Thanks Anita for the news.

Knowing that tourists visiting historical sites spend approx. $114/day vs.
the mere $88/day of the average tourist is a very useful statistic.

Now, I'm wondering if anyone on the list has similar information about
visiting genealogical researchers.  We have alot of people who visit our
area in search of genealogical information.  I have noticed that they tend
appear to be older and wealthier than the average visitor.  Also, if they
find something (in the local courthouse for example) they will stay in our
town for however as many nights at it takes to mine that source.    AND....
they tend to be our biggest donors at our archaeological park, especially if
our site is attached somehow to  their own family history.

Does anyone on the list have similar data on this specific segment of
tourism traffic?  or know where I could look for this type of statistical
information.



Linda Derry ( [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> )
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
Alabama Historical Commission




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>TEXAS
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>http://madmax.lmtonline.com/mainnewsarchives/010700/s4.htm A plan to turn a
>downtown area into a historic district pitches property owners against
>preservationists. Tourists flock to historical sites and spend
>approximately $114 a day, while the average tourist only spends $88 a day.
>
>COLORADO
>
>http://www.denverpost.com/stock/zwicker0109.htm A description of the cowboy
>way and cowboy material culture.
>
>http://www.denverpost.com/news/profile0110.htm Dana Crawford was an early
>Denver preservation pioneer at a time when urban renewal meant bulldozing
>entire blocks, including historic buildings.
>
>http://www.searchcolorado.com/glenwood/stories/123199/new_123199007.shtml
>Glenwood Springs Mayor Sam Skramstad cited adopting the Historic
>Preservation Ordinance as an achievement.
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>NEW MEXICO

>http://www.nmbiz.com/issues/98/98_november/nov_socorrogrowth.htm
>Established in 1854, Fort Craig was initially used to control Apache and
>Navajo raiding in the region. The number of annual visitors has quadrupled
>to about 5,000 in the past five years. The fort's increasing popularity is
>the result of articles published in regional newspapers and historical
>journals. Plans are underway to convert a caretaker's facility into a
>visitors center.
>
>ARIZONA
>
>http://www.azstarnet.com/public/dnews/LD0471.html Working in the historical
>setting of the Yuma Territorial Prison, Torres is learning about former
>inmates and even re-enacting their lives.
>
>http://www.the-observer.com/ An Arizona town is named after a bad hair day.
>Walt Rigney had a head full red hair and every time he took off his hat his
>hair would stand up shaped like a pine tree. The red headed bartender is
>said to be buried between two peach trees somewhere in Pinetop.
>
>http://www.paysonroundup.com/story/15001636 When burglars robbed the Pine
>Museum last fall, some local patrons withdrew heirlooms because they
>worried they weren't safe anymore. The crime remains unsolved, but members
>of a pioneer family are taking steps to restore the community's faith in
>the museum.
>
>CYBERIA
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>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/2000-01/10/122l-011000-idx.html
>Archaeologists love to dig and hate to publish. But there's no point in
>digging it if you don't publish. A dig that's not published is a big hole
>in the ground. And, "dead digs" have zero cachet.
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