Passport Services will be closed at Central and Haymarket Gainesville Libraries on Monday, November 10.
All Prince William Public Libraries will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day.
Chinn Park Library will be closed beginning Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., for an extensive renovation. READ MORE.
Holiday Hours: Wednesday, November 26: All libraries are open from 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Thursday, November 27–Sunday, November 30: All libraries are closed in observance of Thanksgiving.
Effective Monday, October 27, Hoopla is only available to PWPL cardholders residing in Prince William County and the City of Manassas.
Download the PWPL app: Search "Prince William Public Library" in the App Store or Google Play. READ MORE.
Passport Services will be closed at Central and Haymarket Gainesville Libraries on Monday, November 10.
All Prince William Public Libraries will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day.
Chinn Park Library will be closed beginning Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., for an extensive renovation. READ MORE.
Holiday Hours: Wednesday, November 26: All libraries are open from 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Thursday, November 27–Sunday, November 30: All libraries are closed in observance of Thanksgiving.
Effective Monday, October 27, Hoopla is only available to PWPL cardholders residing in Prince William County and the City of Manassas.
Download the PWPL app: Search "Prince William Public Library" in the App Store or Google Play. READ MORE.
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RELIC- County Records
RELIC offers a variety of historical and genealogical materials for the study of Prince William County persons, places, and events. Here is a summary of types of materials we collect. (See our catalog for a full listing of our holdings.)
African Americans
Cemetery records
Church records
County government records on microfilm
Family files
Genealogical exchange file
Government Officials
Historical maps
Inventors
Local newsletters
Manuscripts
Newspapers
Photographs
Real estate atlas and directory (County Mapper and assessment data)
School yearbooks
Vital Records
Here are some primary online sources for historical research in Prince William County:
Roots in Prince William: A Pathfinder. An exhaustive guide to many of the important and little-known sources for our early history.
Local News Index: An index to news stories and obituaries that have appeared in the Potomac News, Manassas Journal Messenger, and other Prince William newspapers since 1993. Prepared by RELIC volunteers. A work in progress. Includes some obituaries as early as 1970.
Prince William Digital Archive: Documents, data and images of Prince William County.
Prince William County, Virginia by Ron Turner.
Prince William County Genealogy, blog by Carolyn Lynn.