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August 2018 - 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 is our specialty as a service provided by the Prince William Public Library. We're located at Bull Run Regional Library and you can always find more about us at www.pwcgov.org/library/relic<http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic>
A reminder - Bull Run Regional Library and RELIC will be closed to the public from September 1 to 21 while renovations are taking place. RELIC staff will be able to respond to questions by email during that time.
Genealogy 201: Beyond the Basics
RELIC's Don Wilson will discuss effective research strategies and demonstrate advanced techniques for successfully searching and evaluating free online genealogy / history resources. See how information found in census, newspapers, passenger lists, maps, books and manuscripts can add detail and interest to your family history.
Register at 703.792.4540 or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Thursday, August 16, 11:00 a.m.
Revolutionary Prince William County, 1765-1781
Historian Jim Bish focuses on the important decisions and actions by county residents who were in the middle of the struggle leading to the road to Revolution. A retired teacher, Jim is a lifetime student of Prince William County history and conducts local excursions for History Happened Here Tours.
Register at 703.792.4540 or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Tuesday, August 21, 7:00 p.m.
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RELIC INSIDER:
DID YOU KNOW ... ? Prince William citizens took an active part in starting the American Revolution. On June 6, 1774, freeholders, merchants, and others met at the court house in Dumfries, in one of the earliest local revolutionary meetings in Virginia. They unanimously adopted resolutions recommending radical measures against the British government, in response to the punishment that Boston had received. Among their provisions: "No person ought to be taxed but by his own consent." Any act of parliament "prohibiting [a people] from trading with one another, is subversive of our natural rights." Until the despised laws are repealed "all importation from, and exportation to, this colony ought to be stopped ... [and] the courts of justice in this colony ought to decline trying any civil causes." George Mason, father of the American Bill of Rights has been identified as the author of the Prince William Resolves.
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NEXT MONTH
Genealogy Roundtable.
Discuss the challenges of your family research in a group environment and get tips for new approaches. Moderated by RELIC's Don Wilson.
Register at 703.792.4540 or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
To read the latest lists of new materials available please click on What's New in RELIC http://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/library/pages/relic-news.aspx
Unless otherwise stated, all of the preceding programs will take place at Bull Run Regional Library, 8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, Virginia. Programs may last from 60 to 90 minutes. You may register for any of these free programs at 703-792-4540 or mail to: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
You may also register online at RELIC Programs http://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/library/pages/relic-programs.aspx
by clicking on the program date. Funding for selected RELIC programs is provided by the Friends of Bull Run Library.* To be notified of upcoming library programs and activities, you may sign up for the PWPLS newsletter.
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