What programs do you offer?

Historical Teas and More provides a wide range of historical time periods and character role-playing and can also tailor a program to a client's needs. For example, historical societies may request that information about their town be included in the program. Schools may ask us to include a specific event
in history or an historical figure. Party hosts may request us to perform a presentation on tea etiquette or perhaps, teach a dance such as the Charleston. These are just a few examples of how Historical Teas is willing to accommodate clients. This said, most clients choose from our selection of programs listed below which are proven to successfully entertain, inform and amuse.

Periods of history offered:

• Colonial (18th century)
• Marie Antoinette (18th century)
• Pirates (female pirates of the 18th century)
• Regency: Friends of Jane Austen (early 19th century)
• Civil War Era (early to mid 19th century)
• Victorian/Edwardian (mid to late 19th century/early 20th century)
  
  • Winter Carnival
  • Valentine's Day/Courtship Rituals
  • St. Patrick's Day
    
  • April in Paris
  • Mother's Day
  • All about Queen Victoria
  • Harvest Traditions and Thanksgiving
  • Christmas Traditions
  • A Dickens "Christmas Carol" as told by Scrooge's sister
• Titanic
• Roaring Twenties (focus on Great Gatsby)
• Other time periods such as the Renaissance or the Middle Ages may be requested as well.

Does the presentation have to be about tea?

Historical Teas began as tea room entertainment but has since branched out to include private parties and other venues. It is not necessary for clients to have their event in a tea room or to serve tea. Special interests or a focus on a particular town or topic may be requested if we are given enough advance notice.

What do you usually talk about in your programs?

Historical Teas makes every effort to bring history to life by giving interesting yet little known tidbits of historical knowledge, which include facts, figures and events. For example, what ever happened to Marie Antoinette's children or which female Confederate was the first woman to be executed by the U.S. federal government? The stories are told as a "first-person account" with much humor and audience interaction.

Undergarments are explained and shown for the Colonial, Marie Antoinette, Regency, Civil War and all the Victorian programs unless the client specifically states that this is not desired.

The history of tea will be explained unless the client's event does not involve having tea or the client specifically states that this is not desired.

What is the cost of a program and how long does it last?

For a typical Historical Teas and More program, the fee is $150 - $200.

Shows generally run 35 to 45 minutes depending on the period and on audience participation. Historical Teas personnel will then visit each table or group after the presentation so that guests may ask questions or comment. There are usually visuals of some kind, including but not limited to daguerreotype plates, portraits, songs, books and catalogues, that are passed around.

Where have you presented previously?

Just a few of our venues include:

Chauncey Conference Center (ETS) - Princeton, NJ
Teaberry's Tea Room - Flemington, NJ
Hollyhedge Bed and Breakfast - New Hope, PA
Attleboro Nursing and Rehabilitation Center - Langhorne, PA
Voorhees High School - Glen Gardner, NJ
Tabor Children's Festival - Doylestown, PA
St. John's Episcopal Church - Somerville, NJ
Montgomery Women's Club - Harlingen, NJ
Township Library of Lower Southampton - Feasterville, PA
Bucks County Historical Society - Doylestown, PA
Butterfly Tea Room - Cape May, NJ
Canal Walk Women's Club Fashion Show - Somerset, NJ