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 January 2006 issue include:
* Patrick Kincheloe and Nancy Clutz - The Untold Story, by
Darlene Thompson. The author traces the puzzling lives of a nineteenth
century couple in Prince William County.
* Voting Records of Waterfall Precinct, 1902-1947, transcribed by
Beverly Veness. Records recently found in private hands of voter
registrations of one precinct within Gainesville District. Include
birthdates, occupations, and changes of residence.
* Diary of Crawford Cushing, 1873. Extracts from the daily
journal of a leading citizen of Catharpin with close ties to Sudley
Methodist Church.
* Colored Inhabitants of Prince William County in 1865 and 1866,
abstracted by Charlotte Cain. The earliest complete lists of African
American households after the end of slavery, from the annual personal
property tax lists.
* Dumfries District Court Land Causes, 1793-1811 (con.),
transcribed by William Balderson. Case of John MADDUX vs. Hezekiah
DUNNINGTON, 1797, concerning leases in the Bristoe Tract. Indentifies
some tenants there since the 1740s, and gives the ages of two deponents.
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, and 3 are now posted online,
as well as a topical guide to the first fifteen 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)
www.pwcgov.org/library/
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