Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in collectibles, Military, and Personal items
The man brought in several boxes of lighters, the auctioneer told me, because his collection had become overwhelming. “You know how it is from coming here,” he reminded me, and I understood. I’ve gone to auctions long…
The year on the two old Life magazines was the first thing that caught my eye. They were published in the two months before I was born, and were among about a half-dozen mags from 1939 to…
I had arrived at the auction a few minutes late and didn’t get a chance to make my walk-through to see what was there. I craned my neck over the tables behind the auctioneer, who…
Posted in Beauty Products, and Books
The three books were in a box of other books under a table at the auction house, their spines upright and pointed towards me. They were dog-eared, as if someone had read them quite often and had barely put them…
You’ve seen the commercial: A young nice-looking couple plop down on a patio set they like and then check the price on the ticket. Way too much for their budget. They spring up from their…
Posted in Black history, civil rights movement, travel, and Vehicles
My childhood friend Beatrice and I stood by the side of the road, looking, searching for that familiar red-and-cream-colored Trailways bus. We were teens then, headed to the big town of Macon, GA, to see…
I love road trips. I want to see all that this vast country has to offer in its land and its people. So, I’ve enlisted two friends to take a trip with me down the…
As soon as I saw the painting propped against a wall at the auction house, that infamous opening line from many a bad novel immediately seized me: “It was a dark and stormy night.” This…
I didn’t know what to expect when I drove to the home for the estate sale. The auction house was selling the items of a family who had been killed by another son back in…
This weekend, a local auction house is selling off the belongings of a couple who with their twin son were murdered. They’re not selling it at the auction house. They’re selling the family’s estate in the same…
