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Duke of Gloucester Street, Colonial Williamsburg

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"Moving through the territories of time,but never in a straight line.To and fro, slowly and fastmade my way into the past." It seems I must make it abundantly clear that I am not an employee of Greenf

Not a typical Williamsburg spring day

Many of our visitors have been guests at our new book release tea parties here at Colonial Quills. So, I thought I'd share some highlights from a delicious book entitled Tea Drinking in 18th-Century America: Its Etiquette and Equipage by Rodris Roth that can be found in its entirety at Project Gutenburg. Some of the information is seen through the foreign observer of American customs. Today I will share some vignettes about the tradition and art of Taking Tea in Part 1. Tomorrow I will share…