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Civil War Round Table Holds First
"Ladies Forum"
March 6, 2013 - Southport, NC - On Tuesday evening,
February 26th, forty-five female Round Table members
attended the first ever "Ladies Forum" of the
Brunswick Civil War
Round Table. It was held at Trinity United
Methodist Church in Southport. They came to hear local
historian and living history interpreter, Charen Fink,
R.N., M.Ed., talk about women during the Civil War.
"Women played a significant role in so many ways during
the war, and received so little acknowledgement,"
explained Ms. Fink. "This is why our Round Table decided
to reach out specifically to our female members to give
them a chance to hear how we females contributed to the
war effort."
Upon arriving,
attendees were awed by an extensive collection of Civil
War antiques, reproductions, and items, all related to
women. A manikin, "Lizzie", was undressed to reveal the
many layers of clothing typically worn by most women.
The power point presentation included many pictures and
information about a lady’s toilette, clothing, jewelry,
domestic activities, health, courtship, motherhood,
photography, medicine and occupations. Nancy Ovsenik, a
Round Table member, presented mourning and funeral
customs. She and her husband, Ed (who portrays an
undertaker and is also a Round Table member), are Civil
War re-enactors, and portrayed a typical funeral
situation. Period refreshments were offered using Civil
War era recipes (known then as receipts), consisted of
Mary Todd Lincoln cake, gingerbread, Sally Lunn bread,
molasses cookies, and pound cake, and followed by coffee
and hot chocolate. Overwhelmingly the audience felt it
was an excellent program. Some evaluations even included
suggested topics for additional future "Ladies Forum"
programs. Based on the interest and enthusiasm expressed
by the evening’s attendees, Ms Fink feels certain the
Round Table board of directors will unanimously endorse
future “Ladies Forum” meetings as an adjunct to the
Round Table’s regular monthly meetings.
Ms. Fink is a director of the Brunswick Civil War Round
Table, and has been a member of various Civil War
related societies, organizations and Round Tables,
including past president of the Mahoning Valley Civil
War Round Table, Society of Civil War Surgeons, National
Museum of Civil War Medicine, Society of Women of the
Civil War, the Southport Historical Society and the Cape
Fear Civil War Round Table.
Regular Brunswick Civil War Round Table meetings are
held on the first Tuesday of the month at Trinity United
Methodist Church. Everyone is welcome. The guest fee is
$5 which can be applied toward the $25 annual membership
dues. Registration begins at 6:30. Each month a renowned
guest speaker joins the Round Table to present and
discuss topics of interest to both Civil War buffs as
well as those interested in knowing more about this
period in our history. Currently, the Round Table has
over 530 members, including over 200 females, and
growing each month since their first meeting in May,
2010.
For more information about this growing non-profit
organization contact president Wally Rueckel at (910)
253-7382, or email
wrueckel@questor.com.
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