By Bonny Burrows
Uncovering treasures of decades past was the theme of a recent Evergreen Retirement Village event.
The Pakenham village hosted its second Antiques Roadshow – based on the television series of the same name – on 9 March, providing residents with a chance to learn the history of their treasured pieces.
Antique and collectables experts Alison Rosoman-Berton and Sue Anderson inspected a number of resident’s items, including old photograph albums, jewellery and china, and told stories of their own prized possessions.
Event co-ordinator Sharyn Allsopp said last year’s inaugural event was so much fun she had to organise another.
“People of the ages of our residents have lots of antiques to share, lots of things they have collected over the years from a different era,” Ms Allsopp said.
“At our Antiques Roadshow we encourage residents to bring one item along and our experts can explain where it came from, tell them a little bit about the history and give an estimate of its worth.”
Highlights from this year’s event include a talk on the history of the hair pin and the sharing of a 1883 photo album with images from the development of Melbourne city.
