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Visiting the Manassas Battlefield and Prince William County, Va. Premium
Civil War battles and Virginia history come to life in and around Manassas, Va.
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Historical Lodgings Directory Premium
Want to learn more about your ancestors' era? Sleep on it in a historic hotel, cabin, castle or other lodgings.
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Ellis Island Tour Tips Premium
Your visit to Ellis Island will be a good deal more comfortable than your immigrant ancestors' was—but you can still get a feel for what they went through. Today, Ellis Island is a popular, attractive, high-tech tourist attraction, run by the National Park Service of the US Department of...
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Planning Your Family History Vacation Premium
Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources edited by Alice Eichholz (Ancestry, $49.95) The Handybook for Genealogists, 9th ed. (Everton Publishers, $34.99) Searching on Location: Planning a Research Trip by Anne Ross Balhuizen (Ancestry, $9.95) The Educated Traveler newsletter, $48/year, $8 sample copy, Box...
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Visiting Portland Oregon Premium
Here are some suggestions for planning a visit to Portland (all area codes are 503). For more information about the city, consult the Portland Convention and Visitors Association's Web site at www.pova.org, or call 1-87-PORTLAND. Where to Stay Holiday Inn Portland-Convention Center 1021 NE Grand Ave. 235-2100...
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Presidential Historic Sites and Libraries Premium
Have you uncovered a president in your family tree? Get out and visit the places where presidents lived and where their important documents are archived.
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Heritage Tour Companies Premium
If you're not up to planning a family history vacation on your own, check out these travel companies and organizations.
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Boston’s Dreams of Freedom Museum Premium
Boston, a city filled with historical attractions, competition for tourists' attention is fierce. One of the city's newest museums, Dreams of Freedom, successfully pulls in visitors by telling the story of Boston's rich immigrant history with lifelike mannequins, virtual environments and traditional artifacts. You enter hearing the words of...
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Austin, Texas, Travel Guide Premium
The music will be hot, but the history will be even hotter when the nation's genealogists converge on Austin, Texas, Sept. 8 to 11 for the annual Federation of Genealogical Societies conference. (See www.fgs.org/2004conf/fgs-2004.htm, call (888) 347-1500 or write Box 200940, Austin, TX 78720 for conference information.)
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British Attractions in America Premium
Americans changed the side of the road they drive on, modified the traditional British spellings of "flavour" and "saviour" and quit calling potato chips "crisps," but there's still plenty of England alive in the United States. So if you can't muster the pounds to cross the pond, check...
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