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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
A Good Imagination and a Pile of Junk
Barn doors used as a headboard, shelves supported by 1800s corbels, an old mail sorter hung on the wall as a wine rack or a bench made from the tailgate of a ‘57 Chevy pick up; everywhere you look it is apparent that the “re-purposing” bug that first hit in … Read More
Valuable Collection or Just Good Marketing?
The need to acquire and the joy of surrounding ourselves with things we love compel many of us to become collectors. The problem arises when people collect with the intent of seeing their collections increase in value. While some collectibles grow in value, many do not. This is especially true … Read More
All That Glitters Isn’t Silver
Silver serving dishes, trays, tea sets and flatware were a must have in the households of the mid-1900s. Our mothers and grandmothers would never have considered serving a formal dinner without them. Beautiful by design and often referred to as the family silver, these pieces were often not silver at … Read More
Halloween Memorabilia
The elegance of the late Victorian period in America provided the perfect setting for the celebration of Halloween. The elaborately decorated homes of the elite welcomed guests who spent the evening in full costume playing bridge, mahjong, and parlor games. Winners of these games, as well as those judged to … Read More
Butter Churns
In my household you can’t serve ham without baked potatoes and you can’t serve a baked potato without butter. Realizing I had none of that golden ingredient, off I went to the neighborhood grocery for what I thought would be a simple chore. Standing at the dairy counter I was … Read More