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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
A Pinch of This and a Dash of That
When my dad’s heart attack necessitated moving my parents to an assisted living facility, I found myself in the unenviable position of both liquidator and client. The one bedroom apartment they would now call home could hold very little of the contents of the sprawling three bedroom house filled with … Read More
Summertime Junkin’
Find yourself a little short on cash this summer? Thinking that vacation is just not gonna happen? Well, before you put away the luggage, you might consider a day trip or even a weekend getaway to one of the great midwest antique shows only a few hours drive from central … Read More
Men Don’t Make Passes at Girls Who Wear Glasses . . . Really?!
It was one of those nights when my old friend insomnia stopped by for a visit. So, I raided the fridge, turned on the TV and settled in to watch an oldie but a goodie, How to Marry a Millionaire. For those of you who have never seen it, this … Read More
It’s Question and Answer Time!
The best part of writing this column for the past 15 years has been the e-mails, phone calls and one-on-one conversations I have with my readers. You arouse my curiosity, challenge my memory and send me scurrying to the computer for research on a regular basis. It was my greatest … Read More
Breyer Horses
Sometimes in life things don’t turn out the way we plan — they turn out even better. Such was the case for the Breyer Molding Company of Chicago. In 1950 they were contracted to make a mold of a horse with a western saddle to be used to decorate a … Read More