some members of the list may be interested in this  Feb 10 lecture at
the Library of Congress:

"
Patrick L. O'Neill, author, historian, archaeologist, and member of
the
Washington Map Society, will discuss his book, "Images of America:
Mount
Vernon," at the Library of Congress at 12 noon on Thursday, Feb. 10,
2005
in the third floor Pickford Theater in the Library's James Madison
Memorial
Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.  A book signing
will
follow the lecture.  This event is free and open to the public; no
tickets
are required.

In his lecture, "From Mount Vernon, Virginia to Middleford, Delaware:

Archaeology, History and the Records of the Library of Congress,"
O'Neill
will discuss how he researched diverse collections at the Library of
Congress for his book and his challenges and successes locating and
analyzing historic sites across the entire United States.  Much of
O'Neill's project research was conducted in the Humanities and
Social
Sciences and Geography and Map divisions of the Library of Congress.

Patrick O'Neill, a 22-year veteran of archaeology, has a B.S. in
Anthropology and an M.A. in history.  He currently conducts research in
the
Mount Vernon, Va. and Washington regions and has led investigations in
more
than 30 states.  O'Neill has compiled historical reports on a wide
variety
of topics: army hospital latrines at Fort Riley, Kan.; fur trading
posts at
Fort Union, N.D.; brick clamps in Smyna, Del.; George Washington's
Union
Farm near Mount Vernon; and Arlington House, located on the grounds of

Arlington National Cemetery.

"Images of America: Mount Vernon" takes a visual excursion through
the
history of the home and neighborhood of George Washington.
Washington's
ancestors came to Northern Virginia more than 320 years ago; by 1786,
Washington had acquired an 8,000-plus-acre tract of land surrounding
Mount
Vernon.  He divided this acreage into five farms, which he considered
his
pride and joy.  The region continued to thrive from the late 17th
century
until Washington's death in 1799.  The estate prospered following the
sale
of the home and surrounding properties, the establishment of a Quaker
community in the 1840s, the Civil War, the arrival of the Army Corps of

Engineers in 1915, and more than 200 years of tourism.  O'Neill's
book,
containing more than 200 images of Mount Vernon and the surrounding
vicinity, gives readers the opportunity to experience the area's rich
history.

This event is sponsored by the Humanities & Social Sciences and
Geography
and Map divisions.  The Humanities and Social Sciences Division
provides
reference service and collection development in the Main, Local History
and
Genealogy and Microform reading rooms at the Library of Congress.  It
regularly sponsors programs in the arts, humanities and social
sciences.


Ed Redmond
Reference Specialist
Geography and Map Division
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20540-4650
(202) 707-8548
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