Women Spies in the Civil War

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“Women Spies in the Civil War” discussed at April 28^th Civil War Round Table
 
Little is typically said about women’s participation in the Civil War, beyond generalities related to running the home front and perhaps nursing. One category of action that deserves more attention is that of women who passed information through enemy lines: spies. Learn more when Jim Dawson speaks on female spies of the war, focusing on Elizabeth Van Lew of Richmond, at the next North Country Civil War Round Table on Sunday, April 28^th, 2 p.m. at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association. Visitors who own items with Civil War provenance are encouraged to bring them to the event for a “show and tell” session before the talk.
 
Jim Dawson taught senior English at St. Lawrence Central School in Brasher Falls, and held the position of Brasher Town Supervisor for 42 years.
 
The North Country Civil War Round Table is a program of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association, a membership organization open to anyone interested in St. Lawrence County history. Civil War Round Table programs are made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The SLCHA at the Silas Wright House is open Tuesday through Thursday noon to 4 p.m., Friday noon to 6 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the museum is free; admission to the archives is free for members and children, $2.50 for college students, and $5 for the general public. The St. Lawrence County Historical Association is located at 3 E. Main St., Canton. Parking is available behind the SLCHA, next to the museum’s main entrance. For more information, or to become a member, call the SLCHA at 315-386-8133, e-mail info@slcha.org, or visit the SLCHA’s website, www.slcha.org.