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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
Sailor Jack and America’s favorite treat
The World’s Fair of 1893 offered visitors a strange concoction of popcorn, nuts and maple syrup. This confection, unnamed at the time, was an instant hit with the public. For the next three years the inventors of the popcorn treat, William and Louis Ruedkheim, worked to find a way to … Read More
SYROCO — the wonder plastic
For many years placing anything in our homes made of plastic was taboo. It was considered to be a cheap replacement for quality products made of wood and when we came across it while shopping, we quickly went in the other direction. No more! IKEA and Wayfair have elevated plastic … Read More
And the answer is . . .
My greatest fear in starting this column 21 years ago was that I would run out of subject matter. Thanks to you, my loyal readers, that has never been an issue. You arouse my curiosity, challenge my memory and send me scurrying to the computer for research on a regular … Read More
What’s Hot for 2019?
With 2018 filed away and a brand new year ahead of us, I thought it a good time to take a look at what will be trending for the next 12 months. While it will vary on who you ask, the majority of the experts in the field of collecting … Read More
The Magic of Santa
Santa Claus, as we know him today, first appeared in the 1823 Clement C. Moore poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” where he is described as “chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf.” This figure was popularized in 1863 with a series of illustrations by Thomas Nast that appeared … Read More