GROUP SPECIALS: Travel World of Ironton, Ohio, and Ohio University Southern Campus Travel and Tourism program offer the following trips:

Mar. 7-9: Gettysburg and Antietam, Tour includes motorcoach transportation from Ironton, 2 nights lodging in Gettysburg, Guided battlefield tours at Antietam and Gettysburg National Military Parks, Gettysburg Electric Map, Admission to the historic Schriver House, an experience recounting the civilians perspective of the battle, Opportunity to walk Pickett's Charge and scramble up Little Round Top, three breakfasts and three lunches, meet President Lincoln, free time to explore the battlefield and Gettysburg, all taxes, admissions and gratuities. Available for college credit in Travel and Tourism, American History or Graduate Credit in Education. Cost $260 per person, based on double occupancy. For more information on the above tours, contact Travel World at 800-210-3350 or 740-533-4630.

TOUR: March 14-23: The Shepherd University Department of History is sponsoring Normandy Revisited, a tour of Operation Overlord, D-Day and Battle of Normandy sites, museums and cemeteries in both England and France. The tour will be led by Dr. Mark A. Snell, Dr. Walter Powell and Bill McQuade. Each traveler must carry a valid passport. Cost for the trip is $1,950 double-occupancy, and $2,350 single-occupancy with limited availability. Registration fee includes eight nights of lodging, buffet breakfasts, most lunches and dinners, museum entrance fees and complete motorcoach and ferry services. Fee does not include airfare, and travelers are required to make their own airline reservations. For more information about the tour or to receive a registration form, call Denise Messinger at (304) 876-5429.

GROUP SPECIALS: Fellowship Tours offers the following trips: Feb. 25: Shopping...Shopping...Shopping, Easton Place Mall, Columbus, Ohio, cost $30; March 1: Newport Aquarium, a great trip for grandparents, cost $58, children 2-12 $47; March 5-8: Myrtle Beach, S.C., three nights lodging, two shows, one dinner, breakfast each morning, outlet shopping and plenty of beach time, cost $377 with double occupancy. For more information, call (304) 523-8687.

GROUP SPECIALS: The First State Bank Harvest Club offers the following trips: Feb. 14-15: Wheeling Island. For more information or complete brochures, call Sherrie Porter at (304) 302-6030 or (304) 736-5271.

GROUP SPECIALS: Knipp Tours LLC offers the following trips: March 21: Easton Mall, Columbus, Ohio, $48; May 2-4: Red Eye to New York City, comfortable bus, $122; May 18-20: Smoky Mountain Gospel Celebration, two nights lodging, three days, four shows, two dinners, two breakfasts and more; June 7: Ohio Amish Shopping and Flea Market includes dinner, $74; June 15-21: Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Hyannis, Plymouth Rock, 10 meals included and more; July 26: Newport Aquarium, Ky., day out with your grandchildren, motorcoach transportation and admission, $68; Sept. 12-18: Branson, Mo., 10 meals, seven shows, six nights lodging. For more information, call (740) 532-1549.

GROUP SPECIAL: Father Arthur Bufogle from Saint Patrick Church in Hinton offers the following tour: Sept. 1-11: A eleven-day pilgrimage to Ireland: Itinerary includes one night in Bunratty, two nights in Galway, two nights in Killarney, one night each in Sligo, Donegal and Armagh (Northern Ireland) and three nights in Dublin, $2950 per person. Deposit of $450 each and final payment is due by Sunday, June 1. An early booking discount is available. The package includes air from Dulles, Charleston and Pittsburgh, daily breakfast and dinners, superior tourist class hotels, air conditioned motor coach and an English speaking guide. For more information or a brochures, call John Tagnesi, toll free at (888) 544-4461.