Due to alterations in Prince William County's Internet site, the URL for
Prince William Reliquary changed on November 1. It can now be accessed
at http://www.pwcgov.org/default.aspx?topic=040034001060001600.
Currently only the two most recent issues of the magazine are accessible
online. Some of our other material, such as Roots in Prince William, is
currently offline. We regret any inconvenience this might cause.
Don Wilson
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wilson, Donald L
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:03 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Reliquary's eighth issue has been posted.
>
> You are invited to view and download the latest edition of Prince
> William Reliquary, a quarterly genealogical and historical magazine
> for Prince William County, Virginia. To view it requires version 5.0
> of Adobe Acrobat, available as a free download.
>
> http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/reliquary/pwr1003.pdf
>
> Contents of the October 2003 issue include:
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> * "Civil War Graffiti and Art from Prince William Court Records"
> by Charlotte Cain. Ms. Cain went through various court record books
> at the courthouse and found some beautiful artwork as well as some
> interesting graffiti. She also discovered the stories behind some of
> the inscriptions. The article includes color images of seven of her
> findings.
> * British Mercantile Claims, 1775-1803. Details about Prince
> William residents indebted to British merchants at the time of the
> American Revolution (surnames Herndon-Z. Concluded from the July
> issue).
> * Did You Know? Learn of a political controversy involving
> Robert E. Lee's grandfather, Henry Lee II.
> * Poll Tax Lists for Gainesville District, including Haymarket
> 1940s.
> * Index to the Agricultural Schedule Prince William County, Va.,
> in 1880 for Brentsville, Manassas and Gainesville Districts.
> * Picture Postcard of the Agricultural High School, Manassas, Va.
> in 1910.
> * Directory of the Manassas and Dumfries Telephone Company of
> Prince William County, Va., dated 1903.
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> You may use Control+F to search the text for keywords of interest to
> you.
>
> We invite your comments and submissions.
>
> Donald L. Wilson, Virginiana Librarian
> Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center (RELIC)
> for Genealogy and Local History
> Bull Run Regional Library
> 8051 Ashton Avenue
> Manassas, Virginia 20109
> (703) 792-4540
> (703) 792-4520 (fax)
> www.pwcgov.org/library/relic
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