If you’re looking for something new to explore for the new year, Queens County Farm and Museum has plenty to enjoy in January ...

You don’t need a time machine to experience Colonial-era cooking in Lancaster County. From April to October each year at Rock Ford Plantation in Lancaster, a group of culinary volunteers gathers to ...

With each turn of Lola Chen’s hand, she shows fourth-grader Ava Rose Herbstreith how the colonists got it done when it came to cooking. “Don’t smash it, grind it,” she says, passing a mortar and ...

Pity the young women living in this new nation around the time of the Revolution. Their first chore, even if they were from families of wealth or prestige, was to find a husband. Do you think the ...

Families gathering around food in the kitchen during the Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year’s holiday period is a cherished tradition. Recently, while preparing for a Historical Society of ...

As part of its educational mission to teach colonial history through hands-on experiences, the museum has been offering classes in how to prepare meals on an open hearth, much in the same way our ...

NEW LONDON, Conn. (WTNH) – Today we’re Cruisin’ Connecticut to New London, home of the Hempsted Houses for ‘Hempsted Thanksgiving.’ The Hempsted House was built in New London in 1678. Now, the ...

Get warmed up for the Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 23 with a look at how the holiday was celebrated by Colonial Americans. From noon to 4 p.m. the historic Johnson Ferry House inside Washington ...