“Back in Time” Festival
A lone sharecropper house has stood on Riddleville Road at Forest Grove for more than 100 years. The recently formed nonprofit, Forest Grove Preserve Inc., was awarded a grant from the Georgia Council of the Arts to restore the structure and create a folk-art museum/gallery. The restoration has taken more time and money than first estimated… Surprise, surprise!
A fundraiser called “Back in Time at Forest Grove” is planned to help complete the project. Crafts people who make products that were essential 100 years ago will be present with their wares. There will be food, music and activities for children. Come and support the project, walk around at one of Washington County’s authentic historic settings, and have some fun!
Soap making, Leather-working, Basket weaving, Wood carving, Broom making!
Storyteller, Live Music and Food Trucks!
Kids Activities: Scavenger Hunt, Pony Rides & Art Projects!
$10 a person
$35 for a family of 4 or more
Buy tickets here Harper House benefit or at the door
1200 Bartow Rd. Sandersville, GA
What is the Harper House?
Sharecropper houses are decaying all over the South and archeologists now consider these structures to hold an important history. From the late 1860s through the late 20th Century, families who lived in these houses farmed the land adjacent to the house, the husband plowing and planting, and the wife and children helping to pick crops. The remaining sharecropper house at Forest Grove was occupied by the Harper family, so it bears their name. The restored Harper House will provide a unique venue for meetings, family reunions, history lessons for children, and art shows featuring self-taught art.
