TOUR BY ENNIS HERITAGE SOCIETY AND ELLIS COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION

The Farm hosted a tour of the Farm by the Ennis Heritage Society and Ellis County Historical Commission on Saturday, November 16, 2024.  Lu Ann Aday, Current Owner of the property and President of the Ellis County Rural Heritage Farm Inc Board of Directors, made a presentation on the history and future of the Farm and John Wedel, Treasurer, provided a presentation on expanding the vision for the future of the Farm to include a nature park area and accompanying Visitor Center and Event Space off FM 66 in the northwest corner of the property.  Visitors then took a tour of Farm headquarters and the 1913 McKinney-Aday Farmhouse, followed by a generous picnic lunch provided by the Ennis Heritage Society.  The Farm thanks David Sacha, Chair of the Ellis County Historical Commission, and Bruce Fowler, President of the Ennis Heritage Society, for organizing the tour.  Click here to see photos of the visit.