My name is Lauren, and I am a junior at the University of Mary Washington where I am working to receive my bachelor’s degree in history. I enjoy doing anything and everything outdoors, including kayaking, fishing, and exploring local historical sites. History has always excited me, and through living locally to various historic sites in King George, Fredericksburg, and Spotsylvania I have been forcibly immersed in specifically colonial American history. This immersion led to me being very passionate in the research and study of American history. Although many of the sources I study are print, it is extremely important for me to adapt to how source material and information have become much more digitized. The main goal of my website is to display my professional historic research and projects digitally. It is easy to assume that due to me growing up in a digital revolution I would be well versed in anything and everything technology, this could not be further from the truth. After Covid I fell out of interest in the technological world, as frankly I got tired of seeing it in every aspect of my daily life. I hope to grow to love the internet again and effectively portray myself to future employers and history buffs alike through this website. I hope you enjoy!