Your Map to Local Treasure
Every year, Erie County residents kick in about $550,000 to fund the operations of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, plus about $60,000 toward the salary of a public art curator. This week, as it has done for the past four years, the gallery is showing its thanks to the county by waiving admission fees for a Read More …
A whole family effort’: Maple Weekend celebrations include sugar house in Jordan JORDAN — Over the span of two weekends, nearly 900 people converged at the Smokey Hollow Maple Syrup sugar house in Jordan to celebrate and experience Maple Weekend. What began as Maple Sunday in 1995, has since become Maple Weekend, a two-weekend maple Read More …
8 ways to dress up your above-cabinet space The most-used surface area in your kitchen is undeniably your countertops. So if you’re looking to clear away some dust and add some decor to spice up your cooking space, look up. If your cabinets don’t extend all the way to the ceiling, you may have some Read More …
How to Handle Hoarder Estate Sales
The Motown Mansion is holding an estate sale Own a piece of Motown One of the most notable estates in Boston-Edison and Detroit will be selling history in October. Sold earlier this month for $1.65 million, 918 West Boston Boulevard—commonly known as the Motown Mansion—will be opening its doors for an estate sale with a worldwide audience. The sale Read More …
Toy Collecting – Bring Back Your Childhood Toys seem to bring out the kid in all of us. A simpler time when our imagination took us to space, adventures, dress up and more! When collecting toys we relive those memories. How To Get Started Collecting As always I recommend a good guide book related to Read More …
Collector Items I found online, a short list! Well what do you want out of an Auction or Estate Sale? Do you hope to find that item you always see on the ANTIQUES ROADSHOW ™ that the guest bought for $20 & now is worth a lot of money? Or are you just looking for Read More …
How to Take Good Estate Sale Photos
Online Auctions As I have been collecting auctions and sales I have noticed a big uptick in Online Only Auctions. The shift seems obvious to me, cost. It is much cheaper to run a auction from your office computer then going “live”. You take some photos, write a description and wala you have an auction Read More …
Readers may recall that “American Pickers” Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz and their team made a stop — and filmed a show segment — in Wellsville in the spring of 2015. The show, featuring the Mather Homestead, first aired in October 2015. Well, Wolfe and Fritz and producers of the hit History show are seeking potential Read More …