Carolyn Ivanoff and Andrea Quinn will present “New Jersey at Gettysburg Arabella Barlow and Cornelia Hancock” at the Salem County Historical Society March 9, 2025, Quarterly Meeting. This event will be held at Friends Village, 1 Friends Drive, Woodstown, NJ 08098, in the Fenwick Auditorium at 1:30 p.m.

 

  Carolyn Ivanoff is a retired high school administrator, author, and independent historian. She writes and speaks frequently on American history in a variety of formats and venues. As an author and researcher, much of her work focuses on 19th-century American history, including social, medical, and material culture, the American Civil War, and Connecticut. As a researcher and writer, her programs include educational and historical presentations for museums, libraries, schools, and community organizations. She has authored articles for Connecticut Explored magazine, Military Images, and numerous articles for Grass Roots Historians and Bridgeport History Center. She has been a guest on Grating the Nutmeg, the podcast of Connecticut history, the popular Addressing Gettysburg podcast, and National Civil War Talk Radio. Her book, We Fought at Gettysburg, features first-hand accounts by the survivors of the 17th Connecticut Infantry and their experiences on the greatest battlefield of the American Civil War.

  Andrea Quinn is a historian and healthcare leader based in Rockport, Massachusetts. Her extensive research focuses on the lives of Francis Channing Barlow and his first wife, Arabella Griffith Barlow, a remarkable woman born in Somerville, New Jersey, and raised in Burlington, NJ. Andrea's work sheds light on their short yet poignant marriage, tragically cut short by Arabella's death on July 27, 1864, due to her dedicated service in the Sanitary Commission. Her article, "My Beloved Arabella," was featured in Gettysburg Magazine #70 in January 2024, offering a moving narrative of their lives and legacy. She has collaborated on several events with the Wallace House and Old Dutch Parsonage in Somerville, NJ, to celebrate Arabella's life.

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  Andrea earned her Bachelor's degree in History and Secondary Education from Bridgewater State College and completed an Executive Healthcare Certification from Cornell University. Currently serving as an Executive Director with a major health system in Massachusetts, she brings over 33 years of experience in healthcare leadership. She resides in the picturesque coastal town of Rockport, where she continues to balance her professional achievements with her passion for historical research.