United States, Georgia, Jackson County, 34.13388, -83.56635United States, Georgia, Jackson County, Jefferson, 34.11705, -83.572391774/1969Land grants, legal papers, farm records, photographs, correspondence, and artifacts documenting the history of the Jefferson, Georgia farm on which the Shields and Ethridge families ran from colonial settlement through the twentieth century. Included are plats of the farm as it grew, photographs of daily operations, business receipts reflecting the changing times, and a variety of manuals and catalogs of farm implements as the farm became more mechanized. There are many identified photographs, mainly from the 1920s, recording family trips, farm operations, and portraits. 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.application/pdfenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm (Jefferson, Ga.)Historic sites--GeorgiaLivestock breeders--GeorgiaCotton farmers--GeorgiaTenant farmers--GeorgiaFarms--GeorgiaAgriculture--GeorgiaFarms and farming--GeorgiaFarm management--GeorgiaSlave records--GeorgiaSlavery--GeorgiaSlaves--GeorgiaEnslaved persons--GeorgiaShields-Ethridge Heritage Farm recordsStillImageText