To help us modern folks get a taste of how Colonial households prepared their meals and changed their menus with the seasons, the Washington Crossing Historic Park presents “Colonial Foodways: Cooking ...

Programs at the Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center this week explore foodways of 17th- and 18th-century Virginia. The three-day event begins Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, and continues ...

International Journal of Historical Archaeology, Vol. 23, No. 4, Special Issue: Status and Identity in the Imperial Andes (December 2019), pp. 980-1010 (31 pages) This study explores the politics of ...

On Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 7:30 p.m., Plimoth Plantation’s colonial foodways culinarian Kathleen Wall will present a lecture on Beans and Bacon and Hasty Pudding (But It’s Not Just the Food), exploring ...

The Accokeek Foundation is looking for five new volunteers to assist in the production of its heirloom corn variety and Colonial Foodways Program for the 2013 season at National Colonial Farm. The ...

Butcher, baker and history buff Justin Cherry built himself a circa-18th century oven made of clay, based on the descriptions he read of the ovens used by the Salzburgers of Georgia. The best bakers ...

When the Pilgrims sat down to Thanksgiving dinner in 1621, they must have been grateful indeed. Beyond the turkey, and probably some hefty lobsters, the venison that was served was undoubtedly a treat ...

My interest in the culinary cultures of the world is rivaled, sometimes even surpassed, by my fascination with human history, specifically when it comes to the origins of what we now call California.

CHARLESTON — Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site will present its second annual Colonial Trades and Harvest Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8. This living history event will not ...