Laurel Martin

Laurel was born locally at Bethesda Naval Hospital (the same hospital where JFK’s autopsy took place, though several decades earlier than Laurel’s debut). After a few moves courtesy of the United States Navy, Laurel’s family settled in Virginia Beach. She always had impeccable grades and test scores, but was usually in trouble for talking too much in class. Laurel moved to Washington DC in 2013 to be a tour guide and hasn’t looked back once. 

History and storytelling has always been a passion of hers and she prides herself that at 9 years old she convinced her mother to drive her several hours in the middle of winter to attend the bicentennial reenactment of George Washington’s funeral. She enjoys odd medical history, cultural history, and finding the weirdest possible museums or historical sites when traveling.