Civilian Related Preservation Cause?

[jcraig]

Hello,

For the past several years the ladies in my group have been selling small items at some events with the intention of donating the money to a preservation cause. We have a modest amount collected and would like to find a good cause to give it to. The consensus is that we'd like to donate it to a cause that is somehow related to Civil War civilians.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a cause such as this that is looking for donations? Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Jessica Craig
funds raised by the Ladies of the 1st MA Cavalry

[Spinster]

Well, my first thought was:

The United Daughters of the Confederacy houses various archival collections of both civilian and military materials--they are always in need of addtional funds to aid in the preservation of these collections.

But then I looked at your location and thought differently--There is a similar women's organization and collection on the Union side, though I'm not sure what they have in the way of civilian collections. http://www.duvcw.org/