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Jarrell Plantation Historic Site


Thursday, December 4, 2025

Christmas Traditions Tour
Thursday, Dec 4, 2025 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Take a guided tour of the two historic farm houses decorated for the season and learn about the history of Christmas traditions, from tree decorating and celebrations to cards, gifts and carols, and see how they changed between the 1800s and early 1900s. $1-$8. 478-986-5172.
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Friday, December 5, 2025

Christmas Traditions Tour
Friday, Dec 5, 2025 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Take a guided tour of the two historic farm houses decorated for the season and learn about the history of Christmas traditions, from tree decorating and celebrations to cards, gifts and carols, and see how they changed between the 1800s and early 1900s. $1-$8. 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, December 6, 2025

Christmas Traditions Tour
Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Take a guided tour of the two historic farm houses decorated for the season and learn about the history of Christmas traditions, from tree decorating and celebrations to cards, gifts and carols, and see how they changed between the 1800s and early 1900s. $1-$8. 478-986-5172.
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Sunday, December 7, 2025

Christmas Traditions Tour
Sunday, Dec 7, 2025 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Take a guided tour of the two historic farm houses decorated for the season and learn about the history of Christmas traditions, from tree decorating and celebrations to cards, gifts and carols, and see how they changed between the 1800s and early 1900s. $1-$8. 478-986-5172.
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Thursday, December 11, 2025

Christmas Traditions Tour
Thursday, Dec 11, 2025 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Take a guided tour of the two historic farm houses decorated for the season and learn about the history of Christmas traditions, from tree decorating and celebrations to cards, gifts and carols, and see how they changed between the 1800s and early 1900s. $1-$8. 478-986-5172.
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Friday, December 12, 2025

Christmas Traditions Tour
Friday, Dec 12, 2025 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Take a guided tour of the two historic farm houses decorated for the season and learn about the history of Christmas traditions, from tree decorating and celebrations to cards, gifts and carols, and see how they changed between the 1800s and early 1900s. $1-$8. 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, December 13, 2025

Christmas Traditions Tour
Saturday, Dec 13, 2025 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Take a guided tour of the two historic farm houses decorated for the season and learn about the history of Christmas traditions, from tree decorating and celebrations to cards, gifts and carols, and see how they changed between the 1800s and early 1900s. $1-$8. 478-986-5172.
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Sunday, December 14, 2025

Christmas Traditions Tour
Sunday, Dec 14, 2025 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Take a guided tour of the two historic farm houses decorated for the season and learn about the history of Christmas traditions, from tree decorating and celebrations to cards, gifts and carols, and see how they changed between the 1800s and early 1900s. $1-$8. 478-986-5172.
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Thursday, January 1, 2026

First Day Hike to the Ocmulgee River
Thursday, Jan 1, 2026 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Join us for a hike down to the Ocmulgee river and help us recreate a historical photo taken there in 1920. Along the way, learn all about the history of the land and how the cotton fields turned back into forest due to the arrival of the boll weevil at that time - 2.6 miles total. Reservation required. Dec. 28 at 4pm is the deadline to register. $6.50-$9 478-986-5172.
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Sunday, February 8, 2026

In a Time of Slavery - Super Museum Sunday
Sunday, Feb 8, 2026 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
This ranger guided walking tour focuses on the lives and experiences of the enslaved people who lived and labored at the Jarrell Plantation and in the surrounding community. Reservations required. Free Admission all day. Free. 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, February 14, 2026

Great Back Yard Bird Count at the Farm
Saturday, Feb 14, 2026 9:30 AM to 11 AM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Join us any time 9:30am-11am as we take part in the Great Back Yard Bird Count. Help us make a count of our resident birds and learn all about birding and bird ID. Stay and tour the farm after. This event by Cornell Lab of Ornithology, National Audubon Society, and Birds Canada helps scientists better understand and protect birds around the world. $5.50-$8 478-986-5172.
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Sunday, February 15, 2026

Great Back Yard Bird Count at the Farm
Sunday, Feb 15, 2026 9:30 AM to 11 AM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Join us any time 9:30am-11am as we take part in the Great Back Yard Bird Count. Help us make a count of our resident birds and learn all about birding and bird ID. Stay and tour the farm after. This event by Cornell Lab of Ornithology, National Audubon Society, and Birds Canada helps scientists better understand and protect birds around the world. $5.50-$8 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, February 21, 2026

Bird by Bird - Introduction to Birding
Saturday, Feb 21, 2026 9:30 AM to 11 AM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Let’s take it bird by bird! Learn how to identify different bird species in this beginner’s program with tips that will help you start your bird watching journey. We will take a short hike and use shape, color pattern, behavior, and habitat to identify a variety of birds and learn how to use binoculars effectively in finding birds in the wild. $5.50-$8 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, February 28, 2026

Bird by Bird - Introduction to Birding
Saturday, Feb 28, 2026 9:30 AM to 11 AM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Let’s take it bird by bird! Learn how to identify different bird species in this beginner’s program with tips that will help you start your bird watching journey. We will take a short hike and use shape, color pattern, behavior, and habitat to identify a variety of birds and learn how to use binoculars effectively in finding birds in the wild. $5.50-$8 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, March 7, 2026

Bird by Bird - Introduction to Birding
Saturday, Mar 7, 2026 9:30 AM to 11 AM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Let’s take it bird by bird! Learn how to identify different bird species in this beginner’s program with tips that will help you start your bird watching journey. We will take a short hike and use shape, color pattern, behavior, and habitat to identify a variety of birds and learn how to use binoculars effectively in finding birds in the wild. $5.50-$8 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, March 14, 2026

Bird by Bird - Introduction to Birding
Saturday, Mar 14, 2026 9:30 AM to 11 AM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Let’s take it bird by bird! Learn how to identify different bird species in this beginner’s program with tips that will help you start your bird watching journey. We will take a short hike and use shape, color pattern, behavior, and habitat to identify a variety of birds and learn how to use binoculars effectively in finding birds in the wild. $5.50-$8 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, March 21, 2026

Spring into Action - Nature Hike
Saturday, Mar 21, 2026 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Spring has sprung! Join our Park Naturalist on an educational hike to the Ocmulgee River to see some of the first blooms of the year. Learn about our habitat management and the various native plants and birds that you might see in your own backyard. $5.50-$8 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, March 28, 2026

Spring into Action - Nature Hike
Saturday, Mar 28, 2026 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Spring has sprung! Join our Park Naturalist on an educational hike to the Ocmulgee River to see some of the first blooms of the year. Learn about our habitat management and the various native plants and birds that you might see in your own backyard. $5.50-$8 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, April 18, 2026

Death and Rebirth of a Giant: Longleaf Pine Hike
Saturday, Apr 18, 2026 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Longleaf pine forest used to extend across much of the state of Georgia, but was almost entirely lost due to farming and industry. It's making a return today, so join us on this nature hike to learn all about the longleaf pine ecosystem and the work being done today to bring it back. $5.50-$8 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, April 25, 2026

Back from the Brink: Red-cockaded Woodpecker Hike
Saturday, Apr 25, 2026 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Join our rangers for a special hike through the pine forest habitat to look for the vulnerable red-cockaded woodpecker. Learn all about how this once endangered bird is making a comeback through conservation efforts. $5.50-$8 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, May 2, 2026

Farm Heritage Day
Saturday, May 2, 2026 10 AM to 2 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
See the farm come to life with an antique tractor display and demonstrations of farm skills like blacksmithing, woodstove cooking, spinning, weaving, and more. Visitors can also walk the grounds which includes over 20 original farm buildings, two farm houses, farm animals, a garden, and a mill complex. Note: event admission pricing varies. $3 - $10. 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, May 9, 2026

Back from the Brink: Red-cockaded Woodpecker Hike
Saturday, May 9, 2026 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Join our rangers for a special hike through the pine forest habitat to look for the vulnerable red-cockaded woodpecker. Learn all about how this once endangered bird is making a comeback through conservation efforts. $5.50-$8 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, May 16, 2026

Back from the Brink: Red-cockaded Woodpecker Hike
Saturday, May 16, 2026 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Join our rangers for a special hike through the pine forest habitat to look for the vulnerable red-cockaded woodpecker. Learn all about how this once endangered bird is making a comeback through conservation efforts. $5.50-$8 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, May 30, 2026

Death and Rebirth of a Giant: Longleaf Pine Hike
Saturday, May 30, 2026 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Longleaf pine forest used to extend across much of the state of Georgia, but was almost entirely lost due to farming and industry. It's making a return today, so join us on this nature hike to learn all about the longleaf pine ecosystem and the work being done today to bring it back. $5.50-$8 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, June 6, 2026

Junior Ranger Family Weekend
Saturday, Jun 6, 2026 10 AM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Bring the family out for a weekend of summer fun with programs all day Saturday and Sunday. Saturday at 10 AM will be a birding hike and at 1 PM will be a nature hike with our naturalist and nature crafts after each hike. Sunday will be all about early farm life with tours at 10 AM and 1PM and activities related to farm life after each tour. $3-$10. 478-986-5172.
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Sunday, June 7, 2026

Junior Ranger Family Weekend
Sunday, Jun 7, 2026 10 AM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Bring the family out for a weekend of summer fun with programs all day Saturday and Sunday. Saturday at 10 AM will be a birding hike and at 1 PM will be a nature hike with our naturalist and nature crafts after each hike. Sunday will be all about early farm life with tours at 10 AM and 1PM and activities related to farm life after each tour. $3-$10. 478-986-5172.
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Friday, June 19, 2026

Juneteenth: From Slavery to Freedom
Friday, Jun 19, 2026 10 AM to 11:30 AM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
How did the African community live during enslavement in Georgia up to the Civil War, and how did life change in the decades after June 19, 1865 when slavery ended in the United States? Join us on this walking tour to learn about the people who lived in middle Georgia before the war and stayed after to seek a new beginning. Reservations required. $5.50-$8.00 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, July 4, 2026

Ol' Time Fourth: 250th Celebration
Saturday, Jul 4, 2026 10 AM to 2 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Celebrate Fourth of July at Jarrell Plantation and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with live patriotic and bluegrass music, old time carnival games, relays, and races. See the farm come to life with farm skill demos and stay for a slice of watermelon and a reading of the Declaration of Independence. $3-$10. 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, September 12, 2026

The Cotton Gin: Seeds of Invention
Saturday, Sep 12, 2026 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Join one of our rangers on a guide tour of the site including the houses, garden and cotton gin house to learn how the cotton gin changed farming in Georgia and brought about the rise in cotton as a cash crop, new cotton farms, and enslaved labor across the state. $5.50-$8 ($1 for children 5 & under) 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, September 19, 2026

Boll Weevil Memories: The Bug that Changed History
Saturday, Sep 19, 2026 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
The cotton boll weevil arrived to Georgia around 1920 and destroyed cotton crops around the state. In this program learn all about the boll weevil and its affects on Georgia's economy and the efforts that eventually eradicated the bug. Program will include a tour of the cotton farm and a boll weevil activity. $5.50-$8 ($1 for children 5 & under) 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, October 3, 2026

The Cotton Gin: Seeds of Invention
Saturday, Oct 3, 2026 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Join one of our rangers on a guide tour of the site including the houses, garden and cotton gin house to learn how the cotton gin changed farming in Georgia and brought about the rise in cotton as a cash crop, new cotton farms, and enslaved labor across the state. $5.50-$8 ($1 for children 5 & under) 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, October 10, 2026

Boll Weevil Memories: The Bug that Changed History
Saturday, Oct 10, 2026 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
The cotton boll weevil arrived to Georgia around 1920 and destroyed cotton crops around the state. In this program learn all about the boll weevil and its affects on Georgia's economy and the efforts that eventually eradicated the bug. Program will include a tour of the cotton farm and a boll weevil activity. $5.50-$8 ($1 for children 5 & under) 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, November 7, 2026

Syrup Makin' Time - 37th Annual Event
Saturday, Nov 7, 2026 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Experience sugar cane syrup making the old-fashioned way as we cook cane juice in the original kettles and press sugar cane on the steam powered press. We will also have live bluegrass music, spinning, weaving, blacksmithing, and woodstove cooking and a Civil War encampment commemorating the arrival of General Sherman's federal troops. $3-$10. 478-986-5172.
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Thursday, December 3, 2026

Christmas Traditions Tour
Thursday, Dec 3, 2026 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Take a guided tour of the two historic farm houses decorated for the season and learn about the history of Christmas traditions, from tree decorating and celebrations to cards, gifts and carols, and see how they changed between the 1800s and early 1900s. $1-$8. 478-986-5172.
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Friday, December 4, 2026

Christmas Traditions Tour
Friday, Dec 4, 2026 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Take a guided tour of the two historic farm houses decorated for the season and learn about the history of Christmas traditions, from tree decorating and celebrations to cards, gifts and carols, and see how they changed between the 1800s and early 1900s. $1-$8. 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, December 5, 2026

Christmas Traditions Tour
Saturday, Dec 5, 2026 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Take a guided tour of the two historic farm houses decorated for the season and learn about the history of Christmas traditions, from tree decorating and celebrations to cards, gifts and carols, and see how they changed between the 1800s and early 1900s. $1-$8. 478-986-5172.
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Sunday, December 6, 2026

Christmas Traditions Tour
Sunday, Dec 6, 2026 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Take a guided tour of the two historic farm houses decorated for the season and learn about the history of Christmas traditions, from tree decorating and celebrations to cards, gifts and carols, and see how they changed between the 1800s and early 1900s. $1-$8. 478-986-5172.
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Thursday, December 10, 2026

Christmas Traditions Tour
Thursday, Dec 10, 2026 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Take a guided tour of the two historic farm houses decorated for the season and learn about the history of Christmas traditions, from tree decorating and celebrations to cards, gifts and carols, and see how they changed between the 1800s and early 1900s. $1-$8. 478-986-5172.
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Friday, December 11, 2026

Christmas Traditions Tour
Friday, Dec 11, 2026 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Take a guided tour of the two historic farm houses decorated for the season and learn about the history of Christmas traditions, from tree decorating and celebrations to cards, gifts and carols, and see how they changed between the 1800s and early 1900s. $1-$8. 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, December 12, 2026

Christmas Traditions Tour
Saturday, Dec 12, 2026 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Take a guided tour of the two historic farm houses decorated for the season and learn about the history of Christmas traditions, from tree decorating and celebrations to cards, gifts and carols, and see how they changed between the 1800s and early 1900s. $1-$8. 478-986-5172.
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Sunday, December 13, 2026

Christmas Traditions Tour
Sunday, Dec 13, 2026 1 PM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Take a guided tour of the two historic farm houses decorated for the season and learn about the history of Christmas traditions, from tree decorating and celebrations to cards, gifts and carols, and see how they changed between the 1800s and early 1900s. $1-$8. 478-986-5172.
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