Antiques & Finds
My Best Antique Shop Find in 30 Years
A $12 box, a stack of letters and a mystery solved.
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Old Places
Barns, castles and ruins worth the drive.
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Antiques & Finds
Old Barns of the Rural South
Tobacco barns, cotton gins and the craftsmen who built them.
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Antiques & Finds
Antique Shopping 101: How to Tell Old From Old-Looking
Saw marks, nails and the smell of real age.
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Antiques & Finds
Castles and Ruins: My Trip Through Old Europe
Forty years of teaching about these places — then finally standing in them.
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Antiques & Finds
Columns and Ruins: Standing in the Ancient World
What two thousand years feels like up close.
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Antiques & Finds
Estate Sales: Etiquette and Tips
Arrive early, be kind and remember it was someone’s home.
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Local History
Forgotten Places in Our Own Backyard
Abandoned mills, old roads and the history right down the street.
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