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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
Top Collectibles for 2021
While the dictionary definition of collecting is “to gather together in one place,” those of us who collect know it is much more! Our collections can evoke memories of childhood, expand our knowledge of history and make even the most nocturnal of us bound out of bed at dawn to … Read More
Just Four Bolts and a Wrench — Fast Furniture
For many years I used a vintage oak pedestal base table in my farmhouse kitchen. It withstood the wear of my children, my grandchildren and even my husband! It was not only the center of my kitchen, through the years it became the center of our home. Dinners were prepared … Read More
Excavating History — Collectible Bottles
Thirty years ago we purchased a 1903 farmhouse and start what would become the never-ending journey towards restoration. Little did we realize that as we worked our way through this process we would discover pieces of our home’s history. We found early 1900s newspapers in the attic, half or a … Read More
Oddities — The Strange Things People Collect
I have long been a fan of the elegant furniture and beautiful glassware from the Victorian era. So, when a new Victorian dealer moved into the my favorite antique mall I made a beeline to his booth. There, offered for sale amidst the Eastlake dressers and gilt-framed pictures, were a … Read More
The Party’s Over
The gifts are gone from under the tree, there is scarcely enough ham left to make a pot of soup, and you now realize that you should have asked Santa for a new bathroom scale because the old one is weighing five pounds heavier that it did last month. Yes, … Read More