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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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Colonial Galle

Colonial Galle

Section: Tea Features
22.11.2022
Derek Wickremasinghe

Derek Wickremasinghe – A Tribute

Section: Tea Features
14.11.2022
The Fergusons in Ceylon

The Fergusons in Ceylon

Section: Tea Features
31.10.2022
The McConnells

The McConnells

Section: Tea Features
26.10.2022
Two Famous Collections Of Ceylon Stamps

Two Famous Collections Of Ceylon Stamps

Section: Tea Features
10.10.2022
Irrepressible Julia Margaret Cameron

Irrepressible Julia Margaret Cameron, at peace in Bogawantalawa

Section: Tea Features
25.09.2022
THE END OF A CORPORATE GIANT – THE STORY OF WALKER SONS & Co.Ltd

THE END OF A CORPORATE GIANT – THE STORY OF WALKER SONS & Co.Ltd

Section: Tea Features
16.09.2022
THE STORY OF THE NORTHWAYS – PIONEERING PLANTERS

THE STORY OF THE NORTHWAYS – PIONEERING PLANTERS

Section: Tea Features
21.07.2022
Some History of an Australian Family in Colonial Ceylon

Some History of an Australian Family in Colonial Ceylon

Section: Tea Features
17.06.2022
Ken Murray Celebrating a Legend

Ken Murray Celebrating a Legend

Section: Tea Features
11.04.2022
Travails of an early coffee planter

Travails of an early coffee planter

Section: Tea Features
31.03.2022
The Pioneering Planters of Maskeliya

The Pioneering Planters of Maskeliya

Section: Tea Features
17.02.2022
My Brother Travice

My Brother Travice

Section: Tea Features
13.02.2022
MALGOLLA TO MYSORE ‘WITHOUT REGRETS’

MALGOLLA TO MYSORE ‘WITHOUT REGRETS’

Section: Tea Features
15.10.2021
A Brief History of Henfold Estate

A Brief History of Henfold Estate

Section: Tea Features
15.09.2021
The Tea Planter and His Cook

The Tea Planter and His Cook

Section: Tea Features
05.08.2021
Impact Of Organic Farming On Large Scale Plantation Sector

Impact Of Organic Farming On Large Scale Plantation Sector

Section: Tea Features
04.08.2021
Ceylon Tea Industry & Regional Plantation Companies

Ceylon Tea Industry & Regional Plantation Companies

Section: Tea Features
04.08.2021
Idyllic life-style of tea estates slowly fades away in India

Idyllic life-style of tea estates slowly fades away in India

Section: Tea Features
03.08.2021

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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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