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July 2019 - 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>



When the Going Gets Tough: Tips for Breaking Through Brick Walls.

Dead end. Brick wall. It has many nicknames, but it all means frustration! Don't give up until you try these tips and tricks to get past your genealogical research roadblocks. Your madness just needs a method. Genealogist Katie Derby will teach you how to construct a "preponderance of evidence" and the best records to turn (or return) to in order to get out of a rut. Bring your thinking caps!

Thursday, July 18, 2019, 1:00-2:30 p.m.





American Military Records for Family History.

Learn how to locate your ancestor's military records from each period in American history, including draft registrations, enlistments, muster rolls, payrolls, hospital records, pensions files, and land bounties. Discover what units your ancestors belonged to and what campaigns they took part in. Presented by RELIC's Don Wilson.

Tuesday, July 30, 2019, 7:00-8:30 p.m.



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RELIC INSIDER:



JENNIE DEAN:  THE SCHOOL AND THE FOUNDER.



RELIC maintains a large collection of yearbooks of area middle and high schools.  Many of them have been digitized to make them more accessible and to protect the irreplaceable originals. In some instances, alumni have loaned us books for scanning.



Several yearbooks for Jennie Dean High School in Manassas, 1949-1966, are now posted on the Internet Archive, and can be accessed through a link at RELIC's Digital Archive.  http://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/library/pages/relichistoricrepository.aspx  We have these images thanks to the efforts of Jennie Dean alumnus Ivy Joe Davis (class of 1966).



During racial segregation, Jennie Dean was the only secondary school for African Americans in Prince William County.  It was chartered in 1893 as the Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth.  Student housing was provided.  For many years it served students from several other Northern Virginia counties.  National icon Frederick Douglass was a speaker at the dedication ceremony in 1894.



Jane Serepta "Jennie" Dean (1852?-1913), a former slave from Catharpin, led the effort to establish this school.  Today, Jennie Dean Elementary School, near the intersection of Wellington Road and Prince William Street, rests on the site of the original high school.  A park and memorial to the Manassas Industrial School and to Jennie Dean are on the campus.  The City of Manassas is currently collecting donations to erect a statue to honor Miss Dean and her vision.  For details see  www.manassascity.org/jenniedean<http://www.manassascity.org/jenniedean>



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NEXT MONTH



Finding Your Italian Ancestry.

Genealogist Russell DeRose gives guidance on finding and using Italian records for your family history. He will cover relevant resources both in Italy and the USA.

Wednesday, August 7, 2019, 2:00-3:30 p.m.

Repeats:  Tuesday, August 27, 2019, 7:00-8:30 p.m.<http://pwcgov.evanced.info/eventsignup.asp?ID=65327&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=8/1/2019&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=ALL&AgeGroup=ALL&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=>





Deciphering atDNA Testing*

DNA testing for family history is all the rage. Maybe you are curious, maybe you already have your results. Are you asking yourself, now what? In this presentation by genealogist Shannon Combs-Bennett learn how to decipher your autosomal DNA through online tools and case studies.

Thursday, August 15, 2019, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 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.  Funding for selected RELIC programs is provided by the Friends of Bull Run Library.*   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




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