Reliquary's twenty-sixth 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
Contents of the April 2008 issue include:
* The 1901 Map of Prince William County, Virginia, and Its
Makers, by the RELIC Staff. Tracking the lives of William H. Brown and
his son, topographical engineer William N. Brown.
* Prince William County in the Revolution (concluded), by Joan W.
Peters. Identifying Revolutionary soldiers from county court minutes
and compiled service records.
* Camp Recovery (concluded), by Beverly R. Veness. Describes
living conditions and notable events at a CCC Camp near Canova,
Virginia.
* Dumfries District Court Land Causes, 1793-1811 (con.),
transcribed by William Balderson. Thomas HOOMES v. Enoch RENOE over
property near Independent Hill. Includes the will of James FRENCH
(1741). Other surnames: ASHMORE, BARKER, CANNON, CARGYLE, HALLEY,
HARRISON, LEE, RIDLEY, WATERS.
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, 3 and 4 are now posted
online, as well as a topical guide to the first 24 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
www.pwcgov.org/library/
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