Genealogical Society Sets Meeting

The monthly meeting of the Delaware County Genealogical Society will be held on Tuesday, May 16, at 7 p.m. at the Grove Public Library.
Mrs. Karyl Price will be the speaker for the monthly meeting. 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 Mrs. Price’s private collection. She will also display her genealogy books which were self-published for her Ross family members. Mrs. Price will wear a replica of a Civil War dress patterned from an 1863 tintype.
Mrs. 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, hosted a syndicated radio broadcast heard throughout the Midwest and South in the early 1980s. She was a keynote speaker for ladies’ groups in Dallas, Texas and throughout Oklahoma, and she taught seminars at OSU. She also created and edited the publication, “The Commique” for OSU.
Since her retirement, Mrs. Price’s hobby has been free lance writing, with several articles appearing in national magazines. She is also a current member of D.A.R., D.U. and D.A.C. with an active interest in genealogy.
The meeting is open to the public and anyone who is interested in their family history.