Series 4. Articles and clippings, 2010-2013

The Seashore Farmers' Lodge 767 collection contains some information on Seashore Farmers' Lodge No. 767 I. L. U. J James Island organized May 5th, 1906 including rules, rituals and officers. The bulk of the information was created from 2006-2011 by members of the Seashore Farmers' Lodge Restoration Project, later the Concerned Citizens of Sol Legare, and includes organizational and administrative records, preservation registration, grant information, awards and financial records and various articles and information on the history of James Island.

The collection is arranged into five series:

1. Organizational and administrative records are divided into four subseries.

1.1 Organizational and administrative records include rituals and rules from the historic Seashore Farmers' Union No. 767. In addition, there are records from the restoration period, which include meetings minutes, member profiles and activities, articles and by-laws of the Concerned Citizens of Sol Legare Foundation.

1.2 Preservation registration records reflect historical data compiled to apply for recognition of the Seashore Farmers' Lodge 767 on the National Register of Historic Places, including information on the history of Sol Legare and the Lodge, and drafts of the official registration application

1.3 Grant information includes a detailed listing of grants applied for by the lead organizer of the restoration project, Corie Hipp, to fund the restoration of the Lodge, including grants awarded and grants denied.

1.4 Financial records includes correspondence with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as well as donors, various receipts and invoices related to the restoration project, additional information about the status of grants as they relate to the operating budget of the restoration project.

2. Lodge restoration includes correspondence regarding the initiation of the lodge restoration process, information about fundraisers, images from the restoration process, various articles about the restoration process and grand reopening of the renovated building and an informational pamphlet created by Corie Hipp.

3. Awards reflect honors bestowed upon the renovated lodge received on behalf of the lead organizers of the restoration process.

4. Articles and clippings includes write-ups on the participation of the 54th Massachusetts Re-Enactors (which includes member of the restoration project), in the Martin Luther King Day Parade and a variety of write-ups centered on activities of the Lodge nearing the end of and after the restoration process.

5. James Island history contains information of historically black beaches, including a write-up on Mosquito Beach on Sol Legare as well as write-ups on the 54th Massachusetts Re-Enactors Civil War tour.