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Association of Professional Genealogists - Genealogists - Travel & Tours

The Association of Professional Genealogists, established in 1979, is an international organization that supports professionals in genealogy-related businesses. APG encourages genealogical excellence, ethical practice, mentoring and education. The organization also supports the preservation and accessibility of records useful to the fields of genealogy and history. Members of APG agree to abide by a code of ethics (www.apgen.org/ethics) in their profession.

BBC - Radio 4 - Excess Baggage - Genealogy Tourism

Family Tree Magazine - Research Trip Budget Worksheet

Family Tree Magazine - Research Trip Packing List

Genealogy.com - Before Your Trip: Doing Your Homework

Article by Michael John Neill.

Genealogy.com - Packing for a Genealogical Journey

By Carla Ridenour.

Genealogy.com - Travel to Your Past

Genealogy.com - What to Do After A Genealogy Trip

GenealogyJourney.com

Document your genealogy journeys, vacations and holidays with a free blog. Provides a place for you to describe your family history search events & discoveries and to share this information with other family members. The journeys can be specific travels to find relatives or records or descriptions of your family history research discoveries. Describe your genealogy journey in a blog.

GeneaRVing (Facebook)

Where Genealogy and RVing collide. Chat about RVing and our special connection to Genealogy and Family History.

Legacy QuickGuide: Preparing for a Successful Repository Research Trip $

The Preparing for a Successful Repository Research Trip Legacy QuickGuide

National Genealogical Society - Research Trips

Many genealogists yearn to travel to one of the renowned genealogical research facilities in the country. The National Genealogical Society makes this a possibility with its sponsored research trips to three noteworthy genealogical research destinations.

Preparation is the Key to a Successful Genealogy Vacation

By Bob Brooke.

Preparing for a Genealogy Research Trip

From Pilgrims, Pioneers & Aliens, by Diana L. Smith.

The Genealogy Research Vacation Planning Guide

A valuable guidebook for planning genealogy research vacations. By Gregory Preston.

Tips for Planning a Genealogy Vacation

By Kimberly Powell for About.com