Ken's Korner: Edith Wharton’s library is returning to America

Ken's Korner: Edith Wharton’s library is returning to America - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 In 1911, while her marriage was unraveling, the American author Edith Wharton left ...

Ken's Korner: Coming in 2007 — presidential dollars

coins, Grover Cleveland, Misc, presidential memorabilia, US Presidents

Ken's Korner: Coming in 2007 -- presidential dollars - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 The U.S. Mint, hoping to cash in on the same success it has enjoyed ...

Ken's Korner: Mural dates Mayas to about 100 B.C.

archaeology, Maya, Misc, mural

Ken's Korner: Mural dates Mayas to about 100 B.C. - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 Archaeologists digging at a pyramid site called San Bartolo in Guatemala have found ...

Ken's Korner: Stolen Hollywood scripts found in run-down house

Hollywood, Humphrey Bogard, Ingrid Bergman, Misc, robbery, scripts

Ken's Korner: Stolen Hollywood scripts found in run-down house - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 A trove of Hollywood memorabilia -- including original manuscripts from movies like [amazon_link ...

Ken's Korner: Katrina turns important wine collection to vinegar

Brennan's Restaurant, Hurricane Katrina, Misc, wine

Ken's Korner: Katrina turns important wine collection to vinegar - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 When the electricity went off at Brennan’s Restaurant in New Orleans during Hurricane ...

Ken's Korner: Better conservation of artifacts needed: study

Misc, preservation

Ken's Korner: Better conservation of artifacts needed: study - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 Shabby storage is causing millions of rare artifacts in museums and libraries across the ...

Ken's Korner: Book examines ads from the heady ‘80s

Advertising, Apple, Bill Gates, Dynasty, Jane Fonda, Linda Evans, Misc

Ken's Korner: Book examines ads from the heady ‘80s - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 A book titled “[amazon_link id="B0037KMYLI" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]80s: All American Ads[/amazon_link]” (Taschen, ...

Ken's Korner: Find just may be the oldest known church

archaeology, Churches, Israel, Misc

Ken's Korner: Find just may be the oldest known church - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 Archaeologists working at a site inside a maximum-security prison in Israel have ...

Ken's Korner: D-Day Museum, looted during Katrina, reopens

Allied Invasion of Normandy, D-Day Museum, Hurricane Katrina, Misc, New Orleans, Stephen Ambrose, World War II

Ken's Korner: D-Day Museum, looted during Katrina, reopens - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 The D-Day Museum in New Orleans was not affected much by Hurricane Katrina, as ...

Ken's Korner: Italy seeks return of pilfered artifacts

Getty Museum, Metropolitan Museum, Misc

Ken's Korner: Italy seeks return of pilfered artifacts - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 Italy has begun receiving artwork from the Getty Museum in Los Angeles following a ...

Ken's Korner: Keno brothers get Humanities medal

Antiques Roadshow, Charles Frankel Prize, George W Bush, Leigh Keno, Leslie Keno, Misc

Ken's Korner: Keno brothers get Humanities medal - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 At a recent White House ceremony, noted antiques experts Leigh and Leslie Keno were awarded ...

Ken's Korner: Tree rings prove that cabin wasn’t Lincoln’s

Misc

Ken's Korner: Tree rings prove that cabin wasn’t Lincoln’s - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - February 2006 Not long go, the National Park Service enlisted the University of Tennessee’s Laboratory ...