Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm for Android

11 things about Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm

1. The mission of the Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm is to provide and operate an educational and interpretive outdoor museum that uses historic preservation and the natural environment to increase an awareness and understanding of Georgia’s agricultural history.

2. The Shields and Ethridge families seldom threw things away; what could not be used was set aside… just in case… Not only is the Farm remarkable for its well-preserved buildings and their contents, but also for the rich collection of papers that the family created and kept, including letters, ledgers, photographs, tax records, catalogues, scrapbooks, memorabilia and home movies.

3. The Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm is an outdoor agricultural museum that functions as an educational and interpretive center in northeast Georgia.

4. The story of the Farm begins when our nation was new at the end of the 18th century and continues today as we celebrate the history and heritage of agriculture in northeast Georgia.

5. From about 1899 to 1909 Ira Washington Ethridge constructed these buildings, transforming the farm into a bustling center of social and economic activity in Jackson County, Georgia.

6. The Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm is open to the public and guided tours are available by appointment.

7. On the third Saturday in May the Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm celebrates its agricultural heritage.

8. Spend an afternoon exploring the Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm.

9. The farm is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it is unique for its collection of over 20 intact historic buildings in their original location.

10. Today the Farm complex is quiet and open for your exploration but take a moment to stop and imagine wagons rolling by, the smell of freshly plowed soil, and hum of farm activity.

11. Welcome to the Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm.