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By Liza Picard

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Useful and interesting both for those who have an interest in 18th-century London as well as her colonies. Ms. Picard writes in such a way as to bring past customs to life in a thoroughly enjoyable manner.

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Coffee Houses: A Tradition Dating to Colonial Times

Fri, 10/02/2009 - 09:58 | Virginia Johnson
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With steaming cups in hand, today's Fredericksburg area coffee shops continue a tradition which dates back three centuries to the founding of the town.

Walk in gentlemen, rest at your ease,
Pay for what you call for, and call for what you please.

This verse hung over the doorway of The Coffee House in colonial Fredericksburg.  Read on for details of the Old Town's revolutionary brew of politics and polite society.

Coffee Houses: A Tradition Dating to Colonial Times

Fri, 10/02/2009 - 09:46 | Barbara Crookshanks
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Old-fashioned coffee grinder

With steaming cups in hand, today's Fredericksburg area coffee shops continue a tradition which dates back three centuries to the founding of the town.

Walk in gentlemen, rest at your ease,
Pay for what you call for, and call for what you please.

This verse hung over the doorway of The Coffee House in old Fredericksburg. Located in the first Market House/Town Hall on Caroline Street near William, it was here that 18th- and 19th-century Fredericksburgers sipped their favorite brew and pondered questions from the political to the classical.

Savor Coffee's Many Flavors

Fri, 02/20/2009 - 16:30 | Virginia Johnson
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With the coming of artisan roasters in the last few decades, coffee has become more than just a "cuppa joe." People want to know more about the beverage they savor, flavor, or just plain swill. Read on for a bit of vocab, a touch of history, and a list of local, independent purveyors of the blessed bean.