An assortment of antiques and collectibles sold on the popular auction site eBay in June 2008.

Townsend Promotions proudly presents the Fall Gold Rush at the Olmsted County Fairgrounds in Rochester, Minn., located at the Hwy 63 South and 16th Street SE intersection.

The biannual York Book and Paper Fair will open its doors at the York Expo Center under new management this fall. Ownership of the show was transferred in late July to Pam and Jim Lewin

Townsend Promotions Inc is pleased to announce the Star of the North Antique show (formerly held at the Minneapolis Convention Center) will be returning Oct. 17-19, 2008

The Mayor has this morning cancelled all events in the George R. Brown Convention Center. Therefore, the Houston Antiques Dealers Association (HADA) has regretfully had to cancel our September 2008 Antiques Show and Sale.

Going green to help slow global warming is not limited to construction and energy.  Even the clothing we wear can promote conservation ...

Granted, sewing is not today the household activity of previous generations. But the accompanying sewing basket is making a comeback. As a decorative item, old sewing baskets still are much to behold.

In the summer of 1869, Dr. William G. Pool of Elizabeth City, N.C., took his family to the seashore for a few weeks. The place he chose was a small resort called Nag’s Head. It lay on one of the long sand banks separating the ocean from the coast of North Carolina.

The estate of Jimmy Pippen – one of the most legendary and renowned interior designers and antiques dealers in the South – will be sold the weekend of Oct. 3-4 at the brand-new Natchez Convention Center in Natchez, Miss.

While the term home front traces its origins to the early 1900s, it is most commonly associated with World War II. Its historical context defines the life and times of Americans who endured the grim years of the early 1940s.