Published Writing

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Books

• The Pantry—Its History and Modern Uses, Gibbs Smith, Publisher: 2007
• Contributed chapter on the Victorian pantry to Victorian Kitchens, by Franklin & Esther Schmidt, Gibbs Smith, Publisher: 2005
• Jaffrey Then & Now by Robert B. Stephenson & Catherine L. Seiberling, 1992, Jaffrey Historic District Commission, Jaffrey, New Hampshire. A collaborative book on historical architecture and its many changes and transformations.

Magazines

• "Laundry Rooms for Old Houses," Old-House Interiors, March/April 2011
• “A Cottage Kitchen,” Old-House Interiors, April 2007 – A vintage kitchen and pantry restoration in an 1890 shingle-style home.
• “Furniture Focus: Hoosier Cabinets,” Old-House Interiors, November 2006 – Brief history of Hoosiers and other kitchen cabinets.
• “The Empty House,” Early Homes, Fall 2006 – Personal essay about selling a beloved farm place.
• “The Sleeping Porch,” Old-House Interiors, July 2006 – The history of the sleeping porch in American homes.
• “True Color,” New England Home, November 2005 – A mountainside retreat in rural Vermont.
• “A World of Difference,” New England Home, September 2005 – Cover story in inaugural home magazine about a new shingle-style home in the Boston suburbs.
• “Ravings from the Pantry,” Old-House Interiors, July 2005 – Personal essay about various finds while organizing my kitchen and pantry cupboards.
• “Lyndhurst,” Old-House Interiors, Special “Victorian Design” issue, Winter 2005 – The Gothic Revival mansion in Tarrytown, NY owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
• “Stenciling at the Source,” Old-House Interiors, January 2005 – A stencil restoration by Polly Forcier of the Moses Eaton homestead.
• “Raising Children in Old Houses,” Early Homes, Spring 2004 – Personal essay on the joys of child-rearing in a legacy house.
• “Pantries Then & Now,” Old-House Interiors, March 2004 – The evolution of pantries in American homes, including installation of two Victorian style pantries in the author’s Federal home.
• “History Travel: Mackinac Island,” Old-House Interiors, September 2003
• “On Lake Huron, ca. 1916,” Old-House Interiors, September 2003 – Archival photo piece on a rustic island summer home, Cedar Lodge, in northern Michigan.
• “Boston Tea Party,” Yankee, May 2003 – Food feature and sidebars on a tea party at Nichols House Museum in Boston.
• “Tudor Tutorial,” Old-House Interiors, November 2002 – On Stan Hywet Hall—built in 1916, Akron, Ohio and now operated as a museum.
• “The House that John & Henry Built,” Old-House Interiors, Fall 1998 – The author’s own New England Federal “twin” house, built in 1813 and renovated in 1997.
• “Barrett House: A Federal Manse,” Colonial Homes, November 1998 – Museum house owned and operated by Historic New England in New Ipswich, New Hampshire.
• “The Charms of Tea—At the Barrett House—A New England Sunday,” Victoria, October 1996 – Seasonal afternoon tea room at Barrett House.
• “Keeping Summer: A Reminiscence,” Victoria, June 1992 – Personal essay on two white wicker chairs and their legacy.
• “From Louis Vuitton: The Case for Adventure,”Victoria, August 1991 – Musings on Victorian travel and the Louis Vuitton Museum in Paris.
• “Home Fires,” Victoria, January 1991 – Personal essay about sifting through books at a family farmhouse and finding hidden gems from ancestral women.
• “The Young Mistress of Gibson House,” Victoria, January 1990 – Personal essay, with photographs, of life as a resident guide at this unique Victorian house museum.

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Other Writing

I have written annual reports, newsletters, press releases and brochure copy for non-profit organizations. Samples available upon request at info@CatherinePond.com