School
At the Sheilds-Ethridge Heritage Farm, groups will have the opportunity to visit 200 years of living history. Trips can be customized, from curriculum-based tours and hands-on activities, to in-depth study of a certain topic, there is lots to learn about Georgia history at the farm. Visit the teacher’s house, schoolhouse, gristmill, and watch the blacksmith make something pretty to see how the process works. Groups will receive a demonstration of living, learning, and working during their educational and entertaining visit.
supports classroom learning in:
Social Studies.
topics covered:
American History, Civil War, Farming, Heritage.
contact info
Phone: 706-367-2949
Email: [email protected]
INFO
ABOUT
Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm
The Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm is an outdoor agricultural museum that functions as an educational and interpretative facility in northeast Georgia. The farm is unique for its collection of intact historic buildings that exist in their original location and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Buildings include a house constructed in 1866 by Joseph Robert Shields upon his return from service in the Confederate Army and a two-room county Schoolhouse constructed in 1909.
contact info
Hrs: April-October, Mon.-Thu. 8:30AM-4:30PM.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Living History Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
Two hundred thousand Civil War soldiers were boys no older than 16, and an estimated 300 women were brave enough to disguise themselves as men and fight in the war. The average soldier weighed only 145 pounds due to poor diet, long marches, disease, and tough living, and earned between $13-$16 per month. Reading about these facts is interesting, but actually living them makes the information come alive. Living History Centers can allow students to experience how people lived during important historical eras, including enlisting as a soldier during the Civil War.
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Scouts
At the Sheilds-Ethridge Heritage Farm, groups will have the opportunity to visit 200 years of living history. Trips can be customized, from curriculum-based tours and hands-on activities, to in-depth study of a certain topic, there is lots to learn about Georgia history at the farm. Visit the teacher’s house, schoolhouse, gristmill, and watch the blacksmith make something pretty to see how the process works. Groups will receive a demonstration of living, learning, and working during their educational and entertaining visit.
supports scout badges in:
Social Studies.
topics covered:
American History, Civil War, Farming, Heritage.
contact info
Phone: 706-367-2949
Email: [email protected]
INFO
ABOUT
Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm
The Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm is an outdoor agricultural museum that functions as an educational and interpretative facility in northeast Georgia. The farm is unique for its collection of intact historic buildings that exist in their original location and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Buildings include a house constructed in 1866 by Joseph Robert Shields upon his return from service in the Confederate Army and a two-room county Schoolhouse constructed in 1909.
contact info
Hrs: April-October, Mon.-Thu. 8:30AM-4:30PM.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Living History Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
Two hundred thousand Civil War soldiers were boys no older than 16, and an estimated 300 women were brave enough to disguise themselves as men and fight in the war. The average soldier weighed only 145 pounds due to poor diet, long marches, disease, and tough living, and earned between $13-$16 per month. Reading about these facts is interesting, but actually living them makes the information come alive. Living History Centers can allow students to experience how people lived during important historical eras, including enlisting as a soldier during the Civil War.
View Lesson Plan>>
Camp
At the Sheilds-Ethridge Heritage Farm, groups will have the opportunity to visit 200 years of living history. Trips can be customized, from curriculum-based tours and hands-on activities, to in-depth study of a certain topic, there is lots to learn about Georgia history at the farm. Visit the teacher’s house, schoolhouse, gristmill, and watch the blacksmith make something pretty to see how the process works. Groups will receive a demonstration of living, learning, and working during their educational and entertaining visit.
topics covered:
American History, Civil War, Farming, Heritage.
contact info
Phone: 706-367-2949
Email: [email protected]
INFO
ABOUT
Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm
The Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm is an outdoor agricultural museum that functions as an educational and interpretative facility in northeast Georgia. The farm is unique for its collection of intact historic buildings that exist in their original location and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Buildings include a house constructed in 1866 by Joseph Robert Shields upon his return from service in the Confederate Army and a two-room county Schoolhouse constructed in 1909.
contact info
Hrs: April-October, Mon.-Thu. 8:30AM-4:30PM.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Living History Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
Two hundred thousand Civil War soldiers were boys no older than 16, and an estimated 300 women were brave enough to disguise themselves as men and fight in the war. The average soldier weighed only 145 pounds due to poor diet, long marches, disease, and tough living, and earned between $13-$16 per month. Reading about these facts is interesting, but actually living them makes the information come alive. Living History Centers can allow students to experience how people lived during important historical eras, including enlisting as a soldier during the Civil War.
View Lesson Plan>>
Homeschool
At the Sheilds-Ethridge Heritage Farm, groups will have the opportunity to visit 200 years of living history. Trips can be customized, from curriculum-based tours and hands-on activities, to in-depth study of a certain topic, there is lots to learn about Georgia history at the farm. Visit the teacher’s house, schoolhouse, gristmill, and watch the blacksmith make something pretty to see how the process works. Groups will receive a demonstration of living, learning, and working during their educational and entertaining visit.
supports classroom learning in:
Social Studies.
topics covered:
American History, Civil War, Farming, Heritage.
contact info
Phone: 706-367-2949
Email: [email protected]
INFO
ABOUT
Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm
The Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm is an outdoor agricultural museum that functions as an educational and interpretative facility in northeast Georgia. The farm is unique for its collection of intact historic buildings that exist in their original location and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Buildings include a house constructed in 1866 by Joseph Robert Shields upon his return from service in the Confederate Army and a two-room county Schoolhouse constructed in 1909.
contact info
Hrs: April-October, Mon.-Thu. 8:30AM-4:30PM.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Living History Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
Two hundred thousand Civil War soldiers were boys no older than 16, and an estimated 300 women were brave enough to disguise themselves as men and fight in the war. The average soldier weighed only 145 pounds due to poor diet, long marches, disease, and tough living, and earned between $13-$16 per month. Reading about these facts is interesting, but actually living them makes the information come alive. Living History Centers can allow students to experience how people lived during important historical eras, including enlisting as a soldier during the Civil War.
View Lesson Plan>>