Registrations are now being accepted for the tenth annual RELIC After Dark, to be held Saturday, September 20th from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at Bull Run Regional Library. This gala event will give participants an opportunity to dine, conduct personal research, and to enjoy a talk by one of America’s favorite genealogical lecturers, John Philip Colletta, Ph.D.
Dr. Colletta’s topic for the evening will be “Is Any Body There? – Tracking Ancestral Remains.” This is a humorous and anecdotal account of some of his own experiences searching for the burial places of ancestors, delivered with useful lessons for finding ancestral graves and conducting genealogical research in general.
Dr. Colletta is the author of “They Came in Ships”, “Only a Few Bones”, and “Finding Italian Roots”. Copies of his books will be offered for sale at the program.
Admission for this event is $25 per person, and includes a buffet dinner, assorted beverages (including wine and beer), and free printing from library electronic resources. Library staff will be on hand to assist. Door prizes will be distributed along with dessert. Dressy casual attire is suggested. Please register early as space is limited. Proceeds from this event will help benefit RELIC’s collections and programs.
Checks made payable to “PWPLS” (Prince William Public Library System) may be sent to RELIC, Bull Run Regional Library, 8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, VA 20109. Please call 703-792-4540 or email RELIC2@pwcgov.org for further information. For further information visit our website at www.pwcgov.org/library.
