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Author Biography
Linda Hamer Kennett writes "What’s in the Attic?"
After many years of living on the East Coast, Linda Kennett returned to her home state of Indiana and settled in Irvington to raise her two children. With the original intent of staying for 5 years, she is now on her 24th year in her 1902 farm house, with no plans to leave. She began her estate liquidation company "What's in the Attic?' in 1993 and after 5 years of assisting the residents of the eastside with selling their antiques, she took the advice of friends and started her column to share her experiences. From it's beginning with one local paper in 1998, her column is now carried weekly in over a dozen papers in the mid-west, as well as online with Ruby Lane, Auction Trends and eHow.com.
Today her work takes her throughout Central Indiana viewing everything from heirloom sterling silver to primitive farm tools. In addition to her column and her company she lists among her credits a long time membership in the International Society of Appraisers, 2 time recipient of the Southport Antique Mall Award for Excellence and production staff assistant to the Antiques Roadshow.
Linda Hamer Kennett’s Story Archive
Grill Plates
This column first appeared in November 2011. Long before the advent of the Happy Meal, before you could super-size, even before the drive-through (there was a time before the drive through?) there was a deal to be had at the local eatery, and it was called the “Blue Plate Special.” … Read More
Gustav Stickley — Father of the American Arts & Crafts Movement
This column first ran in November 2013. With a passion for the environment and a love of nature, Gustav Stickley introduced simplicity to the American public in early 1900s. Drawing inspiration from the beauty of his native state, Wisconsin, Stickley’s philosophy of “organic architecture” was based on four ideas: a … Read More
Once Upon a Time
The growth of the middle class in the mid-1800’s saw an increased demand for children’s books. Recognizing this need, publishers encouraged their writers and artists to develop well illustrated books with interesting story lines. As the century progressed, technical advances in both printing and color illustrations made it possible to … Read More
Signs of the Times
This column first appeared in Sept. 2011. School’s in session . . . take it slow . . . let our little shaver grow . . . Burma Shave. The back roads of America once served as the platform for one of the most successful advertising campaigns of the 20th … Read More
Reproductions, Revivals & Fakes
It is said that “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” While that may be true in some areas of life, in collecting it has been my experience that falling prey to imitation is one sure way to end up with buyer’s remorse. A reproduction is a modern copy of … Read More