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George Washington's Prince William County
Perspectives of Revolution Lecture Series
Friday, July 17
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Central Library
Central Library Community RoomCome learn about the American Revolution from the perspective of the people from Prince William County who had close relationships with Washington, leading up to and including the Revolutionary War.
Most historians overlook the importance of Prince William County citizens who were important in the development of George Washington. Prince William County was located between Mount Vernon and his boyhood home of Ferry Farm by Fredericksburg. Washington’s first visit through Prince William County when he was a boy of three years of age in 1735. From that time through to 1798, Washington made over sixty documented trips through Prince William and probably many more.
His visits usually included meal stops and also often included business transactions and overnight stays with family and business associates at Dumfries. Washington also established connections with many of Prince Willliam leading citizens on his travels including Washington’s, Ball and Ewell family members and William Grayson, Spence Grayson, Richard Blackburn, Thomas Blackburn, John Ballendine, and Allen McCrae. Other non-relatives from the Prince William area that were closely connected to Washington and his biographer Mason L. Weems include Henry Lee II, Henry Lee III, John Tayloe III, Cuthbert Bullitt, Richard Graham, John Graham, Philip Richard Francis Lee, Andrew Leitch, Alexander Henderson and Prince William County surveyor, James Genn.
AGE GROUP: | Grades 11 - 12 | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Events | Genealogy and Local History |
TAGS: | Young Adults | special event | History | Adult |
Central Library
Central Library provides a full complement of library services: reference services, books and materials for children, young adults, and adults in print and digital formats; 3 catalog stations, 1 AWE Learning Station for preschool-1st grade, 2 Children's computers, and 9 Adult computers ; Wi-Fi; faxing, scanning, copying, and more.
NEW SERVICES
Central's Makerspace Studio 8601 offers dynamic programming and educational experiences, including Cricut vinyl cutters, 3D printers, sewing machines, coding toys like Spheros, Ozobots, Makey Makey, and a Whisper Room.
Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center (RELIC) is a special collection devoted to genealogy and local history with a focus on Virginia and Prince William County. RELIC is open for walk-ins, reference service, and by phone 703-792-8380, and email at relic2@pwcgov.org Monday – Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Thursday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
U.S. Passport Services are offered Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.
SPACE
Central Library now has more open space for programming and general enjoyment of the library. It offers a strategically designed layout that allows for a better flow, as well as more study and conference rooms for patrons, including:
• Redesigned Children's Area
• Community Room booking for our civic organizations
• One Quiet Study Room
• Two Small Individual Study/Conference Rooms for up to four people
COMFORT
Central's bathrooms have been renovated and expanded and made ADA Compliant.
New, inviting seating is available, both in the study rooms and open-space areas.
