WHAT'S NEW IN RELIC

April 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> .    This
month's listings include a large group of donations from the Prince
William County Genealogical Society.  

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>  

April 9, 11 am - Finding Your Revolutionary War Ancestor, presented by
Don Wilson

April 28, 7 pm - Finding Your Revolutionary War Ancestor (repeat of
April 9 program)

May 7, 11 am - "Placing Out" and the Orphan Trains, presented by Larry
LeDoux.

May 26, 7 pm - Using Associates and Collaterals to Extend Ancestral
Lines, by Victor Dunn, CG.

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.

April 16, May 7 and 21 - 10 am-noon.

Thursday, April 9, 11 a.m.,

repeated Tuesday, April 28, 7 p.m.

Finding Your Revolutionary War Ancestor

Presented by Don Wilson

RELIC's Don Wilson will demonstrate, in a case-study approach, how to
find an ancestor with potential to have served as a Revolutionary
patriot, then determine if someone with that name is credited with
service, and prove that they are the same person.  The techniques can be
used in tracing ancestors from any place, connected to any historical
event.  The hour-long program starts at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 9,
and will be repeated at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28 at Bull Run Regional
Library.

To register for this free program email [log in to unmask], or call RELIC
at (703) 792-4540 or TTY: (703) 792-4524.  

Thursday, May 7, 11 a.m.

"Placing Out" and the Orphan Trains

Presented by Larry LeDoux

            Genealogist Larry LeDoux will present an overview of an
ignored part of U.S. history: the movement that transported and "placed
out" more than 200,000 destitute children from New York and other cities
to foster homes throughout the country, mainly to Midwest farms and
towns, during the period 1854 to 1929.  

The program will be presented at Bull Run Regional Library on Thursday,
May 7, at 11 a.m.  To register for this free program email
[log in to unmask], or call RELIC at (703) 792-4540 or TTY: (703)
792-4524.  

            

Tuesday, May 26, 7 p.m.

Using Associates and Collaterals to

Extend Ancestral Lines

Presented by Victor Dunn, CG

            Victor Dunn, CG, will present a case study of records of
associates and "collaterals" (in-laws, cousins and other near-relatives)
to illustrate the use of information to determine migration and
establish a family unit.  The lecture focuses on the methodology used in
"Reconstructing Parents from Indirect Evidence: Robert Dunn of Frederick
County, Virginia," which was published in the September 2006 issue of
National Genealogical Society Quarterly.  Potential records sources
naming associates and collaterals are also discussed.

            The program starts at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, at Bull Run
Regional Library.  To register for this free program email
[log in to unmask], or call RELIC at (703) 792-4540 or TTY: (703)
792-4524.  

            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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