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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
Christmas Yard Art
There are things that simply must be in place for it to be Christmas in my mind: the living Nativity at church, cookie baking with my grandsons, a “good” cup of eggnog and my neighbor’s yard full of blow mold holiday figures. Blow mold lawn ornaments have been with us … Read More
Tradition
There are those Christmas traditions that we automatically repeat year after year, just like our mothers before us and their mothers before them. But, did you ever wonder where these traditions got their start? After several hours of “fluffing” our tree to add fullness, checking all the lights, stuffing the … Read More
A Gift From the Heart
I remember a time when Christmas shopping meant scouring the malls and shops for “just the right gift” for friends and family. Painstaking hours were spent wrapping presents and topping them with bows and tiny adornments, creating a mass of small works of art under the tree. So, when did … Read More
The Holy Grail of Christmas Ornaments
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The Christmas holiday is fast approaching and with it the beautifully decorated trees of the season. While some go for vintage tree ornament or traditional decorations handed down through the family, others are loading up their carts at Walmart and Hobby Lobby. … Read More
Reproductions, Revivals and Fakes — Oh My!
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. Reproductions, revivals and fakes abound. Sometimes this … Read More