Title
Martha Cousey Interview, March 2016
Interviewer
Crawford, Eric (Interviewer)
Files
Date
3-26-2016
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Description
Martha Cousey, a resident of Conway, South Carolina, has parents, Helen Harriet Lance and Georget Lance, from Sandy Island. She spent summers and breaks on the island growing up and spending time with her grandparents and extended family in the Mount Arena area. She discusses nature-based remedies she developed on the island and wildlife that could be found on the island. She remembers the two churches on the island, Gordon Chapel, alongside the still-extant New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. She remembers life being plentiful and self-sufficient on Sandy Island. She remembers the funeral traditions and quilting. She recalls where Sandy Islanders would go to school after graduating the sixth grade.
Subject
Gullahs--South Carolina--Sandy Island--Religion;Gullahs--South Carolina--Sandy Island--Interviews;Gullahs--South Carolina--Folklore;Sandy Island (S.C.)--Religious life and customs;Sandy Island (S.C.)--History;African American churches--South Carolina;Sandy Island (S.C.)--Social life and customs;Quilting--United States;Gullahs--Medicine;Cousey, Martha;Sandy Island (S.C.);New Bethel Baptist Church (Sandy Island, S.C.)
Rights
This interview is protected by the copyright of the interviewee and The Athenaeum Press at Coastal Carolina University. Any form of alteration, reproduction or commercial use of the interviews or other material is prohibited without the written consent of both the interviewee and a representative of The Athenaeum Press. Citations for scholarly purposes must clearly acknowledge the name of the interviewee, the date and The Athenaeum Press at Coastal Carolina University.
Duration
01:08:55
Recommended Citation
Cousey, Martha and The Athenaeum Press, "Martha Cousey Interview, March 2016" (2016). At Low Tide Oral Histories. 5.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/at-low-tide-oral-histories/5