On “American Pickers,” Danielle Colby is responsible both for running the Antique Archaeology shop that serves as its hosts’ home base, as well as sometimes accompanying the show’s traveling crew to purchase new antiques. Doing so, naturally, requires a broad knowledge of history, necessary for assessing how much various antiques are worth across a wide variety of categories. As Colby details in her bio on her personal website, her interest in history is considerable and genuine.
“My work on ‘American Pickers’ reflects my real life passion for history,” she wrote. “The beauty lies in the story. Without a back story there is little value to vintage.” She then goes on to link this interest of hers to her philanthropic efforts, which she describes as a sort of counterweight to some of human history’s low points.
Colby elaborated on how she developed this personal fascination in a 2010 conversation with Famousinterview.com. “My parents have always had a very deep passion in history,” she said. “I was home schooled so a lot of what I learned was history.” Colby’s “American Pickers” role, then, is the realization of a path she began in childhood, when her parents decided that history should be of particular importance in her education.
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