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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
Fenton Glass
This column originally appeared in August 2012. In 1905 Frank and John Fenton opened up shop in an abandoned glass factory with the intent of hand painting glassware from other factories. Discouraged by the quality of glass available, they moved to Williamstown, West Virginia in 1907. Led by the talents … Read More
A Tribute to the Great American Southwest — Frankoma
This column originally appeared in September 2012. In the fall of 1927, John Frank graduated from the Chicago Art Institute and left his mid-western home to take a position at the University of Oklahoma as a professor of art and pottery design. Shortly after his relocation he befriended a group … Read More
Nothing Runs Like a Deere
This column originally appeared in September 2012. I grew up in ‘60s when the annual family reunion, held at the city park, was one of the high points of the summer. When I think back on those times there are three vivid memories that come to me. A huge table … Read More
The Magic of Disney
The year was 1928 and the American public was about to discover a new kind of matinee idol. He was well dressed, dark and handsome, as were all the leading men of the day. But there was one thing that set him apart from the others . . . he … Read More
The Everyday Housewives
This column first appeared in the June 18, 2011 issue. Those of us who love American antiques are quick to pay homage to the potters, wood craftsmen, and ironsmiths of the past. But if it were not for the frugal, self-sustaining nature of the American housewife, many of our beloved … Read More