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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
Copper Collectables
From the warm glow of kettles hanging on a pot rack to the jewelry with which we adorn ourselves, copper has a richness to which many of us are drawn. Archaeological evidence would suggest that people have been using copper for at least 5,000 years. Its high resistance to corrosion … Read More
Back to Nature
With all of life’s pressures I find that more and more of my friends are buying a weekend get away home. A cabin on a lake in a wooded area, with computers, TV and cell phones optional, seems to be the order of the day. If a get away retreat … Read More
Kitschy and Collectible — The 1950s TV Lamp
With the war years behind her and the hope of good times to come, America headed into the 1950s. A new spirit of optimism and a zeal for material comforts prevailed. The average household income was $2,992, gas was 27 cents a gallon, and everyone wanted to be the first … Read More
It’s In the Bag
From the “Real Housewives” and the ladies that walk the Red Carpet, to the Actual Housewives who clean the carpets, there is one common thread that ties all us gals together . . . we love our handbags! Whether it’s Grandma’s delicately beaded 1920’s evening bag, or one of the … Read More
UHL Pottery
Business was booming for the Uhl family of Lisberg, Germany in the 1840s. But August Uhl had dreams of going to America, the land of opportunity. So in 1848 he left his home and his father’s business in pursuit of that dream. After months of travel by riverboat, testing clay … Read More