Rare pieces by Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson will go under the hammer Anderson & Garland after being found in a period home.

Antiques expert Lorraine German will present "Dressing the Christmas Tree," a look at both antique and vintage Christmas decorations, on Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Bidwell House Museum.

Since then, they’ve chipped away at replastering and insulating those additions and DIYing their own cosmetic updates to ...