Laura Street Chaplin will discuss researching your early American ancestors.

This presentation covers various aspects of researching ancestors who lived in America during the Colonial and New Republic periods of American History (1607-1800). Genealogist and owner of Willow Tree Research Laura Street Chaplin will present a brief historical overview with timeline, comments on cultural context for our ancestors, and suggestions for research collections & repositories. Let’s make researching our Colonial ancestors (when we are lucky enough to have some!) fun and exciting! This new presentation was created for the America250 celebration in 2026.