Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865, Oklahoma Department


Welcome to the web site for the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865, Oklahoma Department.
Our Department was organized on September 18, 1926 and we currently have three tents. We are daughters - direct line descendants - from Veterans of the Union Army and Navy who fought in the defense and for the preservation of our Nation during the American Civil War. We honor our Veterans through service projects which are of benefit to the public at the local, state and national level.
We encourage all daughters who descend from one or more Union Veterans to join with us in honoring their ancestors.


New mailing address for National Headquarters: Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 PO Box 211 Springfield, IL 62705-0211 For UPS and FedEx ship to the physical address: 503 South Walnut Street Springfield, IL 62705


*National Events* 120th National Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 Convention Date: July 28 to August 01, 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Details will be provided in the General Orders. Deadlines: - July 1st, 2010: Convention Registration Deadline - July 5th, 2010: Hotel Reservations Deadline to guarantee the room and rate *Oklahoma Events* American Cowboy Trade Days & The Celebration of the American Cowboy Date: July 24, 2010 - July 25, 2010 at 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM Location: Whitaker Park, Pryor, OK 74362 Phone: 918-825-0157 This event includes live period reenactments, stage coach and buggy rides, food, and entertainment. More than 70 western period merchandise vendors will sell all types of cowboy wares including homemade quilts, soaps, beads, guns, ropes, and much more. Click here for more information. Skill Building Workshop Saturday, August 7 to feature Diana and Gary Smith Date: Saturday, August 7, 2010 Location: Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nahzi Zudhi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK You are in for a treat! Oklahoma Genealogical Society is pleased to announce that noted genealogists Diana and Gary Smith are coming to Oklahoma to present "Genealogy is a Journey of Discovery: Start it Right and Keep it Right". The attachment is a Registration Form for that workshop. If you prefer to not open attachments, the form will be on our web page: www.okgensoc.org. This special workshop will be useful to those who are just beginning and also to those who have been researching for many years. It will cover these topics: Getting Started, Organizing, Forms, Essential Home Resources, Interviewing, Vital Records & Beyond, Timelines, Documenting, Analysis & Interpretation, Finding & Using Records, Using Societies and Conferences, and Internet as a Tool. Diana and Gary have been researching their families together most of their married life and they will lead this seminar in a charming give and take manner that only a married couple can do. Together they have delighted learners across America and on fun-filled genealogy cruises. They are active in the Genealogical Speakers Guild, International Society of Family History Writers and Editors. They jointly write a regular column called "Beginning Genealogy" for the National Genealogical Society's NGS Magazine. The workshop is Saturday, August 7, 2010 at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nahzi Zudhi Drive, Oklahoma City and costs $20 each, with an optional lunch for $6. Register today and come sharpen your research skills. PDF Registration Brochure and Form Click here for more information. Footnote Special Offer to OGS members through Sunday, August 8 Date: Sunday, August 8, 2010 Join Footnote at half off with your OGS membership and have access to millions of original records including military records from the Revolution to Viet Nam, historical newspapers, naturalization records, city directories, and much more. This special offer is good only through our web page at www.okgensoc.org until August 8, 2010. Click here for more information. Lunch & Learn: Finding the Girls Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Location: Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City Persons researching their families for any length of time have encountered the problems with researching females. In our society, their names change with marriage. And in the past, females could not own property or enter into contracts, which makes locating them in legal records even more difficult. So, what’s a researcher to do? Learn how to consider the times and some of the techniques for researching the females in your family with Research Division Librarian Debra Spindle, PhD. $10, lunch included. Pre-registration is required. To register contact the Oklahoma Historical Society Research Center at (405) 522-5225. Click here for more information. Battle of Cabin Creek Re-enactment Date: September 25 & 26, 2010 Location: Vinita, OK Click here for more information. TRIENIAL 2010 - Imagine yourself and your family going back in time to 1864, sitting at a stage station located in Oklahoma's Indian Territory on Cabin Creek. A church, stage station, hospital and stockade buildings are clustered along a busy military road connecting Fort Scott, Kansas to Fort Gibson, with supply wagons bringing settlers and goods into the territory. That vision becomes a reality every third year since 1992 at a little community south of Vinita. A variety of events are always scheduled for the Cabin Creek Reenactment weekend. Authentic camps will be set up, representing Union and Confederate forces of the 1860s at the camp site area. The camps are open to the public, with the opportunity to visit with re-enactors and hear their stories. A generic battle scenario for all United States and Confederate State soldiers will be staged Saturday afternoon, plus numerous other events. The historic battle will begin at 1:00 PM Camps will be open to the public again on Sunday morning, with church services at 10:30 AM Camping facilities, ample parking and concessions will be available. Ph: 918-256-7133 (Always call and confirm events) For information on attending this historic event, contact organizers by writing: Battle of Cabin Creek, P.O. Box 882 Vinita, OK 74301 Take I-44 (Will Rogers Turnpike) to Vinita, Oklahoma exit. Turn right after paying toll and go to downtown area to first stop light (next to McDonalds). Continue on U.S. Highway 60 to edge of town and look for 4400 road - turn left. Take road 4400 to road 350 - turn left. Battlefield Re-Enactment & Memorial sites will be on the left side of the road. Oklahoma Genealogical Society 2010 Ancestor Fair Date: Saturday, October 2, 2010 Location: It will be in the Chesapeake Room at the Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City. Watch this website for more information as it becomes available. Click here for more information.