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BUS TRIP?

From our President… Finally, for years people have talked about taking a bus trip together. The sticking point was always the cost of renting a bus for a group of our size. Last year, I was asked to be the faculty representative on the HCC Washington Trip bus in June. I discovered that it’s a pleasant ride and it wasn’t very crowded. Plenty of room for a group of us to travel together. This year, the trip is on June 4. The bus leaves from behind the Valley Mall a little after 7:00 am, drops genealogy students off at the DAR library or National Archives, and then takes the rest of the passengers to the Smithsonian Castle on the Mall. At the end of the day, everyone is picked up and returned to the Valley Mall around 5:30 pm. You would have to register through the college, the course # is SEN-196-L and the cost is $65. I hope this is something that a group of you would like to do and enjoy. I am still trying to decide if I want to return to do further research at the DAR or if I want to visit the Smithsonian, which I have not done since grade school.

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