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Laura Harrison McBride loves all things Celtic and most things English. She's spent years traveling across Ireland and the UK. Check out enticing Celtic England travel and culture venues on her website, englandsouthwest.com.

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Irish-born signers of the Declaration of Independence; Visit our history and theirs

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Those of us who live in or near Washington, DC, have access to amazing documents, among them the Declaration of Independence. I wonder how many...
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Explore your own Revolutionary Road on Valentine’s Day at Silvermine Tavern

Silvermine Tavern, perched on a meandering river where New Canaan, Wilton and Norwalk, Ct., meet, is more than 200 years old, and worth every minute...
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Mount Vernon: George Washington's home always fascinates

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Mount Vernon was always one of my favorite trips when I was a child; my mother believed only in educational vacations, and I far preferred it to...
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Harpers Ferry: A day trip of grief and gladness every American should take

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Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, has had a checkered past, to say the least. During the Civil War it changed hands between the Union and the...
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New to DC? Obama-friendly? You might want to visit Richmond, VA

Richmond, Virginia, was, in many ways, a precursor of the current radical change in the racial climate in most of this nation. On July 10, 1996,...
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New York, New York, a wonderful town

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New York, New YorkA wonderful town!The damaged planeDidn't go upside down.The pilot's a mensch, not a fool or a clown.New York, New York.It's...
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NYC: Is the secret of Lincoln’s assassination underground in Brooklyn?

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For a while, I lived on Court Street in Brooklyn, NY, and sometimes shopped in the Middle Eastern markets on Atlantic Avenue, which crossed Court...
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All-inclusive resorts in the nearby Catskills: Mohonk Mountain House and more

For DC travelers, it’s a shortish drive. But even if one needs to fly in, all-inclusive vacations in New York’s Catskill Mountains can be...
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Travel to the polls Nov. 4….but take this celebratory trip with me first, if you will

No matter which side you are on in the 2008 presidential election, one thing is beyond doubt: Many Americans are suffering from the economic...
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