Goodner-Smith Farm Collection sifting table with old calendars and "Save Some Seed" display in glass jars on wall.
Credit :: Mikey Sims
Goodner-Smith Farm Collection display of assortment of old household items: children's wagon, well bucket on rope and pulley, fly drag made of newspaper, fly swsat, citrus pan, and other miscellaneous items.
Credit :: Mikey Sims
Lou Anna Goodner's old cupboard made by her husband T. R. Her old wooden dough bowl, china, butter mold, and round sifter are all things from her kitchen. Also the old copper kettle which was used when killing hogs.
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Old Maytag wringer type washing machine which belonged to Pearl Goodner Smith. Also is a wash stand shown on top of which is a water bucket and dipper and wash pan for washing hands. This was always in the kitchen. The old door is from the well house at the Goodner homeplace.
Credit :: Mikey Sims
Horse drawn reaping machine with binding attachment used for harvesting wheat and brought to Prater's Mill for milling into flour. This is an 1888 model which belonged to Thomas Reuben Goodner and he used it until the early 1940's. It was stored in a barn at the Goodner-Smith Farm until brought to Prater's Mill in 2001.
Credit :: Mikey Sims
Shelling corn at Goodner-Smith Farm Collection at Historic Prater's Mill during the 2004 Country Fair.
Credit :: Betty Bowlin
Shelling corn at Goodner-Smith Farm Collection at Historic Prater's Mill during the 2004 Country Fair.
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Wilma Smith Langley of Goodner-Smith Collection talking with twin sisters who came to Prater's Mill Country Fair and said their grandmother was a Goodner. They learned they were distant cousins and met at Prater's Mill.
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Visitor inspecting corn sheller at Goodner-Smith collection at Fair.
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Visitor trying out the pedal operated sharpening wheel in front of barn at Fair.
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Visitor inquired about fly drag at Goodner-Smith Farm Collection. It was used to keep flies away from table when food was being prepared and served. This fly drag was made by Theresa Goodner Gilbreth, last living sibling of the T. R. Goodner children. It is a newspaper sewn with thread onto a cane.
Credit :: Betty Bowlin
Demonstration of sifting cornmeal and shelling corn by hand and using corn sheller by Smith Foster, a political candidate at the time.
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Other craftsmen and vendors at Prater's Mill Country Fair visiting the Goodner-Smith Farm Collection.
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Quilt made by Elizabeth Lou Everett Smith (1890 - 1975) when she was age 77. Quilt is made of wood scraps save through many years of sewing for her family. It won the Blue Ribbon at Whitfield County Fair.
Credit :: Betty Bowlin
Goodner-Smith display of various household objects dating back to early 1900's. T.R. and Lou Anna Goodner's great grandaughter, Debra is standing in forefront.
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Coca-Cola Collectibles- Mack Flood's exhibit of Coca-Cola collectibles is a favorite spot at the Prater's Mill Country Fair held each fall near Dalton and Varnell, GA. Mack knows the history of Coca-Cola firsthand as he is retired from Dalton Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Johnston Coca-Cola Bottling Company sponsors the entertainment at the country fair
Credit :: Betty Bowlin