Name/Title
Seashore Farmers' Lodge No. 767Entry/Object ID
2020.003.6a-mDescription
Thirteen color slides of the Seashore Farmers' Lodge No. 767 on Sol Legare Road in James Island. Views of the exterior and interior rooms. Slides are dated June 1992.
Seashore Farmers’ Lodge No. 767 (circa 1915) is significant as an illustration of the importance of fraternal orders in the cultural life of the lowcountry African American community in the early 20th century. Lodges such as Seashore Farmers’ Lodge No. 767 were, along with the church, the heart of the community, and with cooperation with other lodges in the area, and annual lodge parades and gatherings, helped cement ties with the wider African American community. The Lodge provided support for its members and celebration of life with music and recreation. If a member “defaulted” at the end of a growing season or had other problems with a crop, the Lodge would help buy seeds for the coming year. The Lodge provided health and life insurance and current information on farming. If a member or a member’s family was ill the Lodge members would “nurture” them; they gave money if possible and provided assistance with the home and children. The Seashore Farmers’ Lodge also provided assistance, recreation and education for the community; they raised money for the local Sunday school, and hosted Vacation Bible School for the area children. The Lodge members were small farmers, bound together by familial and community ties. Members were mostly family members of original Lodge members and were mostly residents of Sol Legare. In 1915, the members of the Lodge built a two-story building on land belonging to Henry Wallace, a member. The building has a lateral gable roof of raised-seam tin with exposed rafters, wood clapboarding, concrete piers, and windows with wooden full-panel shutters as simple openings. The lodge, which was in a state of decreasing stability, was rendered unusable by Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and the building continued to deteriorate, but in 2006, a five-year restoration was undertaken and the building opened as cultural museum in 2011. (Sources: National Register Nomination; South Carolina Picture Project.)Collection
HCF Image CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2020.003Source or Donor
New Photos Catalog Records (2020)Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Historic Charleston FoundationDate made
1992Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Transparency, SlideNomenclature Secondary Object Term
TransparencyNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
African American history / Black history, Seashore Farmers' Lodge No. 767--Buildings, African American fraternal organizations--South Carolina--James IslandLocation
Location
Container
See Notes TabShelf
AV MaterialsRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Copyright
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Notes: Filed in slide box labeled "Miscellaneous & Unidentified #1."Created By
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June 18, 2020Updated By
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February 17, 2023