On Monday, April 22, Delia Bolden School kindergarteners explored Grasmere Park and the Herb Garden at Durand-Hedden. The students learned about the invasion of buttercups (lesser celandine), stood inside the hollow stump of the great ash tree near the driveway that we lost a couple of years ago (there are two animal burrows under the stump now), and learned about the many herbs springing up in the Herb Garden.
It was a pleasure to host these curious young visitors on a beautiful spring day.
Step back in time as Eliza Vincz-Lichack (pictured here) recreates a Colonial-era afternoon tea in Durand-Hedden's eighteenth-century kitchen. This historical reenactment will use an antique eighteenth-century tea set, punch bowl, and more. Learn why tea was such a hot commodity, spill the tea, and swap biscuit and sweets recipes as you enjoy this engaging demonstration.
Eliza Vincz-Lichack holds her BA in art history from Rosemont College with a focus in the socio-economic aspects of fashion in late eighteenth-century America and Europe.Â
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The day's events will also include a Chinese tea demonstration with Xiuqin "Qin" Zhai and Susan Li as well as children's activities and an exhibit on this history of tea from China to eighteenth-century New Jersey.
Registration is free and is appreciated. Just visit our event page.
Durand-Hedden is thrilled that Xiuqin "Qin" Zhai (pictured above) will lead visitors in a Chinese tea demonstration and tasting on Sunday, May 19, at the Durand-Hedden House as part of our All the Tea: From China to New Jersey Open House. This unique event will honor Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. She will be assisted by Susan Li.
Qin is a professional Tea Artist and Tea Evaluator, also known as a Sommelier, based in Millburn, NJ. She represents Pu’er Tea Culture. Her motto is "One Cup of Tea."
The day's events will also include a reenactment of a colonial-era tea by Eliza Vincz-Lichack of Ministers of Apollo at our historic hearth as well as children's activities and an exhibit on this history of tea from China to eighteenth-century New Jersey.
Registration is free and is appreciated. Just visit our event page.