Antique Appraisal Fundraiser Program

Dust off your family treasures and flea market finds, its time for our Annual McLeod County Historical Society Antique Appraisal Fundraiser. Our appraisal program has become such a big success over the past few years that the Museum hopes to attract more McLeod County residents to the program by moving the program around the county. It's our own version of Antiques Road Show.
Over the past four years we have held the program in Hutchinson, Glencoe, Winsted, Biscay, and now this year we will be in Silver Lake, MN at the Silver Lake American Legion Club.
The appraisal program is narrated by Silver Lake business woman and auctioneer Kathy Krone. Kathy not only aids in appraising items, but picks out key items of value and/or interest and explains what makes the item valuable, rare, or just really neat. Kathy has many years of experience and has seen just about everything walk through her auction house doors. Kathy will be joined by appraisers Lynn Buck and Guste Blad. Lynn lives in Hutchinson, MN and
specializes in quilts, textiles, china, glass, and flatware. Guste, who resides in Hector, MN, focuses on antique toys, metal signs, agricultural tools and manufacturing implements.

Although our appraisers deal in antiques, auctions, and collectables, not all items can always be evaluated the day of the auction, as they are not experts in all areas. If your items do not fit into one of the categories listed above, just give us a call or send us an e-mail and we will let you know if your item or items can be appraised at the event.
An appraisal costs just $7, per item, to be evaluated. You can choose to have the item shown as a part of the program, or evaluated privately. If you have more than one item that you would like to have appraised, you can save some money with three items costing just $15.
Even if you don't have an item, this program is a fun and educational way to learn more about area antiques, local history, and even have the chance to bid on the item you just learned more about. Admission is just $2 for adults; children under the age of 12 are free. Admission is free if you pay
for an item or items to be appraised.
We hope you will join us for an afternoon of fun finds and to help support the preservation of McLeod County History!