Date of Original
1774/1969

Subject
Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm (Jefferson, Ga.)
Historic sites--Georgia
Livestock breeders--Georgia
Cotton farmers--Georgia
Tenant farmers--Georgia
Farms--Georgia
Agriculture--Georgia
Farms and farming--Georgia
Farm management--Georgia
Slave records--Georgia
Slavery--Georgia
Slaves--Georgia
Enslaved persons--Georgia

People
Shields, Patrick, 1710-1770
Shields, Joseph, 1749-1818
Ethridge, Ira W., 1869-1945
Ethridge, Ira Lanis, 1899-1970
Shields, James, 1785-1863
Shields, J. Robert, 1827-1910

Location
United States, Georgia, Jackson County, 34.13388, -83.56635
United States, Georgia, Jackson County, Jefferson, 34.11705, -83.57239

Medium
family papers
ledgers (account books)
photographs

Type
Still Image, Text

Description
Land 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.

Metadata URL
https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/guan_4274

Language
eng

Holding Institution
Hargrett Library

Rights