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Michael S. Ramage, J.D., CG®, is a fulltime, Board-certified genealogist with over 20-years’ experience as a professional genealogist and a legal background including family, adoption, business, real estate and estates law. Michael is the 2021 recipient of both The Donn Devine Award for Extraordinary Service to the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, and The APG Professional Achievement Award that honors individual excellence and ethical behavior. Past certifying genealogist for the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution, Colonial Society of Pennsylvania, and Society of Colonial Wars (Pennsylvania).Educational and Teaching Background • Susquehanna University, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania)• Stetson University College of Law, Juris Doctorate• Attended dozens of local, statewide and national genealogical conferences • Instructor: o Boston University Genealogical Research Certificate in Genealogical Research program, Instructor of “Genealogy as a Profession” (2011-2017) o “Early Women’s Right to Conduct Business, or Was Your Female Ancestor a Feme Sole Trader or the Like?” (Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, 2016-2022) o Instructor of legal and genealogical classes (GRIP & SLIG 2016-2022) o “Adoption Research and Real-Life Case Study” (NGS 2015). o “Forensic Genealogy Meets the Genealogical Proof Standards” (NGS 2015), o “Reliability: The Keystone of Genealogical Reasoning, With Judicial Comparisons” (BCG 2015) o “Forensic Genealogy Meets the Genealogical Proof Standard” (BCG 2015) o Past Instructor of Wills, Estates & Trusts at Penn State University o Many other genealogical presentations at local genealogical societiesProfessional Affiliations and Board Service• Association of Professional Genealogists (Member, 1999 to date; Member of Bylaws Committee (2021 – 2022))• Board for Certification of Genealogists (Associate, 2002 – date; Board Member-at-Large, Vice President, Treasurer, 2010 – 2016; General Counsel, 2016 - date)• Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania (Member 1999 – date; Board 2002 – 2006; Counsel 2021)• National Genealogical Society (Member, 1999 – date)• New England Historic Genealogical Society (Member, 1999 – date)Publications• “Ethical Considerations” and “Forensic Specialization” chapters in Professional Genealogy: Preparation, Practice & Standards, Elizabeth Shown Mills, editor (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2018)• “Self-Authenticating Evidence: Rules You Need to Know,” Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, Volume XXXIV, No. 4 (December 2019): 11• “Data Privacy: The New Genealogical Frontier?” Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, Volume XXXIII, No. 4 (December 2018): 9• “Standards and Forensic Genealogy,” OnBoard 22 (September 2016): 1• 2019: 2018: Member of the Standards Manual Revision Committee that resulted in the publication of Board for Certification of Genealogists®, Genealogy Standards, Second Edition Revised (Nashville, TN: Ancestry, 2021)• 2018: Member of the Standards Manual Revision Committee that resulted in the publication of Board for Certification of Genealogists®, Genealogy Standards, Second Edition (Nashville, TN: Ancestry, 2019)• 2013-2014: Member of the Standards Manual Revision Committee that resulted in the publication of Board for Certification of Genealogists®, Genealogy Standards (Nashville, TN: Ancestry, 2014)• “Use of Form G-639 to Obtain USCIS Alien Files,” Forensic Genealogy News 3 (CAFG: August 2013): 8• “A Practical Approach to Genealogy Standards,” Forensic Genealogy News 4 (CAFG: March/April 2014): 5• “The Importance of Dispassionate Data Collection,” OnBoard 19 (BCG: January 2013): 5
Start your early Pennsylvania family history today by contacting me with your request or your free consultation: Michael S. Ramage, J.D., CG®Wynnewood, Montgomery County, PACall: 484-437-8827Email: MichaelRamageJD@gmail.comhttps://www.EarlyPennGen.comZoom Meeting: On Request

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