryl] You found it. Absolutely. 1285 00:52:16,566 --> 00:52:18,100 - I love this collection. 1286 00:52:18,100 --> 00:52:20,266 - This was something that sat on my dad's desk 1287 00:52:20,266 --> 00:52:22,033 down in the basement, he made this. 1288 00:52:22,033 --> 00:52:23,500 - Oh, the box. - Handmade box. 1289 00:52:23,500 --> 00:52:25,400 - He made this box, he found the hinge somewhere, 1290 00:52:25,400 --> 00:52:26,800 'cause he always reused everything. 1291 00:52:26,800 --> 00:52:28,566 He never threw anything away like that. 1292 00:52:28,566 --> 00:52:30,500 And every now and then he'd pull one out and go, 1293 00:52:30,500 --> 00:52:33,466 "Yeah, I got this of from so and so in such a state." 1294 00:52:33,466 --> 00:52:35,266 And I can tell you where everything was. 1295 00:52:35,266 --> 00:52:37,266 - Tell a story. - Just so cool. 1296 00:52:37,266 --> 00:52:40,733 - I have a career just begging people to tell their stories. 1297 00:52:40,733 --> 00:52:42,933 - Right. - And y'all can finish 1298 00:52:42,933 --> 00:52:44,833 each other's stories. - Oh yeah. 1299 00:52:44,833 --> 00:52:46,266 - [Matt] And I gotta hunch if your kids were here, 1300 00:52:46,266 --> 00:52:47,500 they could too. - Oh yeah. 1301 00:52:47,500 --> 00:52:49,300 They've heard them a million times. 1302 00:52:49,300 --> 00:52:51,700 - You're doing it right. - Oh, thanks. 1303 00:52:51,700 --> 00:52:54,433 - I think when you have a solid family unit, 1304 00:52:54,433 --> 00:52:56,733 it's less important where you are. 1305 00:52:56,733 --> 00:52:59,433 The location doesn't matter as much 1306 00:52:59,433 --> 00:53:01,166 as the people that are there. 1307 00:53:01,166 --> 00:53:04,900 And you can see that type of story throughout generations 1308 00:53:04,900 --> 00:53:05,766 with this family. 1309 00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:12,966 You built this incredible place and I keep looking around 1310 00:53:14,166 --> 00:53:15,100 like, how you gonna leave? - Yeah. 1311 00:53:15,100 --> 00:53:16,266 - And y'all seem okay about it? 1312 00:53:16,266 --> 00:53:20,200 - We might end up right here till the end. 1313 00:53:21,633 --> 00:53:24,733 - They'll be okay, they've dealt with a lot bigger things 1314 00:53:24,733 --> 00:53:26,866 in their life than moving. 1315 00:53:26,866 --> 00:53:29,033 And so I like that they're taking the approach of, 1316 00:53:29,033 --> 00:53:30,733 "Hey, let's just sit down, let's tell the stories 1317 00:53:30,733 --> 00:53:32,166 and we'll get through this." 1318 00:53:32,166 --> 00:53:33,700 - You feel like family, thank you. 1319 00:53:33,700 --> 00:53:34,933 - We feel like it too. - Good. 1320 00:53:34,933 --> 00:53:36,300 - Thank you. Thank you. - It's supposed to be. 1321 00:53:36,300 --> 00:53:37,133 All right. - You're very welcome. 1322 00:53:37,133 --> 00:53:37,933 - Thank you. 1323 00:53:39,266 --> 00:53:41,033 All right. Can I hug you? - Yes. 1324 00:53:41,033 --> 00:53:46,000 - Oh! 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