See that little kid in the photo with the bowl cut? Yeah — that’s me.

A lot has changed since that picture was taken, but one thing has stayed the same: my fascination with the past.

I’ve always felt a deep connection to eras I never lived in. One of my earliest memories is standing at a car show as a kid, wide-eyed and curious, when my consciousness turned on and I laid eyes on my first antique car— something straight out of the Model T era. It was unlike anything I’d ever seen. In that moment, something clicked. Seeing an object that had lived an entire life before me sparked a fascination that never left.

That moment planted the seed for everything that came after.

The website that you are currently visiting is a dream come true for me. Being able to save these objects from being forgotten and pass them on to a new generation is something I’m incredibly proud of.

Thank you for being here — and for helping keep the past alive.