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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
The Joys of Heavy Trash Day
Each spring I start my evening walks. Living in an old historic neighborhood affords me the luxury of viewing incredible architecture, beautiful homes and gardens filled with every imaginable type of flower and foliage. Yet, the thing I look forward to the most are the treasures to be found the … Read More
Frankoma Pottery
In the fall of 1927 John Frank left his home town of Chicago to accept a position at the University of Oklahoma as a professor of art and pottery. It had been his lifelong dream to be a college professor, but fate was about to step in. Soon after his … Read More
In the Garden
Spring has arrived and once again the endless regiment of weeding and spraying, and mowing and planting has taken over our every leisure moment. While I join the rest of you in laboring to have a well-manicured lawn and weed-free flowerbeds, my true joy each spring comes from bringing my … Read More
Bring Back the Glamor
Let me see if I have this straight. First came French Country, then Farm Fresh, followed by Farmhouse Chic and now for 2019 the top selling look is Rustic Glam. While Rustic Glam may look a great deal like the farmhouse finds of the past few years, there are some … Read More
Hip-Hop, Basketball, and the Deal of the Century
Looking back on my son’s life I remember many firsts. I can still picture the day he won his first swim meet, his first crush on a girl and his first broken heart. I remember his first car, his first smile without his braces and his first broken nose. So … Read More