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I am about to embark on a new life, in which I'll be travelling around the eastern United States, but staying in each location for 3-6 months. I'll be working during the day, and then researching and sight-seeing in my off time.

But Why Explore? The primary purpose of my journey is to do the serious family history research that can't be done online. There are a lot of old records that haven't been digitized, so you still have to go to the courthouses and history centers to sift through papers to find what you're looking for. Spending several months at each location will give me time to do this research, and then to incorporate it into the information I already have, and go back to follow up if it's warranted. It will also help me get a better feeling for their lives to live in the same area for a while. Plus I've also found when you become a regular visitor to research places like this, in time, people offer more resources you might have missed otherwise.

The locations have been selected based on places my ancestors lived in years gone by. But while I'm in each of these places, I plan to explore and experience as much as I can. Based on my interests, and recommendations from others, I've set out in search of these types of destinations:

P.S. My initials are BWE, so you're going to see some references to those 3 letters regularly. --BWE

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Destination Categories

Family History ResearchResearch
Major popular eventsEvent
LandmarksLandmark
National/State ParksPark
Sports Events/VenuesSports
HistoryHistory
ArchitectureArchitecture
Roadside or local AttractionsAttraction
BridgesBridge
Best RestaurantsRestaurant
Movies shown at their locationsMovie
RunsRun

Dates and Locations for "Home"

Sep 2024-Nov 2024Tulsa, OK
Dec 2024-Feb 2025Marysville, KS
Mar 2025-Aug 2025 Bloomfield, IA
Sep 2025-Feb 2026 Decatur, IL
Mar 2026-May 2026 Walton, KY
Jun 2026-Aug 2026 Niles, MI
Sep 2026-Nov 2026 Auburn, NY
Dec 2026-Feb 2027 Washington, PA
Mar 2027-Aug 2027 Framingham, MA
Sep 2027-Nov 2027 Beacon, NY
Dec 2027-May 2028 Brooklyn, NY
Jun 2028-Nov 2028 Reading, PA
Dec 2028-May 2029 Manassas, VA
Jun 2029-Nov 2029 Raleigh, NC
Dec 2029-Dec 2029 Denver, CO
Dec 2029-Jan 2030 Florida
Jan 2030-Apr 2030 Denmark, SC
Mar 2030-Mar 2030 New Orleans, LA
May 2030-Oct 2030 Leesburg, AL
Nov 2030-Jan 2031 Salem, MO
Feb 2031 Back Home in Denver, CO
Mar 2031-Apr 2031 San Francisco?
Apr 2031-May 2031 Oregon?
Jun 2031-Aug 2031 Alaska?
Blake's
Wandering
Exploration