Carolyn Ivanoff, an assistant principal at Shelton Intermediate School and the 2003 Civil War Trust Preservationist Teacher of the Year, portrays Cornelia Hancock who served as a volunteer nurse with the 14th CVI.  Her presentations include,

• Ebenezer Bassett, the First Black U.S. Diplomat from Derby CT;
• Civil War Medicine- Myths, Maggots, Minie Balls, Gangrene and Glory;
• First Person presentation of First Lady Dolley Madison;
• The Ghosts of Gettysburg Battlefield;
• The 70 Year Fight for Women’s Suffrage;
• “Dear Sarah”- Letters Home to Derby during the Civil War;
• Alaska and Yukon…the Last Great Road Trip;
• A Hard Road to Travel- Four Friends in the 17th CVI from CT to Gettysburg;
• Virtual Tour of Arlington National Cemetery;
• First Person presentation of Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen;
• History Lost & Found-the Antietam Diary of Sgt. C.D.M. Broomhall, 124th PAVI;
• You Must Remember This…Exploring History & Memory in our Nation & Community;
• Dare to Teach, the Life and Legacy of Prudence Crandall.