WHAT'S NEW IN RELIC

February 2007

 

The Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center for Genealogy and Local History
(RELIC), Prince William Public Library System, Bull Run Regional
Library, 8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, VA 20109.  703-792-4540  Email:
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .

To read the latest lists of new materials in RELIC go to
www.pwcgov.org/library/relic <http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic>   and
click on New Acquisitions.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

            Bull Run Regional Library will be closed from Monday, March
26 through Sunday, June 10 for heating and air conditioning work.
During April and May 2007 the RELIC staff will be stationed at the Chinn
Park Regional Library along with a limited portion of their collection
devoted to Prince William County history and genealogy.  We will
continue to offer assistance to researchers by phone, email and in
person.

            The Chinn Park Regional Library is located at 13065 Chinn
Park Drive at Prince William, Virginia, near the intersection of the
Prince William Parkway and Old Bridge Road.  More details will be
provided next month.

TIME OUT FOR GENEALOGY:

Daytime Programs to Broaden Your Skills

Presented by the staff of RELIC, these programs are designed for persons
who want to learn basic and specialized techniques of family history
research but who may be unable to come to an evening program.  Each
session will last about one hour, including time for questions and
answers.  You may register for any in this series by calling RELIC at
703-792-4540 or (TTY) 703-792-4524 or by email at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .  Here are the sessions scheduled for
February and March:

Friday February 23, 11 a.m. - Not Found in a Passenger List?  Tips for
finding that ancestor whose name is missing from the immigration
indexes.

Wednesday, March 14, 11 a.m. - A Library on Your Desktop.  Finding your
family in online books.

Thursday, March 22, 11 a.m. - Family Search Indexing:  A New Vision for
Online Genealogy, presented by Julie Gideon of the Centreville Family
History Center.  (A repeat of our January 23 program.)

  

Tuesday, February 27, 7:30 p.m.

NETWORK TO FREEDOM:

TRACING THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY

            The Underground Railroad was an informal network of people
and institutions who helped slaves escape to freedom in the years before
the Civil War.  Network to Freedom is a national program to recognize
sites that were significant in that struggle.  Historian Pat Knock will
present an overview of the program and how she was able to put
Leesylvania State Park on the roster of registered sites.   Learn what
sources are available to identify and document other potential sites in
our area.

            This free program will be presented on Tuesday, February 27,
at 7:30 p.m. at Bull Run Regional Library.  To reserve a seat contact
RELIC at (703) 792-4540 or TTY: (703) 792-4524 or at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .

THE GENEALOGY DOCTOR IS IN

 

For tips on starting your own research or to help solve a genealogical
or historical problem that has stumped you, schedule a private,
30-minute visit with RELIC's Don Wilson.  Generally the First and Third
Thursdays of each month, 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon, at Bull Run Regional
Library.

 

Upcoming available dates:  February 15, March 1 and 15.

Choice of times:  10:00, 10:45, 11:30 a.m.

 

Call RELIC at 703-792-4540 for a free appointment.  If the scheduled
dates are not convenient for you, you may request an alternate day/time.

 

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