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 ...

People committed to making Montpelier Mansion truer to its Colonial roots -- in essence, more "real" -- have done so by introducing a surreal Colonial kitchen that boasts, among other things, faux ...

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 ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! This week I want to discuss planting a historical or Colonial Kitchen garden. The Wood County Master Gardeners planted a kitchen garden at Henderson Hall, ...

Colonial kitchen gardens were not only a source for sustenance, but for home remedies. Horticulturist Gordon H. Kenneson conducted a recent talk on Colonial Kitchen Gardens, at the Windsor Historical ...

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 ...

DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. (CBS) - In Delaware County, Meisha Johnson sees what it took to make a meal in the 18th century at the Barns-Brinton House. "This is so reminiscent of those olden day houses-slash ...

NEW HOPE, Tenn. — A Colonial Chemical Co. official said graduating the first apprentices of a new training initiative is a milestone in the growth of the company that expects to post $100 million in ...