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    2. Pat Sabin
    3. I hope nobody minds my copying this to the list. It's not genealogy, but it's history. I got this message from the Southeastern Railroad Museum, asking if I would pass along the information for those who may be in Gwinnett during the holidays: Pat Sabin Gwinnett Co GAGenWeb - http://www.oldplaces.org/gwinnettga/ Nov 1, 2004 Duluth Ga for immediate release. The Southeastern Railway Museum is pleased to announce that Santa will arrive (by train, how else) on Saturday, Nov 13 at 1:30. Guests are encouraged to bring their cameras and visit the museum during the holiday season. The Museum is also pleased to announce that it is accepting reservations for breakfast with Santa Claus. The museum will host a light breakfast with Santa on Saturdays November 20, Nov 27, Dec 4, Dec 11 & Dec 18. Admission to the event will be $3 per person in addition to museum admission. Breakfast will be available at 9:30 and 10:30. Attendees, their parents & Santa will be given priority seating on the train rides at 10:15 and 11:15. Advance reservations are required to ensure breakfast seating and may be made by calling the museum Thursday - Saturday at 770-476-2013. Southeastern Railway Museum, 3595 Peachtree Road, Duluth. Located off Buford Highway ¼ mile North of Pleasant Hill Rd The museum is open Thursday - Saturday 10am -5pm. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors (65+), $4 for children (2-12). Children under 2 are admitted free. The Southeastern Railway Museum has been in operation since 1970 and is "Georgia's Official Transportation History Museum". The museum has over 80 other pieces of retired railway rolling stock including vintage steam and diesel locomotives, passenger coaches, private business cars, a World War II army troop kitchen, wooden freight cars, railway post office car and maintenance of way equipment. Many other items from Georgia's transportation history are also presented on the museum's 30-acre site. Trains rides aboard restored cabooses are complementary with admission. Directions: From I-85 northbound, exit at Pleasant Hill Road. Turn left (west), pass Gwinnett Place Mall, and continue approx. 3 miles to Buford Highway (US 23). Turn right (north) on Buford Highway. Travel approx. ¼ (one-quarter of 1) mile to Peachtree Road, turn left, cross railroad tracks, then turn right into museum entrance. ###

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