Reliquary's thirty-second issue has been posted.

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/reliquary.htm
<http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/reliquary.htm> 

Contents of the October 2009 issue include:

*        Wine Made from Manassas Grapes Wins a Bronze Medal at the 1900
Exposition:  Who Knew? by Ray Olszewski.  The  story of Robert Portner's
entry into the wine business.

*        Prince William County Votes to Repeal Prohibition (1933).  The
count by voting precinct.

*        An Early Grayson Family Portrait: Peter Grayson (1770-1816), by
Don Wilson.  Describes an artifact in RELIC's collection.

*        Prince William County Material in the Melvin E. Steadman
Collection, by Darlene L. Hunter.  An inventory of historic documents
found in this Library of Virginia collection.

*        Dumfries District Court Land Causes, 1793-1811 (con.), by
William Balderson.   Documents filed in the suit of EWELL vs. GRAHAM.
Includes depositions from Robert and William SCOTT.

*        List of Prince William County Soldiers 1943 and their
Confederate Ancestors.  From the Gossom Family Papers.

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 through 7 are now posted online,
as well as a topical guide to the first 31 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

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