The show has an interesting premise, but it falsely claims to be a documentary. Example: A man interviewed in the first episode describes how he found an engraved stone from the revolutionary war while digging in his backyard. But a Google search (on John Nair, Brandywine) brings up newspaper accounts of the stone being found in 1911. Now I don't trust any of the stories they are telling.
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Found - I Found This Stone In MyGarden
jeremyhutchins-908158 February 2024
This stone appears to have been found in 1911 in Scranton PN in 1911. There are newspaper articles covering it. It sure looks like it is the same stone, leading one to believe the original find was discarded back into the earth at some point. You'd think the historians would have mentioned this in the episode, as the paper articles are easy to find online.
This doesn't mean the show is a fake. It simply means they failed to acknowledge the stone had been found already and must have been tossed for one reason or another. That's all I had to say now I am simply talking to use the remainder of forced characters.
This doesn't mean the show is a fake. It simply means they failed to acknowledge the stone had been found already and must have been tossed for one reason or another. That's all I had to say now I am simply talking to use the remainder of forced characters.
Fun idea for a show but...
anecho-95 August 2022
After just one episode it's clear that much of this is staged and/or simply made up. In the first episode the claim is made that a man in Pennsylvania found an old stone with an etched confession from a Fifer from the revolutionary war. Took me 30 seconds to find a newspaper article from 1911 that proves this stone was found back then, not in a backyard but while out gathering chestnuts at a pond.
Why make stuff up? I don't believe any of these stories now and have no interest in continuing to watch. Disappointing.
Why make stuff up? I don't believe any of these stories now and have no interest in continuing to watch. Disappointing.
Sensational fake
wildsporran21 January 2023
If the John Nair stone was found and publicised in 1911 where has it been? Hard to believe someone would have dumped it in a flower bed.
The stone was found by William Sherer, of 610 Williams steet, Petersburg while out hunting chestnuts, between Rattlesnake pond and Spring Brook. Sherer was cripple and had been sitting by a stump. He pushed himself up, using the stone to steady himself when it turned face-up. It even had a slot in the bottom with a rusty nail, presumably used to carve his confession.
Too much sensational mystery with little payoff. Also the research to solve the mystery seems a little shallow. Some of these things are easily found via a search engine on the internet.
The stone was found by William Sherer, of 610 Williams steet, Petersburg while out hunting chestnuts, between Rattlesnake pond and Spring Brook. Sherer was cripple and had been sitting by a stump. He pushed himself up, using the stone to steady himself when it turned face-up. It even had a slot in the bottom with a rusty nail, presumably used to carve his confession.
Too much sensational mystery with little payoff. Also the research to solve the mystery seems a little shallow. Some of these things are easily found via a search engine on the internet.
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