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EDGE&TA Branch 96
Our club’s origins began in LaGrange Texas where our charter members decided to start bringing back the local agricultural heritage of years gone by. Some of our club’s charter members included the initial officers; Roy Pieper, Patrick Wostarek, and Helen Wostarek.
During February 1994 we began with a few individuals with a shared interest in old tractors, engines, and other farm equipment who decided to organize into a social group which would share knowledge, resources, and exhibit together at local shows and events. The club was formally organized in May of 1994 with the club name “Rainbow Antique Farm Equipment Club”. A few months later the club changed the name to “Sharecroppers Antique Farm Equipment Club” which continues on today.
In July 1997 the club joined the national club “Early Days Gas Engine & Tractor Association” and became branch 96 in the South-Central region.
Our club’s purpose is the preservation of antique farm equipment through the restoration, education, display , and operation of such equipment at local shows and events. Our club members share knowledge of locating farm equipment to preserve, restoration techniques and locating parts, maintenance procedures, and unique operating procedures of agricultural equipment from a by-gone-era.
The Sharecropper’s Club enjoys sharing the agricultural history and knowledge of the past with the generations of the future.
EDGE&TA Branch 38
EDGE&TA Branch 125
Club Mailing Address:
4110 Kerley Road, Durham, NC 27705
Club Contact Email:
[email protected]
Club Phone Number:
(919) 880-4418
In July of 2000 the officers and members of the Southeast Antique Machinery Society (SEAMS) voted to join EDGE&TA during our yearly directors meeting. On August 23 of 2000 we officially became Branch 125. We will retain our original organization name along with the Early Days Gas Engine and Tractor Assoc. Branch 125 designation. The Southeast Antique Machinery Society is a chartered organization in the state of North Carolina. The group was incorporated as a nonprofit historical preservation organization on August 20, 1993.
SEAMS first project was the procurement of the 1898 cotton compress in Charlotte NC. The Southern Railway funded the construction of the press in the late 1890’s so it could increase the amount of cotton shipped out of Charlotte to the ports of Wilmington and Moorhead City. The press would have been scraped in the early 1990’s to make room for a modern rail yard, but was saved by the efforts of the Southeast Antique Machinery Society. The Society has also taken on several smaller projects including the 350 hp 1905 Bates-Corliss reciprocating steam engine and the 1927 Skinner engine / generator set.
SEAMS is based out of Denton, NC were the organization was originally formed by a group of collectors, exhibitors, and volunteers. Although the group calls Denton our headquarters, the members are spread out across the southeast. Our members hale from the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia. You are likely to run into a SEAMS / Branch 125 member if you attend shows in any of the states mentioned, but once a year you’ll find us all down in Denton on the 4th of July for the Southeast Old Threshers Reunion.
Beginning this year SEAMS sponsored it’s first Steam School. The school is two days of classroom and hands on instruction on SAFETY and the care for and proper operation of steam equipment. This involves lubricating, firing and operating traction engines and portable boilers. The first class was a success and we look forward to putting on another early in 2001. It is an excellent class for those wanting to learn about steam equipment and it is very informative to those who already have some experience in this area. We hope to continue the school as long as there is interest to support it.
Frick Traction engine belonging to Joe Daugthridge of Raleigh, NC. Joe brings the Frick down to Denton for the Old Threshers Reunion every year and also does the village of yesteryear at the NC State Fair.
EDGE&TA Branch 19
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The Four Corners Power Association was formed in 1981 and is made up of members from the four states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Arizona with large pockets of members in the Durango and Delta areas of Colorado, Farmington New Mexico, and Cottonwood, Arizona but otherwise spread out over a few hundred miles. .Branch 19 meets on the 2nd Saturday of the odd months in the year (Jan, Mar, May, July, Sep, Nov).
Club Contact Name: Stan Kindig
Club Contact Address: P. O. Box 1003, Whitehouse, TX 75791
Club Contact E-mail Address: [email protected]
Club Contact Phone Number: (903) 595-3277
Branch Officers for 2025
Contact Branch officers or go to our Branch Website for more information on Branch 124 or attending or participating in branch events.