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On October 28, 1776, British and Hessian troops captured Chatterton Hill, forcing another American withdrawal. Follow Washington’s retreat through New York and explore how White Plains became associated with Sleepy...

A chest of tea arriving in colonial America had already passed through many hands: the people who grew and processed the leaves in China, the workers who packed them for...

The summer of 1776 was a season poised on the edge of a knife. In Philadelphia, the Second Continental Congress debated the dangerous, irreversible words of a formal declaration of...

Highlighting  the important role South Carolina played in the history of tea imports in the Revolutionary era.

Christophert Gadson and his role in the Charleston Tea Party and in the American Revolution

A look into the 250th Celebration of the “shot heard 'round the world."

there are several organizations that offer tea sommelier certification, including the Specialty Tea Institute (STI) and the Tea Association of the USA (TAUSA).

Learn more about Victorian "death culture" and host your own Halloween party today!

The evolution of modern day tea bags is really steeped in history.

Dear Oliver, December is an important month in the history of tea in the “New World” as earlyEuropeans dubbed the lands across the Atlantic. These early settlers were relianton European...

As the United States prepares to honor its Veterans this November 11, it is interesting to note the role of tea and coffee as traditional staples for troops both stateside...

  Estimated to be formed around 350 A.D., tea bricks have become a part of Chinese and European culture throughout the ages. Before tea bricks where introduced to Europe, tea...