Civilian, Lin Kaufer
Lin was a 2D NJ Brigade member before the name even existed. Reenacting alongside her husband, Lou, in the early ‘90s, Lin brought her knowledge of 19th Century women’s fashion to libraries around the state with her underpinnings-to-outerwear program, and later, supported Lou in his herculean efforts to make the 2D NJ Brigade what it is today.
As the Brigade’s executive board member, and treasurer for 15 years, Lin attended 180 board meetings and never once had a discrepancy in her books. She spearheaded and organized the Brigade’s move to online dues through Paypal in 2016, and was a major asset in processing our grants over the past 5 years.
Due to her fiscal leadership, the Brigade has been able to donate over $10,000.00 to Civil War preservation efforts over the last decade, and without Lin’s behind-the-scenes organization for our financial success, the Brigade would not have been able to accomplish all that it has.
As the very epitome of our creed, NJ Civil War Preservation, Dedication, Family, we are proud to honor Lin Kaufer with Medal of Merit: #005.