Listen to the Voice of the Object
Dr. Elizabeth Stewart tells a deeply personal story about the importance of listening to the voice of an object, especially with all the noise surrounding this pandemic time. If the …
Lompoc Telephone Battle
Lompoc telephone and business history interconnect in the early 20th century. KM of Montecito sent me a photograph of George Washington Moore Sr.. This Lompoc rancher/merchant also fathered the man …
Craft of Writing in Constriction
Emmy award-winning journalist, novelist, and screenwriter, Peter Lance talks about his latest thriller, Homicide at Rough Point. Watch the Video
The Voice of the Object
Dr. Elizabeth Stewart shows three objects and asks: Does that object speak to you? Does it mean anything to you? She encourages you to let the object tell who used …
When Silver Plate isn’t Plate?
Many people are going through storage units these days. I know because I get calls about objects people rediscovered. One of my clients found an old set of silver. The …
Teaching in the Community & Sunken Treasures
Two educators, Jenna Rolle, Teen Programs Manager at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, and Tammy Gilkey who teaches painting at the Carpinteria Arts Center, talk about their rolls …
Busy days for those of us in the STUFF World
I’m swamped these days with calls asking the value of objects heretofore ignored. Either folks need to sell, or want to pass to heirs now, or are moving houses or …
Autograph Book Equals Hidden Treasure
This week I found an autograph book I forgot about, completely. In this limbo period of lock-down, I’m doing what I suggested to many of my clients. Go to the …
Personal Stories, the Quarantine Version
Center Stage Theater Executive Director Teri Ball, Director Maggie Mixsell, actors Tania Israel, Cami Helmuth, Tom Hinshaw, and Gary James discuss Personal Stories, the Quarantine Version. Watch the Video
The Amazing Stevengraph
NH sent me a silk textile weaving, generically known today as a Stevengraph. Its history began in the Middle Ages, in a faraway place along the Jona River in a …