‘What’s In Your Attic?’: Cornelius Historic Preservation Wants To Know

CORNELIUS, NC -- Whether you’re a local history buff or just curious about junk in your attic, the Cornelius Historic Preservation Committee wants to see your stuff at the 4th annual “Trash or Treasure: What’s in Your Attic” event.

The Sept. 23 event will have experts on hand to evaluate items that are of relevance to Cornelius, Lake Norman and Mecklenburg County history and will provide informal insight into potential value, according to organizers. However, they will not be giving appraisals, the city said.

The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 23 on the Town Hall Lawn. Attendees are allowed two items per person.

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Experts include:

• Ali Pizza, who is Director of Preservation and Curator of Rare Books at Belmont Abbey College. Ali will help you figure out what to do with your large family bible, books, maps, and family archives.
• Lou Velasco, of Bergen Pickers. Lou has incredible knowledge in vintage toys, costume jewelry, comic books, military items, stamps, and more.
• Mike Young of Lake Norman Coin Shop. Mike has been collecting coins for over 30 years and owns and operates Lake Norman Coin Shop on West Catawba Avenue.
• Tom Bowles, who is an expert in pottery/ceramics, folk art, furniture, carvings, and local southern decorative art.

What Can You Bring?

• Fine art, including paintings, portraits, drawings, prints and statuary
• Furniture (Only furniture that you can carry)
• Ceramics, including figural pottery, vases, stoneware
• Glassware, including lighting, marbles, etc.
• Historical images including daguerreotypes, tintypes, ambrotypes and early photographs
• Advertising, including posters
• Folk Art, including carvings, paintings, quilts, outsider art, etc.
• Early toys
• Timepieces
• Books & manuscripts, including books with engraved plates, atlases, maps and journals, etc.
• Coins
• Military items, including uniforms, buttons, helmets, relics (exclusions apply*)
• Any item of local historical interest

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