Historic Field Trips

Take your students on a trip back in time with our Visit to the Past Workshop featuring a provided itinerary, costumes, and homemade lunch!

Details

• Costumes provided for students (suspenders/skirts & aprons).
• Includes an authentic homemade lunch consisting of homemade chicken purlieu (a traditional chicken and rice dish with vegetables), cornbread, strawberry jam, butter, sweet pickles, pound cake, and water.
• Itinerary of visits to sites with costumed interpreters providing interactive activities.
• Visit to the Past Workshops are $16.50 per student.
• Programming is available Tuesday-Friday during the months of September-December,  and February to May from 9:00-3:00, depending upon the group’s arrival & departure times. The Museum is closed on Mondays.
• A minimum of 4 hours is required for a Visit to the Past Workshop due to the time needed for costuming, orientation, site visits, and lunch.
• Groups must have a minimum of 10 students to participate in a workshop. For groups with less than 10 students, there is a minimum fee of $165.
• For groups with more than 100 students, please schedule two days for your visit.

The Self-Guided Tour allows groups to explore the Museum at their own pace while learning how people lived and worked in a rural Georgia Wiregrass community during the last century.

Details

• Groups tour the GMA at their own pace with group leaders (usually teachers) provided by the school.
• Tours include costumed interpreters providing interactive experiences and demonstrations.
• Tours are $8 per student.
• Programming is available Tuesday-Friday during the months of September to December and February to July from 9:00-3:00, depending upon the group’s arrival & departure times. The Museum is closed on Mondays.
• Groups must have a minimum of 10 students to participate in a tour. For groups with less than 10 students, there is a minimum fee of $80.

Perfect for homeschool associations, co-ops, or groups, the Homeschool Workshop immerses children and adults in the life of the past for a day! This experience includes a provided itinerary, costumes, and homemade lunch!

Details

• Costumes provided for all guests (children and adults) (suspenders/ skirts & aprons).
• Includes an authentic homemade lunch consisting of homemade chicken purlieu (a traditional chicken and rice dish with vegetables), cornbread, strawberry jam, butter, sweet pickles, pound cake, and water.
• Itinerary of visits to sites with costumed interpreters providing interactive activities.
• Homeschool Workshops are $16.50 per guest (includes students and adults).
• Programming is available Tuesday-Friday during the months of September-December, and February to May from 9:00-3:00, depending upon the group’s arrival & departure times. The Museum is closed on Mondays.
• A minimum of 4 hours is required for a Homeschool Workshop due to the time needed for costuming, orientation, site visits, and lunch.
• Groups must have a minimum of 10 paid guests (students and/or adults) to participate in a Homeschool Workshop. For groups with less than 10 guests, there is a minimum fee of $165.
• For groups with more than 100 guests, please schedule two days for your visit.

Built in 1917, this functional steam engine can be a wonderful addition to your group’s experience at the Museum. The train is not included with historic field trip programs. For an additional fee, groups can enjoy this full display of steam and transportation technology firsthand. 

Details

• The train can be booked through any of the above field trip registration links.
• Please book no later than two weeks prior to your visit to ensure availability.
• Train rides may be reserved when you submit an online field trip reservation request.
• For groups with 60 or fewer students, the cost is $400. 
• For groups with 61 or more students, the cost is $6.50/person.