Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm

The Official Website for The Shields-Ethridge Farm in Jefferson, GA

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  • About
    • Foundation Overview
    • Grants, Projects & Awards
    • National Register of Historic Places
    • Restoration of the Cotton Gin Office
    • Centennial Heritage Farm Award
    • Georgia Heritage 2000 Grant
    • Award for Stewardship
    • Preservation Services Fund
    • Geotourism Mapguide
    • Save Our History Grant
    • Watson Brown Foundation Grant
    • National Film Preservation Foundation
    • Appalachain Regional Commission Grant
    • Appalachian Regional Commision Bon Appetit Appalachia! MAP
    • Sigma Pi Kappa
    • Innovation Award
    • Appalachian Regional Commission Civil War Map
  • Family History
    • Family Timeline
    • Joseph, Patrick, and James Shields
    • Joseph Robert and William Shields
    • Ira and Susan Ella Ethridge
    • Lanis and Joyce Ethridge
  • House, Schoolhouse & Farmscape
    • House
    • Schoolhouse
    • The Farm Landscape
  • Buildings
    • Preacher Riley’s Place
    • Seed House
    • Cotton Gin
    • Gin Office
    • Tractor Shed
    • Blacksmith and Carpenter’s Shop
    • Commissary
    • Garage
    • Wheathouse
    • Gristmill
    • Warehouse and Watertower
    • Teacher’s House
    • Milking Barn
    • Mule Barn, Yard and Cribs
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  • Research & Collections
    • Ethridge Home Movie Collection
    • Digital Library of Georgia
    • Presenting Mr. Ira’s Masterpiece: A Thesis
  • Education
    • Teacher Resources
    • Georgia Performance Standards
    • Family Timeline
    • Grist Mill
    • Blacksmith Shop
    • Plowing
    • Cotton Crop
    • Teacher’s House
    • Schoolhouse
    • Fieldtrips
  • News
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Research & Collections

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 … [Read More...]

Black Pot Cooking-Cancelled 2020

We are sad to say we will not be hosting Black Pot Cooking for Fall 2020. Please check back next year and stay healthy and safe!

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Education

The Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm hosts many special events and educational opportunities, including a number of curriculum-based tour and hands-on educational programs … [Read More...]

cotton bale IDThe Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm is an outdoor, agricultural museum that functions as an educational and interpretative facility in northeast Georgia.

The Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm Foundation, Inc. was created in 1994 as a non-profit organization established to preserve the existing buildings on the 152 acres.

Our mission is “To provide and operate an educational and interpretative outdoor museum that uses historic preservation to increase an awareness and understanding of Georgia’s agricultural and natural history. ”… [Read More...]

Interactive Guide

Interactive iPhone App

With our comprehensive audio and video iPhone application, you can visit the farm at a time that is convenient for you (during regular operating hours) and spend as much time as you like at each building.[Read More...]

  Funding for this project provided, in part, from the Appalachian Regional Commission.

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