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Houston Museum Antiques Thank you, Mike McLeod

Show & Sale February 17-19 Long-time writer, collector, history
lover, editor, and monthly columnist for
CHATTANOOGA, TN – The Houston Museum will be holding its the Journal of Antiques & Collectibles,
49th Annual Antiques Show and Sale on February 17th-19th, with a Mike McLeod, has retired from the pages
Moulin-Rouge Preview Party on the 16th and a special Home Design of our magazine to start a new chapter in
Inspiration Brunch on the 18th all taking place at the historic Read his life. You might know him from his
House on the Museum grounds. This year’s show features an impressive byline on the popular “The Civil War
array of more than 20 dealers from around the country, showcasing a Collector” and “What’s Selling on eBay?”
diverse selection of merchandise. The Show also features onsite crystal columns, and on features over the years
and glass repair. that ranged from “A World of Weaving”
Recognized as one of the South’s premier Antiques Shows, the 49th to “The Life, Legacy, and Furniture of Mike and Marla McLeod in
Annual Antiques Show & Sale benefits the Houston Museum of George Nakashima.” costume in Navoo, IL
Decorative Arts. This intimate Museum houses the world-class decorative Mike started working for the Journal in its earliest years of publication
art collection amassed by Anna Safley Houston. while also serving as editor of Southeastern Antiquing and Collecting
The Moulin Route Preview Party takes Magazine, a position he held for 18 years until the magazine folded in
place on Thursday, February 16th from 2017, as well as editor of two other magazines published by Southeastern
7-10 p.m. at the historic Read House for an Publishing, The Civil War Journal and RV Freewheeling (a recreational
exclusive opportunity to shop over 20 vehicle publication). Over the years, Mike’s columns for the Journal also
antiques dealers at the Houston Museum. included “The Celebrity Collector,” “Name This Famous Person,”
The Home Design Inspiration Cham- “Name This Famous Antique,” and “This Month in Collecting History,”
pagne and Mimosas brunch happens on which was published as a book by the same name.
Saturday, February 18th from 9:30-11 a.m. Mike’s love of antiques and collecting started with bottle collecting
Hear Jimmy Adams, owner of Nell’s, and one after he discovered an old dump from around the turn of the 20th century
of Chattanooga’s premier interior designers, while he and his wife, Marla, were out hiking up a creek bed. When not
talk about the latest home design trends bottle hunting, Mike enjoys researching his family history (one of his lines
including Grandmillenial Style: mixing old goes back to 800 AD and Earc MacEochaidh).
school aesthetics with modern flair. Looking Mike and Marla are very active with their charity and church work,
for interior design inspiration? Purchase your ticket today and join us for and have always been generous when it comes to helping out in a crisis and
mimosas and a light brunch. Tickets are limited. The brunch will include doing mission work in Monument Valley and in Nauvoo, IL. Wherever
a free ticket to the Antiques Show, good throughout the weekend. he traveled and whatever he explored, learning and sharing the history he
To purchase tickets to the Show, Preview Party, and Saturday discovered was a part of his experience as he continued to write his
Brunch, visit www.thehoustonmuseum.org or call 423-267-7176. columns for the magazine. We will miss him in our pages. Thank you,
Mike, for your years of interesting facts and historical insights.

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