Home and Garden Television’s (HGTV) series, “If Walls Could Talk,” is planning a trip to Northwest Washington in June and is looking for private homeowners with historic homes and stories to share.

“If Walls Could Talk,” a program which airs on the HGTV network, is about current homeowners who have bought an old house knowing little about it and in the process of restoring it, discovered something that inspired them to learn more about their homes’ history. Homeowners have to live in their house. The series producers say they love physical artifacts found in the home.

“If Walls Could Talk” is a weekly series on Home & Garden Television (HGTV) that explores many homes across the country with intriguing pasts. The series airs Sundays at 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. Eastern Time, and profiles homeowners who make surprising historical discoveries about their homes as they research and restore them.

The producers are looking for: privately owned homes, where the current owners discovered the house’s history through renovation efforts — or just by chance; people who have found items in their home or on the property that link back to the house’s history; people who have done the genealogy of their house and discovered something interesting; people who own homes with a known history that was verified or added to through discoveries — either through artifacts or architectural finds.

The series’ press release says it doesn’t have to be tied into anyone or anything famous — anything interesting you’ve found is great.

If you think your house might belong on “If Walls Could Talk,” please contact the series. Call (303) 712-3321 or e-mail a researcher Sarah Wormald at swormald@broadband.att.com

“If Walls Could Talk” is hosted by actor and television personality Grant Goodeve, is one of HGTV’s most popular shows.

Believing that “every home has a history,” each episode features three houses across the country where homeowners have made amazing discoveries. Recent stories include:

In their 1870 stone house, a Texas couple uncovers an initialed powder horn, which surprisingly connects their property to the legendary Davy Crockett.

Restoration leads a California homeowner to a box of negatives in his 1912 bungalow.

A story about a Hollywood photographer and 1930’s film stars soon developed.

In Massachusetts, a 1600’s log house reveals one family’s 300-year old history on the property, after the current homeowner discovers a 17th century document box and cobbler’s bench, complete with tools.

The series, which premiered in September of 1998, has aired over 100 episodes and visited all 50 states. Twenty-six additional episodes, along with a Halloween special, are currently being shot, to begin airing in the fall of 2002.