During college I spent my summers working at the Outagamie County
Historical Society (Appleton, WI) which houses the Houdini Historical
Center -- handcuffs, straitjackets, water-torture cell and much more.  I=20
know there are some very interesting stories attached to a number of their
artifacts!

Laura Winninghoff
Indiana University

On Mon, 5 Apr 1999, Scott Tiffany wrote:

> Hi,
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> I'm working on a new television series for the History Channel entitled=
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> "History's Lost and Found."  The three-part debut aired last December and=
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> will become a weekly series this summer.  We tell the fascinating stories=
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> interesting artifacts that are tied to historical people, places or event=
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> The emphasis is on the artifact's history-ie: what's the story behind Sig=
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> Freud's couch?  (It's in London and it arrived from Austria after Freud f=
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> the country-he only used it for about a year before he died). =20
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> We are looking for new artifact story ideas.  These are stories about=20
> artifacts that have a unique/curious history or make you think, "Oh yeah,=
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> what ever happened to that?" (ex: Paul Revere's Lanterns).  Other stories=
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> artifacts that make you say, "I never knew that" (ex: Washington's False=
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> Teeth-they weren't wooden).  I would appreciate any suggestions you may h=
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> for artifacts in your collections, or artifacts you know about from your=
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> studies and travels.  We try to cover a wide range of artifacts: strange=
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> (Einstein's brain), Americana (the Liberty Bell), Hollywood (the African=
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> Queen boat), etc.  Despite the title, the artifacts DON'T HAVE to be lost=
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> and/or found.
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> Thank you very much for your consideration and any help/ideas you can pro=
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> (and please excuse any cross postings).  I hope this may be an opportunit=
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> showcase some of your artifacts or at least allow you to send us hunting =
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> that artifact you've always wondered about=85.
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> Sincerely,=20
> Scott Tiffany
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