Legacy List

Legacy List with Matt Paxton takes a nostalgic trip through time with Michel & Lisa Zajur, former owners of local favorite La Siesta Restaurant in North Chesterfield.

In this episode of "Legacy List with Matt Paxton," the team helps a family find a long-lost silver bracelet worn by a relative who was enslaved at a farmhouse in Appomattox, Virginia. Watch on VPM PBS Monday, January 11 at 9 p.m. Stream on the PBS app January 18.

Watch new episodes of Legacy List with Matt Paxton Monday's at 9:00 p.m. on VPM PBS or on your favorite smart device through the PBS app.

By breaking up a big project into accomplishable tasks, downsizing becomes doable.

Retired schoolteacher Shirley Macon of Aberdeen, New Jersey is downsizing and moving to Atlanta, Georgia to be closer to her daughters. She’s lived in her current house for over fifty years and the transition is going to be an emotional one. Her home is filled with pictures, plaques, artwork and memorabilia that celebrate not only her family but African American culture which is very important to her. She can’t take everything with her and that’s a cause of great anxiety.

When Steve Seidel Senior of Norristown, Pennsylvania passed away recently he left his two adult children a 300-year-old farmhouse full of beer memorabilia and countless other pop culture items. The task of cleaning out the house and barn before selling the property was overwhelming and the kids turned to Matt and his team for help.

Julie Day and her daughter Cindy have a huge task in front of them… downsize and pack up their New Jersey home while trying not to trample on their rich family history in the process. That’s where the Legacy List team comes in.

Matt and his team travel to nearby Mechanicsville, Virginia to help an elderly couple downsize into a smaller home. Their clients are Johnny and Lillian Lambert who are well known in the area. Johnny’s family has run a successful catering company in Richmond for years and Lillian is the first African American woman to graduate Harvard Business School. They need Matt’s help to make sure some of their most prized possessions don’t get lost in the move.

Lenis Northmore of Newark, Delaware has a home packed with rare and exotic collectibles. But finding them in a 6,000 square foot house is like finding needles in a haystack. As a retired art historian and a world traveler, her house is packed with the artwork, artifacts and mementos she has collected throughout her life.

The team heads to Richmond, Virginia where Anne Manley is in the middle of downsizing and moving to Jacksonville, Florida to be closer to her parents. The problem is she has just 24 hours before the movers arrive to pack it all up. Matt and his team need to find her most cherished items before they get lost in the shuffle of the big move. For Anne it’s more than just stuff. It’s a lifetime of proud memories. She wants to learn more about the events and people that have surrounded her and made her who she is today. The Legacy List team has their marching orders.