The Culinary History Collection: Out of the initial donation in fall 1999 that resulted in the establishment of the Peacock-Harper Culinary Collection came the first few of many more donations destined to become a part of Special Collections. The Culinary History Collection brings to the public nearly two centuries of historical information about the domestic sciences, including customs, eating behaviors, food choices and habits, social and economic history, and scientific and technological progress.
http://spec.lib.vt.edu/Culinary/

Smithfield Plantation: William Preston was about 45 years old when he moved his family to Smithfield in March of 1774. He and his wife had seven children at that time, five more children were born at Smithfield. Smithfield was first opened to the public in 1964, and today is a living document of the past, a testimony to the bravery and devotion to country of the Prestons who made it their home.
http://www.smithfieldplantation.org/

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