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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
It’s All In Your Point of View
This column first appeared in August 2011. The drive-thru was backed up for a block so I decided to break with tradition and go inside for my early morning Starbucks fix. There I was in my huge sunglasses, no make-up and a minimal effort to my hair when I looked … Read More
Shirley Temple: What a Doll!
This column first appeared in July 2011. Able to hold her own with some of the finest tap dancers of the 20th century, always coiffed with 56 perfect golden ringlets, and driven by one of the most notorious stage mothers of all times, little Shirley Jane Temple burst onto the … Read More
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Yard Sale Season!
With the 35 below windchill days of December far behind us, we are (finally) just around the corner from sweet tea, sunshine and the 2023 yard sale season. Some of the best bargain hunting in the midwest is right here in central Indiana. So grab your coffee and your cross-body … Read More
It’s In The Cards
This column first appeared in May 2011. Remember the packs of sports trading cards from the 1970s and 80s? I recently stumbled across several boxes of them that I thought my son had taken when he bought his first home 12 years ago. But there they were, still in the … Read More
Their Work Was Child’s Play
This column first appeared in May 2011. The Fisher-Price Toy Company was formed in 1931 by Herman Fisher, Irving Price, and Helen M. Schelle. While none of the three had much experience in the field of toy manufacturing, they shared a vision to produce a line of toys that would … Read More