In Victorian Europe, hairwork jewelry was a popular means of remembering the departed. Family or friends would snip lockets of hair — or the dying individual would cut a locket himself and give it to ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The spooky Halloween spirit becomes omnipresent and almost unavoidable as soon as the clock ...

Have you watched a television show called “Oddities”? It’s on the Science Channel and is a show about strange old things that weird people collect. The store is located in the East Village of New York ...

Question: Please tell me what you can about a thin, foot-long length of braided dark hair I discovered in a box purchased at a church charity sale. An old-fashioned gold pocket watch and small gold ...

I love city directories. Like phone books before there were phones, these alphabetical listings of people living within the city are treasure troves of historical information. One particular ...

As November's chill settles across Vermont, thoughts turn to memory and loss, prompting reflection on those who are no longer with us. Families for generations have sought visible ways to preserve the ...

It’s not unusual to for people to keep mementos, such as portraits or jewelry, to remind them of a deceased friend or relative. Early Americans took this a step further by holding onto actual pieces ...

Along with the Roman goddess of marriage, Juno, Valentine’s Day honors the Christian martyr St. Valentine. Persecuted by the Roman Emperor in A.D. 273, St. Valentine enjoys a legacy that has been ...

Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American Cruise Lines. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers. Antiques Roadshow is available to stream on pbs.org and ...