Friday, January 20, 2012

Antique Study Classes

Antique China for sale at the Lebanon Antique Show
January 21 and 22, 2012, Sat. 10-5, Sun 11-4
Bowman Primary School, 825 Hart Rd. Lebanon
The first of the late Sue Studebaker's "Antique Study Classes" will go live on our website next week. You can get a preview of it today by visiting our site at www.wchsmuseum.org.
Sue's classes were essential for anyone wanting to collect antiques either for fun or as an investment. The course lasted eight weeks and covered everything in furniture and decorative arts. 

As part of the Warren County Historical Society's "Digital Archive Project", we are placing Sue's classes on line.  Originally the classes were presented with slides accompanied by Sue's lectures.  Fortunately Sue wrote out each set of lecture notes in detail to match the slides.  WCHS inherited Sue Studebaker's entire archive of antique study slides and notes and will present them, one module at a time on our website as a benefit of membership in the Warren County Historical Society. 

A membership costs just $35.00.  You will be able to join on line, register and get a password for the classes.  If you are already a member of the Warren County Historical Society, you need only register on line for the class.

The first module is on ceramics and includes Staffordshire china, a hot collectible at present. Module number two is collecting antique pewter and module number three is quilts and coverlets.  You will be able to see modules one in January and two in February and three in March and so on.  The class will take you through an entire year of Sue's lectures and should be a valuable resource for anyone wanting to know more about collecting American and some European antiques.  We hope you enjoy the classes.

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