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It’s My Town Three days of fun for the entire family is in store for them at the annual Prince William County Genealogical Society weekend. May 19-21. The event, “Families Remembered,” begins with the third annual Ancestors Ball on May 19 at the Manassas Holiday Inn. The festivities will include a Victorian period banquet, 18th century dancing by the Living History Foundations; and 19th century dancing by the Libby Prison Minstrels, and a costume contest. The event begins at 6 p.m. and the cost is $45 per person with children under 14, $20. Reservations are required. A fun-day of activities is planned for May 20. They include an 18th century Market Day presented by the Ben Lomond Commission from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; a Fashion Walk through American History at Country Inn and Suites in Manassas at 11:30 a.m.; a concert at 7:30 p.m. by the Prince William Chorale, the Junior Chorale and Allegro at the Church of the Brethren; and the honoring of former students and teachers from the Brentsville Historic Center one room schoolhouse at 11:30 a.m. The Manassas Museum and the Freedom Museum will also be open. On May 21 the fourth annual Genealogical and Historical Resource Fair will be conducted at the Manassas National Guard Armory from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with free admission. The day’s events will include antiques, books (old and new) appraisals, maps, memory and photo preservation, genealogy and history society representatives, music and food. Sloan’s Auctioneers and Appraisers will have appraisers on hand from noon to 4 p.m. The cost is $5 for one item and $12 for three. The Prince William Senior Center at Manassas has announced the winners of two scholarships for graduating seniors. The two local students, Nicole Leann Williams and Raven Lee Wilkinson each will receive a grant of $500 from the senior center. Williams, a student at Osbourn Park High School in Manassas and the granddaughter of Barbara Williams, has been accepted at Old Dominion University. Wilkinson, a student at Manassas Park High School and the granddaughter of Lilah and Bill Brown, has been accepted at James Madison University. The young women have been invited to received their awards at the June 7 senior center advisory meeting. The winners had to be relatives of senior center members. Doctors Stella Hetelekidis, Luis F. Eljaiek Jr., Dan Hanfling, Glenn G. Druckenbrod, Paul Francis Nee, Karen Elhai, David T. Finkelstein and Venkateswar R. Veerapalli have recently joined the staff of Potomac Hospital. The Manassas Journal Messenger is a daily newspaper which has been Manassas’ and western Prince William County’s leading provider of community news since 1869. We are located at 9009 Church Street in Old Town Manassas. To subscribe call (703) 368-3101 and ask for circulation.   World Newspapers Media General’s Community Publishing | News from the Associated Press | NewsWorks | Gateway Virginia Alphabetical listing of all Newspapers | Richmond Times-Dispatch | Tampa Tribune | The Roanoke Times | Winston Salem Journal | Raleigh News&Observer | The Charlotte Observer | The Washington Times | The New York Times | The New York Post | Los Angeles Times | USA Today | The Christian Science Monitor Weather Maps | Magazines&More   Go to Obituaries | Go to Editorial Return to the JM Home Page *Copyright 1999, Media General Community Publishing