This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Ice Cream Through History and Modern U S Popularity
Ice cream has ancient roots from Romans to sherbet origins in Italy and spread to France, with Catherine de Medici credited for bringing it to Europe. In the United States, George Washington reportedly paid $200 for it in 1790, and today Americans lead per capita consumption with a $2 billion market value and a $200 million payroll for frozen dessert makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
World
Africa
Japan
Evans
Italy
Catherine de Medici
France
Henry I
Catherine
Alexander Dumas
Paris
Beethoven
Vienna
United States
William Bladen
Maryland
New York