PBS Program Looking for Historic National Park-Related Items

PBS' POPULAR HISTORY DETECTIVES SERIES ISSUES A CALL FOR HISTORIC ITEMS RELATED TO OUR NATIONAL PARKS IN LEAD UP TO THE DEBUT OF KEN BURNS'S THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA IN FALL 2009

Do you, a family member or a friend have an item around the house that has something to do with one of our nearly 400 national parks, monuments and historic sites that might be of historical significance? Did you ever wonder about its background or the story it could tell?
In a lead up to PBS' eagerly anticipated fall 2009 debut of Ken Burns's new documentary series, THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA, the hit series HISTORY DETECTIVES is calling for national park-related items with historical significance. The four dogged history detectives want to know what gems your readers have hiding in their attics, basements and garage.

All items having to do with America's national parks will be considered for possible on-air investigation. The outcomes will be broadcast during the seventh season of HISTORY DETECTIVES airing throughout summer 2009 with the owners of the chosen items being interviewed nationally on PBS.

To submit an historical item for consideration go to: www.pbs.org/historydetectives and click on the "Submit Your Story" box in the lower left corner of the homepage.