WHAT'S NEW IN RELIC February 2006 The Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center for Genealogy and Local History, Prince William Public Library System, Bull Run Regional Library, 8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, VA 20109. 703-792-4540 www.pwcgov.org/library/relic <http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic> Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> . To read the latest lists of new materials in RELIC (through the end of December) go to www.pwcgov.org/library/relic <http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic> and click on New Acquisitions RELIC PRESENTS - UPCOMING PROGRAMS Following are upcoming programs at Bull Run Regional Library related to local history and genealogy. Regular times for monthly programs are the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 7:30 p.m. Group programs are held in the Library's community room. Sign language interpretation of library programs is available if requested three weeks in advance. Funding for RELIC programs is supported by grants from the Friends of the Central and Bull Run Libraries. Tuesday, February 21 - Finding Your Family in the U.S. Census. [Note this is the third Tuesday, not the fourth] Saturday, February 25 - Using Chancery Records. Tuesday, March 21 - Finding Female Ancestors. [Note this is a new date for this program] Saturday, March 25 - Digging Up Dirt on Jamestown. Saturday, April 1 - RELIC After Dark Special Event. Tuesday, April 25 - Cemetery Preservation and Research. Friday, April 28 - Resources of the Library of Virginia. The Genealogy Doctor is In - First and third Thursday of each month. (For details, see below.) Tuesday, February 21, 7:30-8:30 p.m. FINDING YOUR FAMILY IN THE U.S. CENSUS. All U.S. population census records from 1790 to 1930 are now freely accessible through PWPLS online subscriptions. They are an important source for persons just beginning their search for family history as well as for those deeply into it. This program, presented by RELIC's Don Wilson, is intended to help you locate those pesky relatives who don't seem to want to be found in the published and electronic indexes. What reasons might there be for the problem? Learn some unorthodox methods for tracking them down. The program will be held Tuesday, February 21, 2006, from 7:30 to 8:30 in the Bull Run Library's community room. To register for this free program, contact RELIC at (703) 792-4540 or TTY: (703) 792-4524 or at [log in to unmask] Saturday, February 25, 2:00-4:00 p.m. KEYS TO THE COURTHOUSE - USING CHANCERY RECORDS TO UNCOVER YOUR FAMILY'S PAST An interactive workshop presented by Joan W. Peters, C.G., designed to help you understand and use an important series of records that are available in every courthouse. Chancery (aka equity) records may help you solve some difficult research problems, even if your family had little property. Limited seating for this program. It will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2006, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., at the Bull Run Library's community room. To register for this free program, contact RELIC at (703) 792-4540 or TTY: (703) 792-4524 or at [log in to unmask] Tuesday, March 21, 7:30-8:30 p.m. THE SILENT, THE INVISIBLE, AND THE UNIMPORTANT: FINDING FEMALE ANCESTORS. In most cultures and time periods, women have been shortchanged in the realm of recordkeeping. Charles S. "Chuck" Mason, Jr., C.G., will present some techniques for identifying and tracing elusive female ancestors. The program will be presented on Tuesday March 21 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Bull Run Library's community room. [Note: This program was originally scheduled for March 28, but had to be moved due to a library scheduling mixup. We are grateful to Mr. Mason for accepting the new date.] To register for this free program, contact RELIC at (703) 792-4540 or TTY: (703) 792-4524 or at [log in to unmask] Saturday, March 25, 2:00 p.m. DIGGING UP DIRT ON JAMESTOWN: TEN YEARS OF ARCHAELOGICAL REDISCOVERY Beverly (Bly) Straube, Senior Curator of the Jamestown Rediscovery Project, will tell about the exciting discoveries made in Jamestown over the past decade. Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America, will celebrate its, and Virginia's, 400th anniversary in 2007. This program will be presented at Bull Run Library's community room on Saturday, March 25, at 2:00 p.m. (Note: March 25, 2006, is the 275th anniversary of the establishment of Prince William County.) To register for this free program, contact RELIC at (703) 792-4540 or TTY: (703) 792-4524 or at [log in to unmask] Saturday, April 1, 7:00-11:00 p.m. RELIC AFTER DARK - A SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENT TO SUPPORT THE RELIC COLLECTION We sponsored a very successful evening event last spring, after the Library's regular hours, featuring hearty hors d'oeurves, assorted beverages and desserts, along with a liberal dash of history and genealogical research. This year we want to repeat the winning formula. Our celebrity guest will be Tom Jones - no not that Tom Jones! (That's the only "April Fool" you're getting, though the gala does take place on April First.) This time our special guest speaker will be Thomas W. Jones, Ph.D., C.G., C.G.L., a nationally-known speaker and co-editor of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly. Dr. Jones will tell us about "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Genealogists." Dress for this event is 'dressy casual.' Staff will be on hand to help with the library's print, microfilm and electronic resources. The registration fee includes free printing from library resources. You can stay as late as 11:00 to do your personal research. We hope it will be an evening to remember. To register for this special event, please send a check for $25.00 per person, made out to PWPLS (Prince William Public Library System) - RELIC event. Additional contributions are welcome. Proceeds will benefit the RELIC Collection. For further details, please check with the RELIC staff at 703-792-4540 or TTY: (703) 792-4524 or at [log in to unmask] Tuesday, April 25, 7:30-8:30 p.m. CEMETERY PRESERVATION AND RESEARCH Gravestone inscriptions are important sources of genealogical data, as well as objects of artistic value. Learn more about cemetery preservation and research from Dick and Dorothy Bishop, members of the Association for Gravestone Studies. This program will be help on Tuesday, April 25, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Bull Run Library's community room. To register for this free program, contact RELIC at (703) 792-4540 or TTY: (703) 792-4524 or at [log in to unmask] Friday, April 28, 1:30-4:00 p.m. FOCUS ON VIRGINIA RESEARCH: RESOURCES OF THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA Minor T. Weisger, Archives Research Coordinator for the Library of Virginia, will present a double bill: Tour the Library of Virginia's Award-Winning Website (1:30-2:30 p.m.) and Specialized Resources for Virginia Genealogy (3:00-4:00 p.m.) To register for this free program, contact RELIC at (703) 792-4540 or TTY: (703) 792-4524 or at [log in to unmask] THE GENEALOGY DOCTOR IS IN Schedule a private, 30-minute visit with RELIC's Don Wilson for tips on starting your own research or to discuss and analyze an historical or genealogical problem that has stumped you. First and Third Thursdays of each month, 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon. Upcoming available dates: February 16, March 2 and 16, 2006 Choice of times: 10:00, 10:45, 11:30 a.m. Call RELIC at 703-792-4540 for a free appointment. # To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html