Kurt Stoll Judith Venango, PA  16440

I graduated from Ashland College in 1967 and earned my masters degree in Sociology form Ohio University in 1968. I then proceeded to teach college for the next seven years in Ohio and Pennsylvania. In 1972 I attended the South Central School of Horseshoeing. The next two years were spent apprenticing first for saddle horses and then learning the art of shoeing gated horses. I persued this career for the next 20+ uears in Pensylvania, Missouri, Arizonia, California and New York. During that time, I decided to add yet one more skill to my growing eclectic background and graduated from the Superior School of Auctioneering. In 1975 I served my year's apprentiship as required by law and learned all the things you don't want to do. Auctioneering has served me well in the area of community service. In California I enjoyed being the auctioneer and co-ordinator for many fledgling fund raising events for the Kiwanis, Cystic Fybrosis, several private, progressive schools and several horse auctions with many becoming major yearly events. In New York I assisted in the weekly sales at a small auction house.
As my carreer in hourseshoeing became more physically challenging than I cared for, I happened upon the opportunity to become the Superintendent of a 90 acre historical cemetery in upstate New York. The next three year were spent bringing Woodland Cemetery back to it's former glory after 25 years of neglect. I was then lured away to North Carolina to manage another cemetery, quite unaware that teh civil war was still being fought. My mistake! This work became a prelude to my current vocation. Restoration. Antiques have always been a large portion of my life in varying degrees. For the past 10 years it has become my occupation. Starting out with my primary focus on furniture refinishing and repair. My business has settled into antique sales with less restoration for the public. I sell primarily furniture that is circa 100 to 1860 made only from pine, charry, or tiger maple. So far, I have been blessed with one great wife, one good horse, three good dogs, two exxceptional parrots and a continually changing array of fine cars and trucks.