First, Grace and Karl Sands discover that their 1855 Victorian in Victoria, British Columbia, was once owned by a prominent local politician turned journalist. Then, in Pennsylvania, Wanda and Mike Negra learn that their 1786 Federal-style home has military roots. Lastly, after finding personal family items in her 1904 Craftsman-style home in Boise, Denise Clark seeks out the descendants of the home's former owner.