[ bird caws ] im jamie colby, and today im crossing the Delaware River from pennsylvania into new jersey. Yes, im following the route that general George Washington took to his big victory during the revolutionary war the battle of trenton. Im tracking down what i believe is the most intriguing strange inheritance ive heard of so far, something the father of our country may have been carrying that fateful night his wallet. My name is Barbara Farwell, and this is my daughter, linda. I inherited something from my mother, and one day my daughter will inherit it from me. For reasons that will become clearer as we follow the twists and turns of this story, the farwells have let their heirloom go on display right here in trenton. Barbara, how are you . Im jamie. So nice to meet you. Im glad to meet you. Hi, linda. How are you . Hi. Im fine. Thank you. So, whered you bring me . This is the Old Barracks Museum. And you keep something from your family here . Yes, we do. Come in. During the revo
Yes, now 110,000. 110,000, now 120,000. [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby, and today im on my way to fall river, massachusetts, about an hour south of boston. Im going to meet a man whos strange inheritance begins with his familys powerful connection to a future president. Im Dennis Harkins. Our mother passed in 1990. She left us with correspondence regarding our uncle harold who was lost in the South Pacific during world war ii. Dennis. Im jamie. Pleased to meet you. What is this place . This has to do with our inheritance. These ships. Mmhmm. Yes. Lets check it out. The Battleship Cove museum here in fall river has two of the last remaining pt boats from world war ii. Dennis uncle harold, who served on a pt boat, joined the navy in november 1941. He was the impish, typical younger brother. I think it was probably exciting for him. Then, a month later, pearl harbor. [ explosions ] with the u. S. At war, harold is shipped to the South Pacif
Im jamie colby, and today im traveling through the Willamette Valley of oregon wine country. In fact, this area is home to around 400 wineries. So you can probably guess what this episode of strange inheritance is all about. But its one that was passed down far too soon, and to a most improbable heir. My name is pascal brooks. When i was 8 years old, i inherited something that is pretty special and still blows my mind. Thank you so much for having me, pascal. Wow, it is an honor to meet you. How unusual is it for somebody your age to be in charge of all this . Im not the one that does the work. I simply own it. The 18yearold may own this winery, but he cant legally drink its product. However, he does pitch in, every so often, to get a good feel for his strange inheritance. Nice to see you helping out the family winery. Very nice. The story of how pascal became the worlds youngest owner of a winery begins with his father, jimi brooks. Janie heuck is pascals aunt. She and pascals dad, ji
110,000, now 120,000. [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby, and today im on my way to fall river, massachusetts, about an hour south of boston. Im going to meet a man whos strange inheritance begins with his familys powerful connection to a future president. Im Dennis Harkins. Our mother passed in 1990. She left us with correspondence regarding our uncle harold who was lost in the South Pacific during world war ii. Dennis. Im jamie. Pleased to meet you. What is this place . This has to do with our inheritance. These ships. Mmhmm. Yes. Lets check it out. The Battleship Cove museum here in fall river has two of the last remaining pt boats from world war ii. Dennis uncle harold, who served on a pt boat, joined the navy in november 1941. He was the impish, typical younger brother. I think it was probably exciting for him. Then, a month later, pearl harbor. [ explosions ] with the u. S. At war, harold is shipped to the South Pacific. He puts in a r
Mojave desert on my way to the tiny town of baker, california. Its halfway between los angeles and las vegas. Just a tiny dot on the map 800 people. It embodies the weirdness of both those cities, and its largest attraction, definitely its tallest, has become one familys rather strange inheritance. My name is larae harguess, and my father, Willis Herron, set out to build the worlds tallest thermometer. Hi. Im jamie. Hi, jamie. Im larae. Nice to meet you. Its big. It is the worlds tallest thermometer. Well, if someone figured this roadside attraction would get you to stop and gawk, it sure as heck worked on me. Hi. How are you, janice . Im jamie. Hi. Nice to meet you, jamie. Today, larae and her sister, janice neisess, run a gift shop in the shadow of the tower. They sell thermometer tshirts, thermometer hot sauce, even thermometer thermometers. Yes, this really is the worlds tallest thermometer. And it would be strange enough just to inherit a 130foot thermometer in the middle of the d