This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yYB.2ACI/15112 Message Board Post: If you are a lineal descendant of a Union Civil War veteran and are 8 years of age and up, you may be eligible for membership in the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War. The DUVCW was founded in Ohio in 1885 and has grown to Departments in several states. We are a non-profit lineal patriotic organization for women and the only one recognized by the Grand Army of the Republic. If you believe that you may be eligible for membership, please contact me at jcall@cros.net. Jan