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 Wednesday-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 and Tuesdays.
• 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, contact Museum staff at kscott@abace.edu.
• For groups with more than 85 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.

NEW EDUCATIONAL EVENT: S.T.E.M. & Stalk Day, February 20th, 2026

Join the Museum for a new educational event discovering how agriculture and natural resources were connected to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math in the past and today! As a Self-Guided Tour experience, students will explore the Historic Village at their own pace but also visit with agriculture and natural resources industry vendors, learning how S.T.E.M. concepts are incorporated and what career opportunities exist.

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Details for Self-Guided Tours

• 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 Wednesday-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 and Tuesdays.
• 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 Wednesday-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 and Tuesdays.
• 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, contact Museum staff at kscott@abac.edu.
• For groups with more than 85 guests, please schedule two days for your visit.