The next Genealogy bus trip from Baltimore to Washington is scheduled for
July 12. There are a few seats left. If you are interested in going July
12, you need to call Dianne Stenzel ASAP. (410-882-2047) You will then
need to mail her a check to help pay for the bus.
If you live in or near Baltimore, you have an excellent opportunity to visit
the National Archives, the Library of Congress, or the DAR Library on a one
day bus trip from Baltimore to Washington DC. These trips are run once a
month by the Baltimore Genealogy Research Group, with Dianne Stenzel as the
coordinator. These are an excellent way to get to these major national
research facilities without the hassle of driving and finding a place to
park. Especially if you have never been to them. You go with people
who've been there and can show you "the ropes," and they drop you off right
at the door. All three are great places to do research and have information
and records that are not on the internet, covering the entire country.
If you have any questions about the trips that isn't explained here, send me
an email.
Cost, pickup times and locations, and other details are in the info below.
If you can't make the July 12 trip but still would like to go sometime,
check out the schedule below. If you decide to go anytime, you should plan
your research using the facility web sites and online catalogs. I've listed
the web sites at the bottom of this message.
Trip details from Dianne:
The cost is now $22.00 per trip to DC, but if you pay six months or more in
advance the cost is $21.00 per trip. The times and places are the same, but
please remember our buses are scheduled to leave promptly from the pick-up
areas. The one exception "might be" the Southwest Park n' Ride due to
traffic... and we do not wait for stragglers.
Timonium Park n' Ride 7:30 a.m., return about 5:30 pm
Carney Park n' Ride 8:00 a.m., return about 5 pm
Southwest Park n' Ride 8:30 a.m., return about 4:30 pm
We will be stopping at the same three spots, the Library of Congress, the
National Archives and the DAR Library. If you have any questions, please
email me and I'll do my best to answer them. bgrg_news(a)comcast.net Please
join us when you can and please spread the word about our trips.
2005 Schedule to Washington DC:
Tues.... July 12th
Weds.. August 10th
Tues.... Sept 6th
Weds.. October 12th
Tues.... November 8th
Weds.. December 7th
Remember also, when you make your reservations, you need to send a check
within 7 days to hold your assigned seat. If it's not received within that
time, I have the option of moving you further back in the bus, but you will
be notified if a change takes place. If you need to cancel for any reason,
if you cancel 14 days or more prior to the trip, your money will be
refunded, or you can apply it to a future trip. If you cancel 7 to 13 days
prior to a trip you will be given a credit on a future trip, but no money is
refunded. If you cancel less than 7 days, no money or trip is credited. If
I cancel a trip due to the weather, or because of not enough reservations,
you can either get a refund or receive a credit on a future trip. I must
make a $100.00 deposit on each trip scheduled when I make the reservations,
and I must pay in full for these trips 26 days before they are scheduled So
to keep the trips from being canceled, I need the cooperation of everyone,
and ask that you please make your reservations as soon as possible. This
does not mean that I will not take late reservations, but since all seats
are assigned, you take the chance of missing the trip if we have a full bus.
I hope to see you real soon and thanks for helping to keep the trips
running. I couldn't do them without you. Dianne
my address:
Dianne Stenzel
8819 Baker Avenue
Parkville, MD 21234-4119
Here are the web sites for the facilities:
Library of Congress:
http://www.loc.gov/ search their catalog
National Archives:
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/arc/
DAR Library:
http://www.dar.org/library/default.cfm search their catalog