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Graveyard Research
Tired of doing all your research online or in the library? Well, get out and visit the family cemetary. There are many things you can learn in a graveyard.
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Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Ancient Egypt shaped the gods, but later, the gods shaped Egypt.
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Paris : Tips and Tours Part 3
Paris the city of light and darkness Laserre, Notre Dame, Marche aux Puces de Saint-Ouen,(Paris' famous flea market) Pere-Lachaise cemetary,where Chopin and Oscar Wilde now reside, not to mention Jim Morrison. Then there is the Souterrain, catacombs under the city, where the nobility had dinner parties among the bones.
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All Soul's Day Traditions, Ecuador
November 2 is a day families gather at cemeteries to clean gravesites and feast with their deceased. Blueberry-based colada and bread "babies" (guaguas) are traditions.
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Haunted Burnaby British Columbia
Paranormal activity has also been detected in Burnaby Canada at the Shadbolt Centre for the Performing Arts, Hart House,and Central Park,Gilmore School, Masonic Cemetery
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Edgar Allan Poe--Family Homes and Catacombs
Celebrate October with tours to Edgar Allan Poe literary sites.
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The Best of the 90's: The Top 10 Horror Flicks of the Decade
With the 1990's now safely behind us, I take a look at what I think represent the 10 best genre films released in the last 10 years.
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"The Days of the Dead"
Listen! What are those sounds? Why it's just some "Calaveras" coming to visit! Learn how one culture honors the memories of those who have died with a very special holiday.
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Kokoda Track Significant Sites
Many Battles were fought on the Kokoda Trail. Australian and Japanese soldiers died fighting on the track, so these are significant places for both countries.
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Martha Washington: First Lady
The remarkable life and times of the "first" First Lady of the United States.
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Worms and its Great Imperial Cathedral
Worms on the Rhine just 30 miles south of Frankfurt is known for its magnificent medieval cathedral, the legend of the Nibelungs and the history of its Jewish community.
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Desecration In The Name of Progress

Faro’s Secret Spooky Bone Chapel
Human bones line a chapel, storks nest in the church towers, Roman mosaics decorate a former convent and blue tiles form murals inside gold-washed churches.
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Port Arthur Historic Site Tours,
Port Arthur, a restored convict penal settlement on the Tasman Peninsula, near Hobart, Tasmania, Australia has on offer several excellent and cheap tours of the site.
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See Fortifications in Luxembourg
The fortifications and casemates of Luxembourg were inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List as an outstanding example of European military architecture.
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The Battle of Vimy Ridge
In April 1917, the Canadian Corps captured Vimy Ridge in northern France, the first significant Allied victory on WW I's Western Front in more than two years.
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The Carl Rosa Opera Company
Karl August Nikolaus Rose (Hamburg, 1842-Paris, 1889) was a successful conductor in England and America, and the founder of a great English opera company.
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Ewell at Gettysburg (Part I)

How to Meet a Real Ghost
When you're ready to encounter a real ghost, here's what to do.
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The Ghosts of Virginia City
Ghost and Haunts of Virginia City Nevada
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Ewell At Gettysburg (Part II)

Ewell at Gettysburg (Part III)

Great Battlefields--Part 1
As long as there have been people living in Europe, there have been wars.
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Charleston: Architectural Heritage
Charleston South Carolina is a must-see for any fan of American architecture -- a living museum of 18th and 19th-century life, southern style with a low-country accent.
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Haunted by Nandina...
A long time favorite across the south, this bamboo is a staple for many gardens
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Marilyn and Elvis; Two of Ghostdom's Busiest Apparitions
The ghosts of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley
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Washington Celebrities Remembered
Memorial Day Remembrance, Washington State Celebrities
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Edinburgh for Kids
Edinburgh has some great days out for kids - from ghosts to puffins. Take a tour of some of the best attractions.
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Paula Deen Savannah Chef
Visiting Savannah in search of Paula Deen? Check out her restaurant in the city called Lady & Sons or read her new memoir, It Ain't All About the Cookin'.
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Screaming Lord Sutch
The link between politics and music has never been better made than it was by Screaming Lord Sutch, eccentic and founding member of the UK's Monster Raving Loony Party.
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FACES: George C. Scott
Wise, Va., native son dies...

Guayaquil Top 5 sites
The top 5 sites within the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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Gun Battle in Iowa 3
After another gun battle, the two escaped outlaws surrender. A lawman from Sioux Rapids prevents the outlaws from being lynched.
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Cannibalism in the Soviet Union
The Soviet government's refusal to acknowledge, or attend to, the famine that swept much of the Soviet Union during the early 1920s led to widespread cannibalism.
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Etruscan Crisis and Conflict
Though prosperous, turmoil began to simmer, leading to internal and external conflicts and a preview of things to come for the Etruscans.
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Kennewick on TIME Cover
Kennewick Man made the March 13, 2006 cover of TIME. How fairly did they represent the Native American perspective on the controversy?
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American Composer: Julia Ward Howe
The life, times and accomplishments of one of America's most brilliant and patriotic women.
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Author Colette Biography
Brief biography of 20th-century French author Sidonie Gabrielle Colette.
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Banshee - Ghost, faerie, or something else?
The Banshee - part ghost, part faerie, and a baffling link between worlds.
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Black Dogs
Black dogs have been seen as protectors of women and children and as predictors of imminent death.
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Estonian Island Find: Abruka
Abruka Island off the south-west coast of Baltic state Estonia is rarely listed in a tourist guide: but the far-flung corners of eastern Europe often entice me the most.
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Florence in the Fall
Some online resources for the Florence-bound traveller.
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International Funeral Foods
A funeral meal is not just a bite to eat; it is a transition from death to life. As such, it is an important element in the funeral rites.
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Sight Seeing in Medieval Berne
With architecture and history reaching back to the middle ages, Berne is the place to see the storybook Switzerland of fairy tales and Heidi films.
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The Keats-Shelley House
English poet John Keats spent the last few months of his life in Rome, Italy. The house where he stayed is now open as a museum for public tours.
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Travel With Grandchildren on School Holidays
Generations Touring, Grand Travel, and Exploritas run intergenerational trips to London, Paris, Costa Rica, Washington DC; . AARP offers $200 off Grand's luxury price.
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We Miss You Elvis
The death of The King of Rock'n'Roll.
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Why Some Witches Offer Interviews
Many Pagans open up to reporters in hopes to gain tolerance and even acceptance of their faiths, and what better time than around their most popular, secularized Holiday.
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Atahualpa: Last of the Incas
Atahualpa, mighty sun-god emperor of the Incas and commander of a huge army, was no match for the crafty foul play of Francisco Pizarro and a couple hundred Spaniards.
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Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Sacred Heart of Jesus is a Catholic "picture" with symbols. The crown of thorns around the Heart of Jesus means that our sins hurt Him; the wound is made by His enemies; the flames are His burning love for us; and the cross is our redemption. This article is about the history of this devotion.
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