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 7.0 of
Adobe Acrobat, available as a free download.
http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic, click on Prince William Reliquary.
Contents of the October 2006 issue include:
* Haymarket - Prince William County's Viticulture Center: Who
Knew? by Ray Olszewski. The Heineken and Peters families founded a wine
business in 1869 that thrived for several decades.
* Prince William County in the Revolution: Identifying the
Revolutionary Soldiers, by Joan W. Peters, CG. Militia and Continental
service as found in order books and compiled service records.
* What's in a Name? Bull Run. The origins of the famous
battle's name.
* Dr. David C. Cline's Business Ledger, 1911-1930, abstracted by
Beverly Veness. A register of the clients of a Dumfries physician.
* Dumfries District Court Land Causes, 1793-1811 (con.),
transcribed by William Balderson. GRAHAM vs. GRAHAM (concluded),
followed by DUNLOP vs. McMILLIAN. James DUNLOP, son of Scottish
merchant and Loyalist Colin DUNLOP, attempts to regain title to lands
lost by his father during the Revolution.
You may use Control+F to search the text for keywords of interest to
you. Backfiles can be searched on Google using keyword(s) plus
'Reliquary.' Name indexes to volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4 are now posted
online, as well as a topical guide to all twenty issues.
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)
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