Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home | Teaching Cherokee and Native American history in Northwest Georgia

Museum opening late for Forum on Ice field trips

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NOTICE:

The museum will feature a special exhibit entitled, “Style with Substance: The Designs of Frankie Welch” during regular hours of operation from November 2, 2019 through February 29, 2020. Visitors will still be able to view our 9-minute video that tells the history of the house as well as use our tour brochure to learn about Major Ridge and Cherokee history, but the entire lower floor of the house will focus on Frankie Welch for the duration of the exhibit.
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The Life of Major Ridge

Major Ridge was born about 1771 in a village in the southeastern portion of present day Tennessee.
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Open Wednesday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Adults $5.00 Seniors $3.00 Students $2.00

November 2 - February 29
Frankie Welch Special Exhibit

The exhibition will be open to the public and available with the purchase of regular admission from November 2, 2019 through February 29, 2020 during museum operating hours, Wednesday-Saturday from 10am-5pm. The exhibition is the last in a series of programs to be presented by Chieftains Museum in 2019 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Major Ridge coming to the house that is now the museum.
November 27 - November 30
Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

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