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ELLINGTON – The Ellington Farman Library will host ex-CIA agent Michael Ganske on May 15 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. as he presents "Women of Espionage in the Civil War." Ganske is a graduate of Iowa State University and served in the United States Army where he was assigned to the White House Communications Agency. He served under Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. He entered the Central Intelligence Agency as a professional multi-disciplined counterintelligence officer where he performed a variety of duties including two overseas tours of duty. Ganske retired in November 2000 and was awarded the Career Intelligence Medal. He moved with his family to Clymer and started Silver Eagle Consulting LLC performing federal background investigations, security evaluations, threat analysis, security vetting for commercial partners, lectures on espionage for universities and civic groups and is the past lead dnstructor for the Director of National Intelligence's (DNI) on defensive counterintelligence. "Women of Espionage In the Civil War" is part of his American Counterintelligence Series. The presentation will explain the significance of female Spies during the Civil War with a discussion of the dynamics and impact of espionage as practiced in the war.. Ganske will help those attending understand methodologies and tradecraft utilized such as The Secret Line, codes, flags, balloons, etc. The case study of Harriett Tubman will be presented. The program is free and open to the public. The Ellington Farman Library is located at 760 Thornton Road, Ellington. For more information, visit ellingtonlibrary.org, following the library's Facebook page or call 716-287-2945.