Civil War Publications to be Displayed

Karyl Price, who specializes in the Civil War era, will speak to the monthly meeting of the Delaware County Genealogical Society on Tuesday May 16, at 7 p.m. at the Grove Public Library.
She will speak on "An Overview of the Role of Women's Magazines from 1837 through the Civil War Years". Examples of Civil War publications will be displayed from Price's private collection. She will also display her genealogy books which were self-published for her Ross family members. Price will be dressed in a replica of a Civil War dress patterned from an 1863 tintype.
Price has a B.A. degree from OSU with a major in English and minor in speech. She taught English and speech in the Mulhall Schools, and hosted a syndicated radio broadcast heard throughout the Midwest and South in the early 1980s.She was a keynote speaker for womens groups in Dallas, and throughout Oklahoma, and she taught seminars at OSU.
Since her retirement, Price's hobby has been free lance writing, with several articles appearing in national magazines. She is a current member of the D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution), the D.U. (Daughters of the Union), and the D.A.C. (Daughters of the American Colonists) with an active interest in genealogy.
Karyl Price and her husband, Richard, have bought a home in Grove and are still getting moved in. He was a professor of entomology. The meeting is open to the public. Anyone who is interested in family history is invited to join the Genealogical Society.