WHAT'S NEW IN RELIC

August 2009

 

The Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center for Genealogy and Local History
(RELIC), Prince William Public Library System, Bull Run Regional
Library, 8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, VA 20109.  703-792-4540  Email:
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .

 

To read the latest lists of new materials available in RELIC click on
http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/new_acquisitions.htm
<http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/new_acquisitions.htm> .   

RELIC PROGRAMS

Here are our latest offerings.  Funding for RELIC programs is provided
by the Friends of Central and Bull Run Libraries.  Sign language
interpretation is available for Prince William Public Library programs
if requested at least three weeks in advance.  To be notified of
upcoming programs and new resources in RELIC, visit
http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/whats_new_in_relic.htm
<http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/whats_new_in_relic.htm>  and click
on Subscribe to What's New in RELIC.  All these programs will take place
at the community room at Bull Run Regional Library, 8051 Ashton Avenue,
Manassas, VA.  You may register for any of these programs at
703-792-4540 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .   For
details see http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/relic_programs.htm
<http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/relic_programs.htm>  

August 20, 11 am - Preserving Your Cherished Memories, with Roxana
Adams.

August 25, 7 pm - Genealogy 201, with Tish Como.

September 10, 11 am  - Finding Your Family in the News, with Don Wilson.
Repeated September 22, 7 pm.

September 26, 7-11 pm - Fifth Annual RELIC After Dark, featuring John P.
Colletta, Ph.D.

  

The Genealogy Doctor is In

Schedule a private, 30-minute visit with RELIC's Don Wilson to discuss
an historical or genealogical problem that has stumped you.  Please call
703-792-4540 for a free appointment.   Here are upcoming scheduled
times.

Thursdays, August 13, September 3 and 17 - 10 am-noon.

Thursday, August 20, 11 am

PRESERVING YOUR CHERISHED MEMORIES.

CARING FOR OLD PAPERS, FAMILY DOCUMENTS, AND PHOTOS

Presented by Roxana Adams

Family history often begins with the mementos that have been saved by
your relatives.  The old family Bible, photo albums, letters, and legal
papers all can be important for documenting your heritage.  How best to
preserve and protect those precious keepsakes?  Roxana Adams, Curator of
the Manassas Museum, will describe techniques and materials you can use
for caring for important paper documents in a program at Bull Run
Regional Library, which begins at 11 a.m., Thursday, August 20. 

To reserve a seat for this free program, contact RELIC at (703) 792-4540
or at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .

Tuesday, August 25, 7 p.m.

GENEALOGY 201:  BEYOND THE BASICS

Presented by Tish Como

            Genealogy 101 introduced basic resources and techniques for
researching your family's history.   Genealogy 201 presents alternate
resources to enhance your family's history and advanced search
techniques to help maximize your results from online databases including
census records, passenger lists, maps, and books.   RELIC's Tish Como
will present this program on Tuesday, August 25, beginning at 7 p.m., in
the Bull Run Library community room.

To reserve a seat for this free program, contact RELIC at (703) 792-4540
or at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 

Thursday, September 10, 11 a.m.

Repeated Tuesday, September 22, 7 p.m.

FINDING YOUR FAMILY IN THE NEWS

Presented by Don Wilson

Using newspaper archives for historical research has never been easier.
In a program at Bull Run Regional Library, RELIC's Don Wilson will
describe how a growing number of newspapers online may be searched for
items useful for family and local history.   Now you can find
obituaries, marriage notices, court cases, advertisements, news items,
local gossip, photos - anything that might appear between the pages of
the hometown gazette.  He will show how to find those databases and put
them to use.

This program will be presented on Thursday, September 10, at 11 a.m. and
repeated on Tuesday, September 22, at 7 p.m.  To reserve a seat for this
free program, contact RELIC at (703) 792-4540 or at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 

"RELIC AFTER DARK," SEPTEMBER 26,

TO FEATURE DR. JOHN P. COLLETTA

            The Fifth Annual "RELIC After Dark" is scheduled for
Saturday, September 26, at Bull Run Regional Library, from 7 to 11 p.m.
This gala event will give participants an opportunity to dine, conduct
personal research, and to enjoy a talk by one of America's favorite
genealogical lecturers, John Philip Colletta, Ph.D.  

Dr. Colletta's topic for the evening will be "Hacks and Hookers and
Putting Up Pickles:  Snares of Yesteryear's English."  Misinterpreting
small words can lead to big mistakes in research.  He will show how to
use the historical context as well as special dictionaries to discover
what the old records really say.

Dr. Colletta is the author of They Came in Ships, Only a Few Bones, and
Finding Italian Roots.  Copies of his books will be offered for sale by
the Friends of the Central and Bull Run Libraries and he will be
available to autograph them.

Admission for this event is $25 per person, and includes a buffet
dinner, assorted beverages including wine and beer, and free printing
from library electronic and microfilm resources.  RELIC staff will be on
hand to assist.  Door prizes will be distributed along with dessert.
Dressy casual attire is suggested.   Please register early as space is
limited.  Proceeds from this event will help benefit RELIC's collections
and programs. 

Checks made payable to "PWPLS" (Prince William Public Library System)
may be sent to RELIC, Bull Run Regional Library, 8051 Ashton Avenue,
Manassas, VA 20109.  Please call 703-792-4540 or email [log in to unmask]
for further information.  

            To be notified of upcoming programs and new resources in
RELIC, visit http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/whats_new_in_relic.htm

Have a question about Prince William County history, places or families?
Need guidance with your genealogical research?

You may contact RELIC staff for help and advice at Ask RELIC
<http://www.pwcgov.org/default.aspx?topic=040034001840001757>  or by
calling us at 703-792-4540. 


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