Wes Cowan and other Cowan's experts will be visiting Worthington, Ohio April 16, 2010 for the Worthington Libraries Talk and Appraisal Fair!

Staff will be appraising historical ...

PBS's "History Detectives" is gearing up for another great season and a big question is on many minds.  Do objects tell stories?

Many fans have responded to this question on Facebook. An overwhelming response came in over the past few days, and many people believe that objects ...

Now that the catalogue for the upcoming Winter American History auction is available online, I thought I'd share the top ten highlights of the December 9, 2009 auction.  Here they are:

- A spectacular ...

Get a behind the scenes look at how Antiques Roadshow works!

Several Collectors Weekly staff members and longtime Roadshow fans received backstage passes to the 2009 San Jose taping and documented everything they saw, from setup to the directors truck.

The article, ...

History Detectives was recently renewed for seasons 8 and 9 on PBS!  Wes and the other experts will be back to solve your mysteries for the History Detectives. Also joining the team will be Eduardo ...

As some of you know, I'm a huge fan of Andrew Clemens(1857-1894) , the deaf-mute folk artist from McGregor, Iowa.  While folks in his home town certainly are familiar with this unheralded genius, most collectors have never heard of him.  I'm proud to have played a part in his "rediscovery" ...

Most of us have heard of the C.S.S. Hunley, the Confederate submarine that sank in the Atlantic ocean off Charleston, S.C. after delivering a spar torpedo  to the hull of the U.S.S. Housatonic  on the night of February 17, 1864.  I'll bet you haven't heard ...

Cowan's  long-time customers will undoubtedly note that something about the title of our June 24th auction is different, but they're not quite sure what is different. Others might not  even catch the difference. What is it, you ask? After 15 ...

In our June 24 auction of Historical Americana, we're offering a group of remarkable lots (Lots 174-180) relating to Champ Ferguson, one of two Confederates who were tried for war crimes committed during the Civil War. He was convicted of over 50 killings, including wounded Union soldiers lying ...

Just thought I'd drop everybody a note letting them know that Cowan's Spring American History Auction catalog has been put to bed.  The ONLINE version will be available on Cowan's website www.cowans.com on Friday, May 29, 2009.  The auction itself will be held on Wednesday, ...