ELBERTA, Ala. — Baldwin countians will soon be able to take a step back to a simpler time with the Baldwin County Heritage Museum’s Ol’ Time Radio Show.

The show, which premieres Sunday April 27, will be a monthly event and will occur every fourth Sunday. It will run from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m, and the museum is always open from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the museum and its exhibits is free, but on show days it will cost $5 per person to access the rear grounds. It will still be free for children under 6 years old.

The Ol’ Time Radio Show will be a fund-raiser for the museum, and will feature family entertainment. The center stage will be at the potato shed behind the museum.

“It’s a good place to come one Sunday afternoon after the family has gone to church,” said Becky Holliday, education director for the Baldwin County Heritage Museum. "Family entertainment is hard to come by.”

Potato sack races, tractor shows, watermelon eating contests and an array of other events will create a wholesome environment. Music by “Elberta’s first family of county entertainment,” the Heltons, will be the centerpiece of each show. The Heltons represent three generations of Elberta citizens, and today the musical group consists of Martin Helton, his daughter Kathy Danielson, and her daughter Candice Anderson Hughes.

“We play traditional country, rockabilly, oldies and gospel,” said Danielson.

The group plays original songs as well.

Danielson created the idea of the show, and hopes that it will provide families with clean entertainment.

Families are encouraged to bring their picnic blankets and lawn chairs to the meadow where there will be snacks and refreshments available.

Pop Pop the clown will make balloon animals, the Shriners will do face painting and kids can take pony rides with Farmer Brown.

For a bit of humor, community official and figureheads will be in attendance to answer questions about their community, and Holliday said they just might get wrapped up in a joke or two.

At the premiere show, Elberta mayor Clark Cathey will be “roasted and toasted,” as Holliday put it.

As always, Sunday Afternoon at the Museum will continue on the second Sunday of every month.

The Baldwin County Heritage Museum is located in Elberta, 25521 Hwy 98 E.