From the July 1, 2016, Owatonna (Minn) People's Press.
The Department of Minnesota of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War held their 101st convention April 22-23 in Maple Grove, Minnesota.
They held a business meeting, elected officers and Marveen Minish of Minneapolis is the new department president.
The DUVCW was organized on May 30, 1885, in Massilon, Ohio. Memberships requires being a direct descendant of Union military personnel and at least the age of eight. Local groups are called Tents and named for Army nurses or any loyal women from 1861-1865.
The Department of Minnesota currently has 109 members with three Tents.
Tent #1: Mary E. Starkweather-- Minneapolis
Tent #2: Juline F. Burr-- Minneapolis
Tent #3: Barbara Burii-- Montgomery
Always Good to Have These Historical Associations. --Old Secesh
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