Ohio’s political and military importance to the Union victory is widely known, but what about the vital contribution made by the state’s female population?   Join us to explore their wartime activities on the home front, focusing largely on the Soldiers Aid Societies and the Sanitary Fairs in Cleveland and Cincinnati.

The 7th Quaker Genealogy & History Conference will be held in Waynesville, Ohio at the White and Red Brick Quaker Meetinghouses (4th and High St.)    on Saturday April 16, 2011.   The evening keynote speaker will be Dr. Kelly D. Selby (see below) who will speak about “Ohio Women and the Civil War Front” with an emphasis on Quaker women.   There will also be an afternoon workshop on “Civil War Genealogy” facilitated by Karen S. Campbell of   ”Southwest Ohio Research.”

3:30pm — Doing Civil War Genealogy Research workshop with Karen Campbell

5:30pm — Dinner and Guest Lecture with Dr. Kelly Selby of Walsh University

Registration for the conference is required by April 8 and your payment may be made at the time you register or at the door.   The cost is $15 for the genealogy workshop and $10 for dinner and the lecture.   There is also a $10 late registration fee.

Quaker Genealogy Conference Announcement

For more information on the 7th Annual Quaker Genealogy and History Conference, contact Ruth Brindle Dobyns, Quaker Heritage Center at Wilmington College, (937) 382-6661 ext. 719 or ruth_dobyns@wilmington.edu

For more information on Southwest Ohio Research, visit  http://www.swohioresearch.com/