Prince William Public Libraries

RELIC’s mission is to preserve Prince William County history, provide access to local and Virginia historical information, and assist family/genealogical researchers using a variety of print and digital resources

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RELIC COLLECTIONS

RELIC offers a variety of historical research materials and services. Staff are available to assist with your research. To identify particular titles and their locations, see our catalog.

 

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES

• Census schedules and indexes (Ancestry Library Edition and Heritage Quest Online)
• Civil War narratives
• Family histories (including 25,000 books online), click on HeritageQuest Online in the Digital Library, enter your library card number, then select Search Books.
• Periodical Source Index (PERSI)
• Historical atlases
• Interlibrary loan service
• Digital Library databases
• Revolutionary War pension applications, click on HeritageQuest Online in the Digital Library, enter your library card number, then select Search Revolutionary War.
• Newspaper databases (including Washington Post and New York Times)
• Passenger lists (including FamilySearch Wiki and Ancestry Library Edition), Researching Your Immigrant Ancestor (video)
• Research guides
• Vital records (including American's Obituaries and Death Notices)
• Virginia Materials
• Prince William County Materials
• RELIC Programs