Eileen Rose Busby
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Eileen Rose Busby was an author
and antiques
expert who was featured on HGTV
's Appraise It! show.
. Her parents, Frank and Esther Rose
, relocated to San Diego
while she was still a baby. Busby taught herself to read when she was 3 years old, skipped a grade in school, and graduated from San Diego High School
at age 16.
and Grossmont College
, community colleges in El Cajon, California
. She wrote two books about the history and collecting of Royal Winton Porcelain and Cottage Ware. Her third book, Chintz
and Pastel Ware, co-authored with daughter Cordelia Mendoza
, also an antiques expert, is scheduled for posthumous publication by Schiffer Publishing
in 2011. She was scheduled to lecture at the annual Chintz Convention, held in Northern California in April 2005, a month after her death.
Busby's book Cottage Ware is referenced in collector Judith Miller
's book Buy, Sell, or Keep, and she is listed in Kovels' Yellow Pages
.
Busby and her husband, Richard, lived in England for 10 years, some of it spent in a thatched roof cottage, from where they traveled the countryside researching Royal Winton
and chintz. Busby wrote articles about their travels while Richard took photos, which were published in Sea magazine and International Yachtsman. While living in England, Busby passed the UK's Mensa
exam and became a member. She also taught word processing at a U.S. military base.
Busby was a member of the San Diego chapter of Mensa
and was featured in 2004 in the Antiques Road Shows newsletter. In 1999, Busby was featured as a collector on HGTV's Appraise It! show, taped at the Butterfield auction house in Los Angeles. She earned a bachelor's degree in sociology at age 62 from State University of New York
. Also, she was a member of the San Diego Press Club. Upon her return to the US from England in 1990, she wrote articles for The Collector, Antiques and Collectibles, and West Coast Peddler. She also sold Royal Winton and chintz china pieces, which she'd purchased in England, as a dealer at daughter Cordelia Mendoza's antiques store in Ocean Beach
. California.
She and Jim Scott had five children, two of whom—J. Michael Scott
and Cathy Scott
—are also authors. Busby was also the sister of author and Russian Orthodox Hieromonk Father Seraphim Rose
and the sister-in-law of former CIA Director Stansfield Turner
.
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
and antiques
Antiques
An antique is an old collectible item. It is collected or desirable because of its age , beauty, rarity, condition, utility, personal emotional connection, and/or other unique features...
expert who was featured on HGTV
HGTV
HGTV , is a cable-television network operating in the United States and Canada, broadcasting a variety of home and garden improvement, maintenance, renovation, craft and remodeling shows...
's Appraise It! show.
Early life
Busby was born Eileen May Rose in Two Harbors, MinnesotaTwo Harbors, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,613 people, 1,636 households, and 953 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,120.7 people per square mile . There were 1,631 housing units at an average density of 505.9 per square mile...
. Her parents, Frank and Esther Rose
Esther Rose
Esther Elvira Rose , an American painter, worked in oils, collage, silkscreen and watercolors.-Biography:Esther Holbeck, whose parents arrived at Ellis Island, separately, from Sweden and Norway, was born in Two Harbors, Minnesota, and at 20 married Frank Rose, an amateur photographer and a sports...
, relocated to San Diego
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
while she was still a baby. Busby taught herself to read when she was 3 years old, skipped a grade in school, and graduated from San Diego High School
San Diego High School
San Diego High School is an urban public educational complex comprising six small schools located on the southern edge of Balboa Park, in San Diego, California. It is part of the San Diego Unified School District. It is the oldest high school in the San Diego Unified School District and one of the...
at age 16.
Biography
Busby, who was married first to James (Jim) Scott and later to Richard Busby, often spoke before groups about antiques collecting. She also taught a how-to course for many years at Cuyamaca CollegeCuyamaca College
Cuyamaca Community College is a community college in the San Diego County community of Rancho San Diego, near El Cajon, California. Along with Grossmont College it serves the eastern suburbs in the San Diego area. Cuyamaca opened in 1978 and now offers 59 associate's degree programs and almost 66...
and Grossmont College
Grossmont College
Grossmont College is a community college located in El Cajon, California, in the county of San Diego. The campus sits in the Fletcher Hills community of El Cajon and is bordered by the cities of San Diego and Santee. Grossmont College is one of the two colleges that make up the Grossmont-Cuyamaca...
, community colleges in El Cajon, California
El Cajon, California
-History:El Cajon is located on the Rancho El Cajon Mexican land grant made in 1845 to María Antonia Estudillo, wife of Miguel Pedrorena. In 1876 Amaziah Lord Knox , a New Englander who had recently moved to California, established a hotel there to serve the growing number of people traveling...
. She wrote two books about the history and collecting of Royal Winton Porcelain and Cottage Ware. Her third book, Chintz
Chintz
Chintz is glazed calico cloth printed with flowers and other patterns in different colours. Unglazed calico is called "cretonne". The word Calico is derived from the name of the Indian city Calicut to which it had a manufacturing association.-History:Chintz was originally a woodblock printed,...
and Pastel Ware, co-authored with daughter Cordelia Mendoza
Cordelia Mendoza
Cordelia Mendoza is an antiques expert, volunteer, San Diego retailer, and author. Her volunteer work began at age 13 when she and her twin sister, Cathleen Scott, were named and represented the San Diego County Heart Association for a year as the Heart Fund Twins, after Mendoza successfully...
, also an antiques expert, is scheduled for posthumous publication by Schiffer Publishing
Schiffer Publishing
Schiffer Publishing Ltd. is a publisher based out of the "Schiffer Book Farm" in Atglen, Pennsylvania, about 20 miles east of Lancaster. It specializes in books about antiques, architecture and design, arts and crafts, collectibles, lifestyle, military and aviation history.-External links:***...
in 2011. She was scheduled to lecture at the annual Chintz Convention, held in Northern California in April 2005, a month after her death.
Busby's book Cottage Ware is referenced in collector Judith Miller
Judith Miller (antiques expert)
Judith Miller is an antiques expert, writer and broadcaster based in the UK.-Early career:Born in Galashiels, Scotland, Miller first began collecting antiques while studying history at Edinburgh University...
's book Buy, Sell, or Keep, and she is listed in Kovels' Yellow Pages
Ralph Kovel
Ralph Mallory Kovel was an American author of 97 books and guides to antiques, co-authored with his wife, Terry Kovel. They wrote a nationally syndicated collectibles column that began in 1955.-Life and career:...
.
Busby and her husband, Richard, lived in England for 10 years, some of it spent in a thatched roof cottage, from where they traveled the countryside researching Royal Winton
Royal Winton
Royal Winton is a British brand of fine bone china tableware, made by Grimwades Limited, a Stoke-on-Trent based company founded by Leonard Lumsden Grimwade in 1885....
and chintz. Busby wrote articles about their travels while Richard took photos, which were published in Sea magazine and International Yachtsman. While living in England, Busby passed the UK's Mensa
Mensa International
Mensa is the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world. It is a non-profit organization open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test...
exam and became a member. She also taught word processing at a U.S. military base.
Busby was a member of the San Diego chapter of Mensa
Mensa International
Mensa is the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world. It is a non-profit organization open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test...
and was featured in 2004 in the Antiques Road Shows newsletter. In 1999, Busby was featured as a collector on HGTV's Appraise It! show, taped at the Butterfield auction house in Los Angeles. She earned a bachelor's degree in sociology at age 62 from State University of New York
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
. Also, she was a member of the San Diego Press Club. Upon her return to the US from England in 1990, she wrote articles for The Collector, Antiques and Collectibles, and West Coast Peddler. She also sold Royal Winton and chintz china pieces, which she'd purchased in England, as a dealer at daughter Cordelia Mendoza's antiques store in Ocean Beach
Ocean Beach, San Diego, California
Ocean Beach is a beachfront neighborhood of San Diego, California.-Geography:Ocean Beach is located in San Diego on the Southern California coast. It lies on the Pacific Ocean at the estuary of the San Diego River, at the western terminus of Interstate 8. It is approximately from Downtown San...
. California.
She and Jim Scott had five children, two of whom—J. Michael Scott
J. Michael Scott
Dr. J. Michael Scott, a senior scientist, distinguished emeritus professor, environmentalist and author, was born in 1941 in San Diego, California.-Education:A graduate of San Diego County's Helix High School, Dr...
and Cathy Scott
Cathy Scott
Cathy Scott is an American true crime writer and investigative journalist, born and raised in San Diego, United States growing up in nearby La Mesa, California...
—are also authors. Busby was also the sister of author and Russian Orthodox Hieromonk Father Seraphim Rose
Seraphim Rose
Seraphim Rose, born Eugene Dennis Rose , was an American hieromonk of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia who co-founded the St. Herman of Alaska Monastery in Platina, California. He also translated Orthodox Christian texts and authored several polemical works...
and the sister-in-law of former CIA Director Stansfield Turner
Stansfield Turner
Stansfield M. Turner is a retired Admiral and former Director of Central Intelligence. He is currently a senior research scholar at the University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Policy....
.
Books
- Royal Winton Porcelain: Ceramics Fit for a King 1998
- Cottage Ware: Ceramic Tableware Shaped As Buildings, 1920s-1990s 2003
- Computer Typing
- Quick-Quick Type: Ten Easy Lessons : A Short, Simple Beginner or Refresher Course With Handy Reference Section