WHAT'S NEW IN RELIC February 2007 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 in RELIC go to www.pwcgov.org/library/relic <http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic> and click on New Acquisitions. IMPORTANT NOTICE Bull Run Regional Library will be closed from Monday, March 26 through Sunday, June 10 for heating and air conditioning work. During April and May 2007 the RELIC staff will be stationed at the Chinn Park Regional Library along with a limited portion of their collection devoted to Prince William County history and genealogy. We will continue to offer assistance to researchers by phone, email and in person. The Chinn Park Regional Library is located at 13065 Chinn Park Drive at Prince William, Virginia, near the intersection of the Prince William Parkway and Old Bridge Road. More details will be provided next month. TIME OUT FOR GENEALOGY: Daytime Programs to Broaden Your Skills Presented by the staff of RELIC, these programs are designed for persons who want to learn basic and specialized techniques of family history research but who may be unable to come to an evening program. Each session will last about one hour, including time for questions and answers. You may register for any in this series by calling RELIC at 703-792-4540 or (TTY) 703-792-4524 or by email at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> . Here are the sessions scheduled for February and March: Friday February 23, 11 a.m. - Not Found in a Passenger List? Tips for finding that ancestor whose name is missing from the immigration indexes. Wednesday, March 14, 11 a.m. - A Library on Your Desktop. Finding your family in online books. Thursday, March 22, 11 a.m. - Family Search Indexing: A New Vision for Online Genealogy, presented by Julie Gideon of the Centreville Family History Center. (A repeat of our January 23 program.) Tuesday, February 27, 7:30 p.m. NETWORK TO FREEDOM: TRACING THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY The Underground Railroad was an informal network of people and institutions who helped slaves escape to freedom in the years before the Civil War. Network to Freedom is a national program to recognize sites that were significant in that struggle. Historian Pat Knock will present an overview of the program and how she was able to put Leesylvania State Park on the roster of registered sites. Learn what sources are available to identify and document other potential sites in our area. This free program will be presented on Tuesday, February 27, at 7:30 p.m. at Bull Run Regional Library. To reserve a seat contact RELIC at (703) 792-4540 or TTY: (703) 792-4524 or at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> . THE GENEALOGY DOCTOR IS IN For tips on starting your own research or to help solve a genealogical or historical problem that has stumped you, schedule a private, 30-minute visit with RELIC's Don Wilson. Generally the First and Third Thursdays of each month, 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon, at Bull Run Regional Library. Upcoming available dates: February 15, March 1 and 15. Choice of times: 10:00, 10:45, 11:30 a.m. Call RELIC at 703-792-4540 for a free appointment. If the scheduled dates are not convenient for you, you may request an alternate day/time. # To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html