<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>PWC eNotifications Subscription</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16890" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=center><A name=EndIfInternet>WHAT'S NEW IN RELIC</A></DIV> December 2009   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: <A title=mailto:relic2@pwcgov.org href="mailto:relic2@pwcgov.org">relic2@pwcgov.org</A>.   RELIC's website has a new look.  We are updating information and adding new links to improve usefulness.  Please check it out at <A href="http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic">www.pwcgov.org/library/relic</A>. <O:P></O:P> <O:P></O:P> To read the latest lists of new materials available in <ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on">RELIC</ST1:PERSONNAME> click on  <A href="http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/whats_new_in_relic.htm">http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/whats_new_in_relic.htm</A>.  (New link.)<O:P></O:P> <O:P></O:P> Among RELIC's recent acquisitions is a CD-ROM of the 1937 aerial photographs of <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Prince</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">William</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">County</ST1:PLACENAME></ST1:PLACE>, courtesy of the County's Historic Preservation Office.  This allows us to study and reproduce images of that historic landscape.  The images are also now accessible as an overlay to the County's online mapping system.  Go to <A href="http://www.pwcgov.org/">www.pwcgov.org</A>, pull down the eServices menu, choose MORE TOPICS, choose Geographic Information, Choose Aerial Image Viewer.  Locate and Zoom to an Intersection or a Parcel Address or Grid Parcel Identification Number (GPIN).  In the Menu box (left), choose Map Layers, Aerial Imagery, 1937.<O:P></O:P> <O:P></O:P> <O:P></O:P>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 1pt; mso-element: para-border-div; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"> <P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><O:P></O:P> <P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 0in 0in" align=center><O:P></O:P></DIV> RELIC PROGRAMS<O:P></O:P> <O:P></O:P> Here are our latest offerings.  Funding for <ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on">RELIC</ST1:PERSONNAME> programs is provided by the Friends of Central and Bull Run Libraries.  Sign language interpretation is available for Prince William Public Library programs if requested at least three weeks in advance.  To be notified of upcoming programs and new resources in <ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on">RELIC</ST1:PERSONNAME>, visit <A title=http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/whats_new_in_relic.htm href="http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/whats_new_in_relic.htm">http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/whats_new_in_relic.htm</A> and click on Subscribe to What's New in <ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on">RELIC</ST1:PERSONNAME>.  All these programs will take place at the community room at Bull Run Regional Library, <ST1:ADDRESS w:st="on"><ST1:STREET w:st="on">8051 Ashton Avenue</ST1:STREET>, <ST1:CITY w:st="on">Manassas</ST1:CITY>, <ST1:STATE w:st="on">VA.</ST1:STATE></ST1:ADDRESS>  You may register for any of these programs at 703-792-4540 or <A href="mailto:relic2@pwcgov.org">relic2@pwcgov.org</A>.   For details see <A href="http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/relic_programs.htm">http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/relic_programs.htm</A> <O:P></O:P> <O:P></O:P> December 10, 11 am - Genealogy 201, with Tish Como.<O:P></O:P> January 14, 11 am - Finding Your Family in the Library, with Don Wilson.<O:P></O:P> January 26, 7 pm - An Introduction to Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Records for Genealogists, with Zack Wilske<O:P></O:P> <O:P></O:P> <O:P></O:P> The Genealogy Doctor is In<O:P></O:P> Schedule a private, 30-minute visit with <ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on">RELIC</ST1:PERSONNAME>'s Don Wilson to discuss an historical or genealogical problem that has stumped you.  Please call 703-792-4540 for a free appointment.   Here are upcoming scheduled times.<O:P></O:P> Thursdays, Decembe 17, January 7 and 21 - 10 am-noon.<O:P></O:P> <O:P></O:P> <P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-element: para-border-div; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 0in 0in" align=left><O:P></O:P> -------------------------------------------------------------------    Thursday, December 10, 11 a.m.<O:P></O:P> <O:P></O:P> GENEALOGY 201:  BEYOND THE BASICS<O:P></O:P> Presented by Tish Como<O:P></O:P> <O:P></O:P>             Genealogy 101 introduced basic resources and techniques for researching your family's history.   Genealogy 201 presents alternate resources to enhance your family's history and advanced search techniques to help maximize your results from online databases including census records, passenger lists, maps, and books.   RELIC's Tish Como will present this program on Thursday, December 10, beginning at 11 a.m., in the Bull Run Library community room.<O:P></O:P> To reserve a seat for this free program, contact RELIC at (703) 792-4540 or at <A href="mailto:relic2@pwcgov.org">relic2@pwcgov.org</A><O:P></O:P>   <O:P></O:P>-------------------------------------------------------- <O:P></O:P> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-element: para-border-div; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext 5pt"> <P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><O:P></O:P> <P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 0in 0in">Thursday, January 14, 2010, 11 a.m.<O:P></O:P> <P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><O:P></O:P> <P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 0in 0in" align=center>FINDING YOUR FAMILY IN THE LIBRARY:<O:P></O:P> <P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 0in 0in" align=center>MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR LIBRARY'S RESOURCES<O:P></O:P> <P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 0in 0in" align=center>Presented by Don Wilson<O:P></O:P> <P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 0in 0in" align=center><O:P></O:P></DIV> Searching for your ancestors at a local library or major research center requires a certain amount of planning.  RELIC's Don Wilson will discuss resources available at many libraries today, how to prepare for your visit, how to make the best use of your time, and how to obtain expert help for your problem from library staff.   The program will be held Thursday, January 14, at 11 a.m., at Bull Run Regional Library's community room.<O:P></O:P>             Please call (703) 792-4540 or email <A href="mailto:relic2@pwcgov.org">relic2@pwcgov.org</A> to register for this free program.<O:P></O:P> <O:P></O:P> <O:P></O:P>------------------------------------------------------ <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-element: para-border-div; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext 5pt"> <P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><O:P></O:P> <P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 0in 0in">Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 7 p.m.<O:P></O:P> <P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><O:P></O:P></DIV> IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION RECORDS <O:P></O:P> FOR GENEALOGISTS<O:P></O:P> Presented by Zack Wilske, Historian, USCIS<O:P></O:P> <O:P></O:P>             Part of the lure of family history is to find information about an ancestor's voyage to <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">America</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> and to identify his or her place of birth in the old country.  The federal government has been collecting information about immigrants for many years.  The former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and now the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) are the focus of those collection efforts.<O:P></O:P>             Zack Wilske, an historian with USCIS, will present "An Introduction to Immigration and Naturalization Service Records for Genealogists" at Bull Run Regional Library on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, beginning at 7 p.m.  This presentation, for beginners and experienced researchers alike, will use case-study examples to provide an overview of relevant immigration sources.  His talk will cover arrival and naturalization records available from both the USCIS Genealogy Program and the National Archives.  Mr. Wilske's research interests include the history of the INS and its records.<O:P></O:P>   Please call (703) 792-4540 or email <A href="mailto:relic2@pwcgov.org">relic2@pwcgov.org</A> to register for this free program.  <O:P></O:P> <O:P></O:P> --------------------------------------------<O:P></O:P> <O:P></O:P> Have a question about <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Prince</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">William</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">County</ST1:PLACENAME></ST1:PLACE> history, places or families?  Need guidance with your genealogical research? You may contact RELIC staff for help and advice at <A title=http://www.pwcgov.org/default.aspx?topic=040034001840001757 href="http://www.pwcgov.org/default.aspx?topic=040034001840001757">Ask RELIC</A> or by calling us at 703-792-4540. <O:P></O:P> <O:P></O:P> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-element: para-border-div; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext 5pt"><O:P> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-element: para-border-div; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext 5pt"> <P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 0in 0in" align=center><O:P></O:P></DIV></O:P></DIV></BODY></HTML>