Boulder Junction Public Library: Colonial Migrations to 1770

The Northern Waters Genealogical Society invites you to their next meeting on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 2-3 pm, at the Boulder Junction Community Center, 5392 Park Street. A brief business meeting will follow. A Zoom option is also available.

This month’s program is “Colonial Migration to 1770” with speaker, Ann G Lawthers by recorded webinar. Before the Revolutionary War, our ancestors’ migration around the colonies was strongly influenced by geography and existing modes of transportation. Tracing their migration begins with where they started or ended up. In order to find any information on their colonial era ancestors, the genealogist must learn as much as possible about these locations, the possible routes connecting them, and the groups which settled each area. This presentation describes colonial migration by region: New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern.

Ann G. Lawthers, Sc.D. is a retired Genealogist from The Brue Family Learning Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society/American Ancestors. She lectured regularly on behalf of American Ancestors at conferences, workshops, and meetings. At American Ancestors, she collaborated with other expert staff to develop multi-week online and in-person seminars and lectures. Ann focused on New England and Mid-Atlantic research, and migration patterns. Secondary interests include the Southern Colonies and Atlantic Canada. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and the Harvard School of Public Health with degrees in Health Policy.

This program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For more information or to request the Zoom link, please call 715-686-7339.

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