Reliquary's twenty-seventh issue has been posted. You are invited to view and download the latest edition of Prince William Reliquary, a quarterly genealogical and historical magazine for Prince William County, Virginia. To view it requires version 7.0 of Adobe Acrobat, available as a free download. http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/reliquary.htm Contents of the July 2008 issue include: * Crummett's Store, by Marlyn V. McClure. History of a general store on Vint Hill Road, 1914-2004. * A Clarke-Gossom Family Register. Transcript of the Bible record maintained by John C. Gossom and his wife Mary F. Clarke (married 1867). Entries are dated 1796-1956. Other surnames: BULLOCK, DAVIS, COULTER, SINCLAIR. * Deeds of Emancipation, 1800-1850, by Charlotte Cain. Freed persons did not all have surnames. Those whose surnames are identified include BARNARD, BOWLES, BURROUGHS, CURTIS, DUNCAN, FAUNTLEROY, FRANCIS, HARRIS, HARRISON, HAYES, HEDGES, JACKSON, MONTGOMERY, MUNROW, NIGHT, PATTERSON, PHILLIPS, WEST, WHARTON. Two men acknowledged freeing their own children: Nathaniel HARRIS (1827) and Charles CURTIS (1828). * Dumfries District Court Land Causes (cont.), by William Balderson. The lawsuit HOOMES v. RENOE includes the lost will of William FRENCH (1792, Stafford County), and depositions regarding HOOMES, RENO and FRENCH family connections. You may use Control+F to search the text for keywords of interest to you. Backfiles can be searched on Google using keyword(s) plus 'Reliquary.' Name indexes to volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4 are now posted online, as well as a topical guide to the first 26 issues. We invite your comments and submissions. Donald L. Wilson, Virginiana Librarian Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center (RELIC) for Genealogy and Local History Bull Run Regional Library 8051 Ashton Avenue Manassas, Virginia 20109 (703) 792-4540 www.pwcgov.org/library/ <http://mydesktop/adminapps/enotifications/www.pwcgov.org/library/> relic To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html