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History of Planters

Searchable records of more than 10,000 planters from pioneering days through to 1930 (updates to follow)

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A digital library comprising more than 300,000 pages of Ferguson’s Directories, Planters Association records, books, articles and newspaper archives

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History of Plantations

A searchable database of more than 4,000 estates containing planter and owner details

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A collection of historical and contemporary photographs, videos and video interviews

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D.M. Forrest

HOW TEA CAME TO CEYLON

Section: Tea Features
26.10.2024
The Demise Of The Managing Agent

The Demise Of The Managing Agent – Is It A Paradigm Shift?

Section: Tea Features
10.06.2024
Garry Shattock

A British Colonial in Ceylon – the Life of Garry Shattock

Section: Tea Features
14.05.2024
The Song Of Ceylon and Its Unsung Hero Lionel Wendt

The Song Of Ceylon and Its Unsung Hero Lionel Wendt

Section: Tea Features
15.02.2024
The Dilmah Annual Christmas Celebration for Tea Planters

The Dilmah Annual Christmas Celebration for Tea Planters

Section: Tea Features
23.12.2023
Ceylon Tea Trails – Bungalows and Planters History

Ceylon Tea Trails – Bungalows and Planters History

Section: Tea Features
31.10.2023
Ranjitha (Ranjith) Dias

An Appreciation – Ranjitha (Ranjith) Dias

Section: Tea Features
12.10.2023
Fred Charnaud

Story Of Luckyland Estate (Udapussellawa, Ceylon)

Section: Tea Features
31.08.2023
MERRILL J. FERNANDO: THE PASSING OF AN ICON

Merrill J. Fernando: The Passing Of An Icon

Section: Tea Features
25.07.2023
EARLY DAYS AT DILMAH TEA

Early Days At Dilmah Tea

Section: Tea Features
30.07.2023
God’s Teamaker - The story of Ceylon teamaker Merrill J. Fernando

God’s Teamaker - The story of Ceylon teamaker Merrill J. Fernando

Section: Tea Features
26.06.2023
CEYLONESE PLANTERS ALSO PERISHED AT GALLIPOLI

CEYLONESE PLANTERS ALSO PERISHED AT GALLIPOLI

Section: Tea Features
22.06.2023
St. Leonards, 1994 with Ralston Tissera C

Elmo Ralston Bennet Tissera - 18th Death Anniversary

Section: Tea Features
20.06.2023
Tillicoultry Tea Estate 1965 / 2023

Tillicoultry Tea Estate 1965 / 2023

Section: Tea Features
31.05.2023
My Second Heart by Vicki Blaze

My Second Heart by Vicki Blaze - A Short Review

Section: Tea Features
17.02.2023
Big Bagatelle in 1840

Nineteenth Century Opulence

Section: Tea Features
31.01.2023
My Second Heart

My Second Heart

Section: Tea Features
20.12.2022
Poonagala Group in 1895

Poonagala Group in 1895

Section: Tea Features
15.12.2022
Colonial Galle

Colonial Galle

Section: Tea Features
22.11.2022
Derek Wickremasinghe

Derek Wickremasinghe – A Tribute

Section: Tea Features
14.11.2022

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Chronology Of Ceylon Tea

A timeline of Sri Lanka’s plantation history commencing with the British Colonial period in 1796, against the timelines of the general history of Sri Lanka, and global events during the same period

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