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Greenwich Tea Burning

The destruction of tea by water and fire

John Fea   |  December 16, 2020

As J.L. Bell reminds us at Boston 1775, today is the 247th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. While the Boston patriots dumped East India Company tea into the waters of Boston Harbor, not all revolutionary-era tea protestors involved dumping....

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The Greenwich Tea Burning in History and Memory

John Fea   |  September 2, 2020

I gave this lecture at the Cumberland County Historical Society in Greenwich on February 3, 2019:...

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The Buildings of the Centennial Exhibition

John Fea   |  July 1, 2020

About a decade ago, I was working hard on a book titled “The Greenwich Tea Burning: History and Memory in an American Town.” I came close to signing a book contract, but I got distracted by other things and let...

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Return to Greenwich!

John Fea   |  February 4, 2019

Yesterday I returned to Greenwich, NJ, the hometown of eighteenth-century diarist Phililp Vickers Fithian and site of the Greenwich Tea Burning.  I had not been to the area since April 2017 when I gave a eulogy for my good friend...

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My Piece on the Greenwich Tea Burning at the Omohundro Institute Blog

John Fea   |  November 14, 2017

Check out my piece on the Greenwich Tea Burning at Uncommon Sense, the blog of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture.  The post accompanies “The Politics of Tea,” episode 160 of Ben Franklin’s World and part of the Doing History...

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Jonathan Wood, RIP

John Fea   |  April 6, 2017

In the acknowledgements of my book The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Philip Vickers Fithian and the Rural Enlightenment in Early America I wrote: “Jonathan Wood of the Cumberland County Historical Society first introduced me to Philip Vickers Fithian’s homeland.  I enjoyed...

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The Greenwich Tea Burning in the “Newark Star-Ledger”

John Fea   |  July 1, 2014

The Greenwich Tea Burning Monument, Greenwich, NJ It is always nice when a reporter from one of my hometown newspapers calls and wants to talk history.  Last week I had a nice chat with Lisa Rose, a reporter for the...

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Still Room on the “Religion, Rebellion and the Founding Fathers Tour”

John Fea   |  April 22, 2013

As I have noted here before, I will be working with the good folks at America’s History, LLC to offer “Religion, Rebellion & the Founding Fathers,” a tour of colonial mid-Atlantic sites relevant to the founding fathers and their religious...

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Virtual Office Hours–Episode 14

John Fea   |  April 16, 2013

The Greenwich Tea Burning Project: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5doK6a6ojo]...

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The Greenwich Tea Burning Project

John Fea   |  March 27, 2013

Greenwich Friends Meetinghouse I am hoping for a small revival of the Greenwich Tea Burning Project this summer.  To learn more about this public history project click here. In addition to my work on another public history/consulting project this summer,...

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Join Us For The “Religion, Rebellion & the Founding Fathers” Tour

John Fea   |  February 1, 2013

Christ Church, Philadelphia NOTE: THIS TOUR HAS BEEN POSTPONED.  STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS This Spring The Way of Improvement Leads Home is teaming up with America’s History, LLC to offer a three-day tour focused on religion and the American...

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What About the Ghosts of the Greenwich Tea Burners?

John Fea   |  October 16, 2012

I first met Gregg Jones, a resident of Greenwich, New Jersey, while doing research on the 1774 Greenwich Tea Burning. He is a great guy who loves the history of his historic home town. I recently learned that Gregg been...

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Greenwich on My Mind

John Fea   |  May 22, 2012

It looks like I will not be spending time in Greenwich, NJ this summer. As many longtime readers of “The Way of Improvement Leads Home” know, I have been leading a small public history project in this community for the...

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Let’s Go Ralph DePalma!

John Fea   |  May 4, 2012 1 Comment

I just got off the phone with Ralph DePalma, a 6th grader from Manalpan, New Jersey who has advanced to the state finals for the National History Day competition with an exhibit on the Greenwich Tea Burning.  Ralph is a […]

2011 Greenwich Tea Burning Project–Day 5

John Fea   |  July 2, 2011

We wrapped up the 2011 edition of the Greenwich Tea Burning Project with mixed emotions.  After close to forty full hours of research in the Lummis Library of the Cumberland County Historical Society, most of us were tired and ready...

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2011 Greenwich Tea Burning Project–Day 4

John Fea   |  July 1, 2011 Leave a Comment

We got a lot accomplished today during our work at the Lummis Library.  After a day of being quarantined to the attic, we once again returned to the main reading room.  When we entered the library we were greeted by […]

Greenwich Tea Burning Project 2011-Day 3

John Fea   |  June 30, 2011 2 Comments

Day 3 of the 2011 edition of the Greenwich Tea Burning Project is in the books.  It was a productive, but tiring day.  Fatigue is starting to set in and we are all hoping and praying that our proverbial “second […]

Greenwich Tea Burning Project Update

John Fea   |  June 22, 2011

We are just about five days away from the 2011 edition of the Greenwich Tea Burning Project.  The rooms are booked, the van is rented, and I think they are ready for us at the Lummis Library in historic Greenwich,...

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The Greenwich Tea Burning Project in The Bridge

John Fea   |  December 12, 2010

The Fall 2010 issue of the Messiah College alumni magazine, The Bridge, is running a short piece on the Greenwich Tea Burning Project. As some of my readers know, last year I took three students to the tiny town of...

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Greenwich Day 4 and Wrap-Up

John Fea   |  June 25, 2010 Leave a Comment

The current phase of the Greenwich Tea Burning Project came to a close last night and the team has returned safely to their respective homes to get on with the summer. Day 4 was bittersweet. We had a productive day […]

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