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January 2023 – The Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center for Genealogy and Local History (RELIC)





Start your historical journey here. RELIC's email newsletter highlights upcoming free events and happenings. Genealogy and local Virginia history are our specialties as a service provided by Prince William Public Libraries (PWPL). You can always find more about us at https://www.pwcva.gov/department/library/RELIC-about



RELIC service is available: In-person at Central Library, 8601 Mathis Avenue, Manassas, Virginia 20110, by email at [log in to unmask], and by phone at 703-792-8380. 



Hours of Operation

Monday – Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Thursday – Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Closed Sunday





UPCOMING PROGRAMS





All programs will be in person at Central Library.

Some previous RELIC programs can be viewed at https://www.pwcva.gov/department/library/RELIC-programs             



FINDING YOUR FAMILY IN THE NEWS

Friday, January 13, 2:00 p.m.

RELIC’s Don Wilson will describe how a growing number of online newspapers may be searched for items useful for family and local history. Find obituaries, marriage notices, court cases, advertisements, news items, local gossip, and photos – anything that might appear between the pages of the hometown gazette. Register at https://pwcgov.libnet.info/event/7339603, by phone at 703-792-8380, or at [log in to unmask]



CARIBBEAN GENEALOGY: CHALLENGES TO TRACKING YOUR WEST INDIAN ANCESTORS

Saturday, February 11, 2:00 p.m.

Join Phillip Nicholas for a presentation demonstrating the resources and techniques used to conduct family research in the West Indies, primarily the British West Indies. Register at https://pwcgov.libnet.info/event/7140779 , by phone at 703-792-8380, or at [log in to unmask]





RELIC INSIDER





RELIC on "Voice of America"



Several months ago, RELIC was contacted by a researcher from "Voice of America" (VOA) who was curious about a neighborhood in southern Manassas that had street names reminiscent of the former Yugoslavia. They included Sarajevo Court and Bosna [sic] Court, as well as Tito Court and Broz Court.



We researched land records and determined that those streets are located in Cedar Crest Estates, which was dedicated in 1985 by KJTL Corporation. A man named Karlo Milic signed as president of the company. Not surprisingly, streets in the neighborhood include Karlo Street and Milic Street. We explained to the researcher that it is common practice in the United States for the developer to pick the names of their streets.



Other possible ethnic names within the neighborhood include Niki, Caspian, Bernard, Janja, Frank, and Tomislav, some of which are names of members of Mr. Milic’s family.



In early November, the researcher, Dino Jahic, a multimedia journalist, visited Central Library with cameraman Milan Nesic to interview RELIC’s Don Wilson for a piece that VOA was planning. It would tell the story of the Bosnian family’s contribution to Manassas life. They also interviewed the late Mr. Milic’s son Tomislav, who lives at Bealeton, Virginia.

 

We have received word that a nine-minute video has been produced in Bosnian for transmission to VOA viewers in the Balkans. The text and photo version of the story is available at https://www.glasamerike.net/a/manasas-amerika-grad-balkanske-ulice-tito-broz-sarajevo-bosna-/6864749.html  You can use Google Translate to read it in English.



The video version is also available at https://www.glasamerike.net/a/tito-sarajevo-bosna-ulice-vasington-manasas-amerika/6865268.html   There you can see “Bibliotekar Don Vilson” and hear him dubbed into Bosnian.





VISIT "THE TREE DOCTOR"





You can now make appointments for virtual or in-person visits with Don Wilson, "The Tree Doctor." We can set up an hour appointment to discuss and dive into your brick wall research problem. Call by phone at 703–792–8380 or email [log in to unmask] to set up a time.















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