Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic. Ford Circle #28 (Toledo, Ohio) records
Collection Overview
Abstract
The Ladies of the G.A.R., Ford Circle collection documents the activities of this Toledo, Ohio organization through membership lists, application files, and a brief written history.
Dates
- Creation: 1894-1987
Extent
0.23 Cubic Feet (1 archive box)
Creator
Scope and Contents
The records of the Ford Circle no. 28 of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic primarily documents membership information, with some additional support data of background history and the organization charter.
The membership lists and especially the membership applications provide information on both the women members, with their names, addresses and relationship, but also the Civil War veteran who was a relative, giving enlistment information of muster dates and regiment. The span of application dates, running from the chartering of the Circle into the late 1980s, demonstrates the involvement and dedication of activity in the organization.
Biographical / Historical
Originally organized as an auxiliary society of wives, mothers, sisters and daughters of members of the G.A.R. Dept. of Ohio Ford Post no. 14., the group received its charter as Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Ford Circle no. 28 on July 19, 1894 in Berea, Ohio, with about 60 charter members. Through several generations the society has continued to welcome descendants of Civil War veterans into membership.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was copied in September 1991 with the cooperation of Joanna Russ.
Subject
- Title
- Guide to the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic. Ford Circle #28 (Toledo, Ohio) records
- Author
- Marilyn Levinson, Cooper Clarke
- Date
- April 2004, February 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English