PBS's Antiques Roadshow will be in Wichita KS on July 12, 2008.

Maybe you're the lucky owner of a million-dollar Civil War relic or outstanding example of furniture. Or maybe your flea market find is a fake. The April 20 deadline for online ticket applications has passed, however a random selection for free tickets will be conducted in early May. Emails notifying applicants if they were chosen go out beginning May 9. So, if you applied, watch your inbox. If you missed it, watch the show. You'll get a good sense what sorts of things Kansans collect and inherit.

We appreciate how challenging it can be researching an heirloom, flea market find or estate sale discovery, but Special Collections staff (Topeka Room and Sabatini Gallery) is not authorized to assess the value of your collectibles nor act as appraisers. We can, however, provide you with internet sites, resources in the Library collection and a broad list of professional art appraisers in Northeast Kansas as well as links to some of the large auction houses.

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