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2012
Early Turned Chairs: The Meherrin Cleft-Slat Group
2013
Chowan County Courthouse Document or Book Press
Recent Furniture Discoveries From the William Seay Cabinet Shop
The Early Work of Norfolk Cabinetmaker Chester Sully
Greensville-Brunswick County, Virginia Chairs
2014
Great Aunt Maude’s Favorite Mahogany Table: Examination Methodology
Fredericksburg, VA, Cabinetmaker, George Eaton
Original Owners of Historic Hope Foundation’s China Press
A Norfolk, Virginia, Clock Signed “John Jones”
WH Cabinetmaker Necessary Chair
Sharrocks and Seays in Bertie County Tax and Census Records: A Cautionary Tale
2015
Early Turned Chairs from the Vicinity of Tappahannock, Virginia
Cabinetmakers Who Never Left Norfolk
2016
Cullens Family William Seay Desk and Bookcase
Jeremiah and Samuel Parmele: Northern Cabinetmakers with Southern Ties
2017
Henry Mann Family of Virginia Cabinetmakers
Jeremiah Mixson, Chowan County Cabinetmaker
2018
That’s Odd! Masonic Influence on Southern Furniture
William Seay’s Masonic Iconography
2019
Norfolk Furniture Reunited After 190 Years
Monticello Joinery Armchair: A Follow-up Research Note
2020
Monticello Joinery Armchair: A Fresh Look
North Carolina Captain’s Cabin Bench
Henry Evans: From Cabinetmaker to Abolitionist
Norfolk Chairs – A Different Style?
2021
The Cupola House Carver (Part 2)
2022
Fredericksburg, VA, Cabinetmaker, George Eaton: Follow-up Research
Hertford County Courthouse Common Chairs
2023
Gouges, Craftsmen, and The Cupola House Finial
“God Feeds the Ravens” Part I: Discovering the British Origins of Francis Corbin
“God Feeds the Ravens” Part II: Francis Corbin’s Bookplates and the Cupola House Carver
2024
A Sharrock-Seay Chest and Bookcase and Two Roanoke River Basin Cabinet Shops
The Use of Red Mulberry in Early Southern Furniture