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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Homeschool Day: Spring!
Wednesday, Mar 26, 2025 10 AM to 12 PM
High Falls State Park - Jackson, GA
Bring homeschoolers of all ages to learn all about the season of Spring! $2 plus $5 parking. 478-993-3053.
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Tree to Meet You
Wednesday, Mar 26, 2025 10 AM to 11:30 AM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Join us for a hike along the Sweet Gum Trail where we will explore various tree species that inhabit the park. Learn about the characteristics of each and discuss their role in the environment. Additionally, we will address some endangered species in Georgia and events that led to their decline. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Friday, March 28, 2025

Tree to Meet You
Friday, Mar 28, 2025 10 AM to 11:30 AM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Join us for a hike along the Sweet Gum Trail where we will explore various tree species that inhabit the park. Learn about the characteristics of each and discuss their role in the environment. Additionally, we will address some endangered species in Georgia and events that led to their decline. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Saturday, March 29, 2025

Tour of Hamburg Mill and Agricultural Museum
Saturday, Mar 29, 2025 3 PM to 4 PM
Hamburg State Park - Mitchell, GA
Join the Park Ranger for a guided tour of the 1920 Gristmill. We will discuss the history of the land, the community that used this mill, and the workings of all of the implements inside of the Agricultural History Museum. $5 plus $5 parking. 478-552-2393.
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Sunday, March 30, 2025

Bird by Bird - Introduction to Birding
Sunday, Mar 30, 2025 9:30 AM to 10:30 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. $4.50-$7 (children 5 and under free) 478-986-5172.
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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Pioneer Skills: Tinctures
Wednesday, Apr 2, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Join us in exploring the ancient art of making tinctures with herbs and other beneficial plants. We will cover the steps involved in creating tinctures, discuss various methods used in their preparation, and delve into the history of tinctures. If you are curious about this fascinating practice, call us today to register! $8 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Tree to Meet You
Wednesday, Apr 2, 2025 1:30 PM to 3 PM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Join us for a hike along the Sweet Gum Trail where we will explore various tree species that inhabit the park. Learn about the characteristics of each and discuss their role in the environment. Additionally, we will address some endangered species in Georgia and events that led to their decline. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Friday, April 4, 2025

Pioneer Skills: Tinctures
Friday, Apr 4, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Join us in exploring the ancient art of making tinctures with herbs and other beneficial plants. We will cover the steps involved in creating tinctures, discuss various methods used in their preparation, and delve into the history of tinctures. If you are curious about this fascinating practice, call us today to register! $8 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Sunday, April 6, 2025

Pioneer Skills: Tinctures
Sunday, Apr 6, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Join us in exploring the ancient art of making tinctures with herbs and other beneficial plants. We will cover the steps involved in creating tinctures, discuss various methods used in their preparation, and delve into the history of tinctures. If you are curious about this fascinating practice, call us today to register! $8 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Junior Ranger Bingo
Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025 1 PM to 2 PM
Don Carter State Park - Gainesville, GA
Enjoy the junior ranger bingo game lead by our rangers. For families of all ages at picnic shelter 3. $5 parking. 678-450-7726.
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Read with a Ranger
Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
Skidaway Island State Park - Savannah, GA
Young children will enjoy getting out for this hour of interactive reading. Listen to nature stories perfect for children with a love of the outdoors. Meet in the Interpretive Center. $5 parking. 912-598-2300.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Junior Ranger Bingo
Wednesday, Apr 9, 2025 1 PM to 2 PM
Don Carter State Park - Gainesville, GA
Enjoy the junior ranger bingo game lead by our rangers. For families of all ages at picnic shelter 3. $5 parking. 678-450-7726.
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Homeschool Day: Fishing 101
Wednesday, Apr 9, 2025 10 AM to 12 PM
High Falls State Park - Jackson, GA
Bring Homeschool students of all ages to learn the basics of fishing and about the common fish of High Falls State Park. Limited loaner poles available. Space is limited. Please register in advance and indicate if you need to reserve a loaner pole. Guardians must stay with their children. $5 parking. 478-993-3053.
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Tree to Meet You
Wednesday, Apr 9, 2025 1:30 PM to 3 PM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Join us for a hike along the Sweet Gum Trail where we will explore various tree species that inhabit the park. Learn about the characteristics of each and discuss their role in the environment. Additionally, we will address some endangered species in Georgia and events that led to their decline. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Friday, April 11, 2025

Pioneer Skills: Tinctures
Friday, Apr 11, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Join us in exploring the ancient art of making tinctures with herbs and other beneficial plants. We will cover the steps involved in creating tinctures, discuss various methods used in their preparation, and delve into the history of tinctures. If you are curious about this fascinating practice, call us today to register! $8 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Saturday, April 12, 2025

Kids Old-Fashioned Cooking Experience
Saturday, Apr 12, 2025 11 AM to 2 PM
Hardman Farm Historic Site - Sautee Nacoochee, GA
Learn how people cooked about 100 years ago using a historic wood stove. Lunch will be provided in part from your own cooking efforts. This program is for children ages 7-12. One adult must stay with their children. Advance Reservations are required. Limit of 20 participants. $15 + tax/fees. 706-878-1077.
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Pioneer Skills: Tinctures
Saturday, Apr 12, 2025 2 PM to 3 PM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Join us in exploring the ancient art of making tinctures with herbs and other beneficial plants. We will cover the steps involved in creating tinctures, discuss various methods used in their preparation, and delve into the history of tinctures. If you are curious about this fascinating practice, call us today to register! $8 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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80th Commemorative Ceremony for President Roosevelt
Saturday, Apr 12, 2025 11 AM to 12:30 PM
Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site - Warm Springs, GA
80th Commemorative Ceremony for President Roosevelt Senator Raphael Warnock will be the guest speaker during this annual ceremony honoring FDR. On April 12, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt suffered a fatal stroke while posing for the "unfinished portrait" at the Little White House. To commemorate his legacy, we will also have a military band and color guard. Free admission until 12:30 p.m., then $7.50-$13. 706-655-5870.
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Monday, April 14, 2025

Pages in the Park
Monday, Apr 14, 2025 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Don Carter State Park - Gainesville, GA
Enjoy a story time lead by the wonderful librarians of the Hall County Library System. Story time will be followed with an activity lead by a ranger. We will meet at Picnic Shelter #1. This month's theme is reduce, reuse, recycle! $5 parking. 678-450-7726.
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Thursday, April 17, 2025

Home School Eggstravaganza
Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 2 PM to 3:15 PM
Mistletoe State Park - Appling, GA
Elementary school children are invited to join us in a Easter Eggstravaganza. Children will go on a egg scavenger hunt learning what animals laid that color egg, gather eggs, make a mask of an animal that lays eggs and receive a bag of candy. Pre-schoolers will gather colored eggs, make a craft and get a Easter treat. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-541-0321.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Pioneer Skills: Tinctures
Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Join us in exploring the ancient art of making tinctures with herbs and other beneficial plants. We will cover the steps involved in creating tinctures, discuss various methods used in their preparation, and delve into the history of tinctures. If you are curious about this fascinating practice, call us today to register! $8 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Friday, April 25, 2025

Homeschool Friday: Fishing Basics
Friday, Apr 25, 2025 9 AM to 10 AM
Magnolia Springs State Park - Millen, GA
Join us at the lake pier to learn about fishing gear, baiting a hook, and handling a catch. You will also discover different types of fish including one that is among the many species that are a high priority for conservation of their natural habitats. Equipment will be provided, but you may bring your own. Ages 12 and up. $4 plus $5 parking. 478-982-1660.
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Homeschool Friday: Fishing Basics
Friday, Apr 25, 2025 11 AM to 12 PM
Magnolia Springs State Park - Millen, GA
Join us at the lake pier to learn about fishing gear, baiting a hook, and handling a catch. You will also discover different types of fish including one that is among the many species that are a high priority for conservation of their natural habitats. Equipment will be provided, but you may bring your own. Ages 8 and up. $4 plus $5 parking. 478-982-1660.
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Tree to Meet You
Friday, Apr 25, 2025 10 AM to 11:30 AM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Join us for a hike along the Sweet Gum Trail where we will explore various tree species that inhabit the park. Learn about the characteristics of each and discuss their role in the environment. Additionally, we will address some endangered species in Georgia and events that led to their decline. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Saturday, April 26, 2025

Farm Heritage Day
Saturday, Apr 26, 2025 10 AM to 3 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. $1.50 - $9 478-986-5172.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Home School Day: High Falls State Park History
Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025 10 AM to 12 PM
High Falls State Park - Jackson, GA
Bring homeschooling historians to learn all about the history of the land and water that is High Falls State Park. We will conclude with an optional hike on our Historic Trail (ADA). Guardians must stay with their children. $5 parking. 478-993-3053.
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Pioneer Skills: Tinctures
Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Join us in exploring the ancient art of making tinctures with herbs and other beneficial plants. We will cover the steps involved in creating tinctures, discuss various methods used in their preparation, and delve into the history of tinctures. If you are curious about this fascinating practice, call us today to register! $8 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Tree to Meet You
Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025 1:30 PM to 3 PM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Join us for a hike along the Sweet Gum Trail where we will explore various tree species that inhabit the park. Learn about the characteristics of each and discuss their role in the environment. Additionally, we will address some endangered species in Georgia and events that led to their decline. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Thursday, May 8, 2025

Homeschool Day, Earn your Junior Ranger Pin
Thursday, May 8, 2025 9:30 AM to 11:30 PM
Chief Vann House Historic Site - Chatsworth, GA
Join us for a tour of the house and answer questions to earn your Jr. Ranger Pin. Rangers will host a tour of the home, Cherokee Farmstead and Kitchen/enslavement exhibit. $5.50-$6.50 706-695-2598.
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Monday, May 12, 2025

Pages in the Park
Monday, May 12, 2025 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Don Carter State Park - Gainesville, GA
Enjoy a story time lead by the wonderful librarians of the Hall County Library System. Story time will be followed with an activity lead by a ranger. We will meet at Picnic Shelter #1. This month's theme is pollinators! $5 parking. 678-450-7726.
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Thursday, May 15, 2025

Homeschool Day, Archaeology
Thursday, May 15, 2025 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Chief Vann House Historic Site - Chatsworth, GA
See authentic artifacts, discover artifacts in our dig-boxes, join Primitive Arts educator Andrew Lee to see how ancient tools and weapons were crafted, and learn about the science of archaeology. Students will receive a free gift from Andrew Lee! Weather pending, call to reserve your spot. $9. 706-695-2598.
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Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Junior Ranger Day Camp - Week 1 - Cancelled
9 AM - 3 PM from Jun 3, 2025 until Jun 5, 2025 
Hard Labor Creek State Park - Rutledge, GA
Are your kids looking for a little adventure and fun learning this summer? This 3 day camp is geared toward ages 8-10. It includes tons of outdoor recreational and educational opportunities such as: hiking, survival skills, forest ecology, animal adaptations, habitat conservation, etc. $90 per child, $70 for any additional child. $5 parking. 706-557-3001.
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Junior Ranger Day Camp - Week 1 - Cancelled
9 AM - 3 PM from Jun 4, 2025 until Jun 5, 2025 
Hard Labor Creek State Park - Rutledge, GA
Are your kids looking for a little adventure and fun learning this summer? This 3 day camp is geared toward ages 8-10. It includes tons of outdoor recreational and educational opportunities such as: hiking, survival skills, forest ecology, animal adaptations, habitat conservation, etc. $90 per child, $70 for any additional child. $5 parking. 706-557-3001.
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Thursday, June 5, 2025

Junior Ranger Day Camp - Week 1 - Cancelled
9 AM - 3 PM from Jun 5, 2025 
Hard Labor Creek State Park - Rutledge, GA
Are your kids looking for a little adventure and fun learning this summer? This 3 day camp is geared toward ages 8-10. It includes tons of outdoor recreational and educational opportunities such as: hiking, survival skills, forest ecology, animal adaptations, habitat conservation, etc. $90 per child, $70 for any additional child. $5 parking. 706-557-3001.
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Saturday, June 7, 2025

D-Day 81st Anniversary Commemoration
Saturday, Jun 7, 2025 11 AM to 3 PM
Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site - Warm Springs, GA
President Franklin D. Roosevelt portrayer James Fowler will brief the nation about D-Day followed by leading our nation in a prayer that took place on June 6, 1944 via radio. Performances 11:00, 1:00, and 2:00. There will be a World War II military display as well as a traveling exhbit titled "World War ll; The War That Changed the World " $9.50-$15 706-655-5870.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Junior Ranger Day Camp - Week 2 -
9 AM - 3 PM from Jun 10, 2025 until Jun 12, 2025 
Hard Labor Creek State Park - Rutledge, GA
Are your kids looking for a little adventure and fun learning this summer? This 3 day camp is geared toward ages 10-12. It includes tons of outdoor recreational and educational opportunities such as: hiking, survival skills, forest ecology, habitat conservation, The New Deal History and more. Registration opens April 23. $90 per child, $70 for any additional child. $5 parking. 706-557-3001.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Junior Ranger Day Camp - Week 2 -
9 AM - 3 PM from Jun 11, 2025 until Jun 12, 2025 
Hard Labor Creek State Park - Rutledge, GA
Are your kids looking for a little adventure and fun learning this summer? This 3 day camp is geared toward ages 10-12. It includes tons of outdoor recreational and educational opportunities such as: hiking, survival skills, forest ecology, habitat conservation, The New Deal History and more. Registration opens April 23. $90 per child, $70 for any additional child. $5 parking. 706-557-3001.
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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Junior Ranger Day Camp - Week 2 -
9 AM - 3 PM from Jun 12, 2025 
Hard Labor Creek State Park - Rutledge, GA
Are your kids looking for a little adventure and fun learning this summer? This 3 day camp is geared toward ages 10-12. It includes tons of outdoor recreational and educational opportunities such as: hiking, survival skills, forest ecology, habitat conservation, The New Deal History and more. Registration opens April 23. $90 per child, $70 for any additional child. $5 parking. 706-557-3001.
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Saturday, June 14, 2025

Carol Cain as "Rosie The Riveter"
Saturday, Jun 14, 2025 10 AM to 2 PM
Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site - Warm Springs, GA
Carol Cain as "Rosie The Riveter" Actress/Storyteller Carol Cain will portray seven different "Rosie the Riveter's" in one special performance. Rosie represents the American women who worked during World War II producing munitions, planes, tanks and war supplies. Times: 11:00am, 1:30am, and 2:30pm $9.50- $15 706-655-5870.
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Flag Day Commemorations 2025
Saturday, Jun 14, 2025 10 AM to 4 PM
Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site - Warm Springs, GA
Flag Day is a day to commemorate the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. There will be a display of historical American flags, talks, and kids activites. Presentation 12:30, and 3:00 $9.50-$15.00 706-655-5870.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Junior Ranger Day Camp - Week 3 -
9 AM - 3 PM from Jun 17, 2025 until Jun 19, 2025 
Hard Labor Creek State Park - Rutledge, GA
Are your kids looking for a little adventure and fun learning this summer? This 3 day camp is geared toward ages 8-10. It includes tons of outdoor recreational and educational opportunities such as: hiking, survival skills, forest ecology, animal adaptations, habitat conservation, etc. Registration opens April 23 $90 per child, $70 for any additional child. $5 parking. 706-557-3001.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Junior Ranger Day Camp - Week 3 -
9 AM - 3 PM from Jun 18, 2025 until Jun 19, 2025 
Hard Labor Creek State Park - Rutledge, GA
Are your kids looking for a little adventure and fun learning this summer? This 3 day camp is geared toward ages 8-10. It includes tons of outdoor recreational and educational opportunities such as: hiking, survival skills, forest ecology, animal adaptations, habitat conservation, etc. Registration opens April 23 $90 per child, $70 for any additional child. $5 parking. 706-557-3001.
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Thursday, June 19, 2025

Junior Ranger Day Camp - Week 3 -
9 AM - 3 PM from Jun 19, 2025 
Hard Labor Creek State Park - Rutledge, GA
Are your kids looking for a little adventure and fun learning this summer? This 3 day camp is geared toward ages 8-10. It includes tons of outdoor recreational and educational opportunities such as: hiking, survival skills, forest ecology, animal adaptations, habitat conservation, etc. Registration opens April 23 $90 per child, $70 for any additional child. $5 parking. 706-557-3001.
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From Slavery to Freedom in Middle Georgia
Thursday, Jun 19, 2025 1 PM to 3 PM
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. $4.50-$7.00 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, June 21, 2025

A Return Home
Saturday, Jun 21, 2025 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
General Coffee State Park - Nicholls, GA
This year marks 160 years since the end of the American Civil War. While men folk were off to the war, women, children, and the elderly were fighting their own back home. Join us as our interpretive staff along with other living historians tell the stories of life on the home front in the Wiregrass region of Georgia at the close of the war. Fee free $5 parking. 912-384-7082.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Anna Ruby Tuesday Day Camp
Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025 10 AM to 2 PM
Hardman Farm Historic Site - Sautee Nacoochee, GA
Anna Ruby Tuesday Day Camp What was life like for a well-to-do girl in Nacoochee in the 1870s? In this one day camp, 6-10 year olds will play period games, play dress up with Victorian attire and have an English tea. $40. 706-878-1077.
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Thursday, June 26, 2025

Cooking with the Moravians, Homeschool Home-Ec.
Thursday, Jun 26, 2025 12 PM to 2 PM
Chief Vann House Historic Site - Chatsworth, GA
Join Rangers to see and taste foods being consumed by the Cherokee people and Moravian missionaries. We're pulling descriptions of meals strait out of the Moravian logs and cooking them up for your dining pleasure. $7. 706-695-2598.
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Friday, July 4, 2025

Ol' Time Fourth
Friday, Jul 4, 2025 10 AM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Celebrate Fourth of July at Jarrell Plantation 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. Note: event admission pricing varies. $1.50-$9 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, July 19, 2025

Outdoor/Indoor Summer Send-Off - Junior Ranger Weekend
Saturday, Jul 19, 2025 10 AM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Before the kids head back to school, bring the family out for one more weekend of summer fun. This combination outdoor/indoor program will take you outdoors for a tour of the historic turn of the century farm with hands on activities. Then join a ranger indoors to cool off at the visitor center for activities and crafts. $2.50-$8 478-986-5172.
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Sunday, July 20, 2025

Outdoor/Indoor Summer Send-Off - Junior Ranger Weekend
Sunday, Jul 20, 2025 10 AM to 3 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Before the kids head back to school, bring the family out for one more weekend of summer fun. This combination outdoor/indoor program will take you outdoors for a tour of the historic turn of the century farm with hands on activities. Then join a ranger indoors to cool off at the visitor center for activities and crafts. $2.50-$8 478-986-5172.
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Thursday, August 14, 2025

Herbal Band-Aids for Homeschooler Booboos.
Thursday, Aug 14, 2025 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Chief Vann House Historic Site - Chatsworth, GA
Join us to learn various applications for non-toxic herbal remedies. We'll make a tea, salve, poultice, and more based on what we find. We'll have supplies ready and you'll get to help forage for the plants we need. Call to reserve you spot, spaces limited. This is a weather permitting event. $5.25 - $6.50 706-695-2598.
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Saturday, August 30, 2025

Wiregrass Quilt Show
Saturday, Aug 30, 2025 10 AM to 4 PM
General Coffee State Park - Nicholls, GA
Join us for a unique exposition of antique and contemporary quilts and coverlets from around South Georgia! Pieces will be on temporary display for a limited time, and awards will be given for best in show, oldest piece, and rattiest in show! The show will take place in the group shelter across from the archery range. Public admission is $2 for adults, children 12 and under are free. $5 parking. 912-384-7082.
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Saturday, September 20, 2025

Heritage Day at Hamburg Mill
Saturday, Sep 20, 2025 10 AM to 2 PM
Hamburg State Park - Mitchell, GA
The Friends of Hamburg State Park will fire up the 1920's gristmill to demonstrate how corn is processed into Con Meal and Grits. $5.00 per person to enter the mill, $5.00 paking fee per vehicle. We will have regional crafts for the kids, and other activities planned! $5 plus $5 parking. 478-552-2393.
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Monday, October 13, 2025

Kids Old-Fashioned Cooking Experience
Monday, Oct 13, 2025 11 AM to 2 PM
Hardman Farm Historic Site - Sautee Nacoochee, GA
Learn how people cooked about 100 years ago using a historic wood stove. Lunch will be provided in part from your own cooking efforts. This program is for children ages 7-12. One adult must stay with their children. Advance Reservations are required. Limit of 20 participants. $15 + tax/fees. 706-878-1077.
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Thursday, October 16, 2025

Have Compass, Will Travel! Homeschool Day.
Thursday, Oct 16, 2025 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Chief Vann House Historic Site - Chatsworth, GA
Join us for an event on use of a compass and learn how to use that compass to set a course from a map or 'orienteer.' We'll have compasses, maps, and a simple course set up. This program is recommended for kids 8+. Weather permitting, call to reserve your spot. $5.25 - $6.50 706-695-2598.
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Saturday, November 1, 2025

Syrup Makin' Time - 36th Annual Event
Saturday, Nov 1, 2025 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. Admission is $3.50-$9 478-986-5172.
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Saturday, November 8, 2025

46th Annual Pioneer Harvest Festival
Saturday, Nov 8, 2025 9:30 AM to 3 PM
General Coffee State Park - Nicholls, GA
Join us for our 46th anniversary of the Pioneer Harvest Festival as we celebrate the culture and history of the Wiregrass region of South Georgia. Enjoy historical demonstrations and presentations from the Wiregrass Ecological & Cultural Project as well as other living history groups. $5 per adult, children 12 and under $3, standard parking fee required $5 parking. 912-384-7082.
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Thursday, December 18, 2025

How the Homeschoolers Stole Christmas
Thursday, Dec 18, 2025 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Chief Vann House Historic Site - Chatsworth, GA
Bring your homeschool family to tour the house decorated in the manner of a 19th century Moravian Lovefeast, and enjoy a Christmas themed craft. Call to pre-register, spaces limited. $6.50 - $5.25 706-695-2598.
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