National Agriculture Week: The Seasons of Sidney David Rogers
This week, as we observe National Agriculture Week, I am looking closer at the life of Sidney D. Rogers (1865–1924). His records illustrate the grit required to sustain a family in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sidney’s relationship with the land was one of lifelong labor, beginning in the wake of family loss and ending with a surprising professional shift in his final years.
