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Women of the
Civil War at Library
The Greenville Public Library is proud to host Lost History: Women of
the Civil War presented by Hannah Weist and Betsy Naseman. Join
us Thursday February 8th at 6:30 p.m. for a program the whole family
will enjoy. Light refreshments will be served.
Hannah and Betsy explain “Politics and war. Bloodshed and
bravery. Most history books show the American Civil War though
the lens of generals, battles, and foot soldiers, but what about the
families, farms, and friends well behind those front lines? Until
very recently, women’s contributions to history were widely
disregarded, and their courageous stories of faith and struggle weren’t
recorded. Only with diligent combing through census records, letters,
and diaries will one catch a glimpse of the whole history.
“Betsy, the military laundress, and her sister Hannah, the farmer’s
wife, invite you to peek into their world… into their war. Learn
about the burden of keeping Hannah’s Arcanum farm running with her
husband off at war and the adventure and danger Betsy experiences doing
laundry for the 35 Ohio Volunteers. Along the way, you’ll hear
some other amazing, but almost forgotten, women’s stories like a
doctor, a spy, a nurse, and a woman known as 'The Songbird of the
North.'”
Betsy Naseman is an Activity Coordinator at a Life Care Community in
Sidney, Ohio where she enjoys bringing history, music, and sunshine to
her residents. Betsy has been an active member of the Ohio Valley
Civil War Association for over seven years. Betsy has loved
learning about the Civil War since the seventh grade and enjoys
introducing people to aspects of the Civil War that they may not have
thought of before. Betsy has also been involved in World War II
living history events and after the 1860s, the 1940s is her favorite
era. In her spare time you can find Betsy crocheting,
sewing, reading or running.
Hannah Wiest is a history enthusiast both personally and
professionally. She works as a historical interpreter at Carriage
Hill Farm, an 1880s living history site, in Huber Heights and has been
a very active member of the Ohio Valley Civil War Association for over
six years. Hannah believes that textbooks are only a peephole into the
past. To get a true picture, one must look to the joys,
struggles, and hardships of the common, everyday people who lived it.
When she’s not doing historical research or sewing on her next dress,
Hannah enjoys trying new recipes with her cast iron cookware,
renovating her 100 year old farmhouse, and exploring battlefields and
hiking trails with her husband Robert.
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