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April 2018 - The Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center for Genealogy and Local History (RELIC)







Start your historical journey here. RELIC's email newsletter highlights upcoming free events and happenings. Genealogy and local Virginia history is our specialty as a service provided by the Prince William Public Library. We're located at Bull Run Regional Library and you can always find more about us at www.pwcgov.org/library/relic<http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic>





AFRICAN-AMERICAN GENEALOGY: TRACKING FAMILIES BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR



Discovering African-American family history prior to 1865 can be difficult. There are special challenges to finding documentation during the age of slavery. RELIC's Don Wilson will identify sources that can be used to trace lives and relationships and demonstrate the process through a case study approach.



Thursday, April 19, 2018, 11:00 a.m.







GENEALOGY 201: BEYOND THE BASICS



​RELIC’s Don Wilson will discuss effective research strategies and demonstrate advanced techniques for successfully searching and evaluating free online genealogy / history resources. See how information found in census, newspapers, passenger lists, maps, books and manuscripts can add detail and interest to your family history.

Tuesday, April 24, 2018, 7:00 p.m.







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RELIC INSIDER:







GENEALOGY MAGAZINES IN RELIC







RELIC has a good number of genealogical magazines, national as well as regional and local.  Here is a sampling of articles from the latest issues.  You may note that articles are often published where not expected.   Even if an article is not about your family, it can be very helpful in giving you ideas about where to search and how to put records to use.







“Capt. Abraham Read and Emelia (Cary) (Read) Gressingham of Virginia and London: More on the Seafaring of the Byrds of Westover, Virginia,” by Nathan W. Murphy.  The American Genealogist, Oct. 2017.







“Three Generations of South Carolina Freedwomen: Tradition and Records Reconstruct a Meaningful Heritage,” by Morna Lahnice Hollister.   The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.  Winter 2018.







“Secret Service: the James Lafayette Story,” by Nicole Trifone.  Trends and Traditions: the Magazine of Colonial Williamsburg, Winter 2018.







“World War I: Centennial Issue.”  Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, 2018, no. 1.







“In Atlanta, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Elsewhere: One Paul Richard Stockton or More?” by William M. Litchman.  National Genealogical Quarterly, Dec. 2017.







“Correcting and Expanding the Record of the Rev. James Keith of Hamilton Parish,” by Gail Raney Fleischaker.  Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Nov. 2017.







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NEXT MONTH







FINDING YOUR FAMILY IN THE NEWS



​Using newspaper archives for historical research has never been easier. 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.



Tuesday, May 22, 7:00 p.m.



















To read the latest lists of new materials available please click on What's New in RELIC http://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/library/pages/relic-news.aspx







Unless otherwise stated, all of the preceding programs will take place at Bull Run Regional Library, 8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, Virginia.  Programs may last from 60 to 90 minutes.  You may register for any of these free programs at 703-792-4540 or email to: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.





You may also register online at RELIC Programs http://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/library/pages/relic-programs.aspx by clicking on the program date.  Funding for selected RELIC programs is provided by the Friends of Bull Run Library.*  To be notified of upcoming library programs and activities, you may sign up for the PWPLS NEWSLETTER.



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