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Michael L. Strauss, AG®, is a professional genealogist and military historian. His expertise is recognized in the judicial systems of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, where he has provided testimony as an expert witness. In addition to his courtroom experience, Michael has presented lectures at numerous universities, conferences, and institutes. He has authored several publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles, public history writing, blogs, and book reviews, demonstrating his extensive understanding of military history.

Publications/Media

• "Master Signal Electrician: The United States Army Air Service during World War I" Journal of the Company of Military Historians 75:1 (Spring, 2023): 6-7.
• "Dog Tags: Identifying our Deceased Military Veterans" Fold3 Division of Ancestry.com, published May 1, 2023.
• "Reconstructing the Past: The National Personnel Record Center Fire of 1973" Fold3 Division of Ancestry.com, published December 5, 2022.
• Journal of America's Military Past, Review of Mary Jane Phillips Koenig, et al. Answering the Call: Erie County, Pennsylvania in World War One. Erie, Pennsylvania: Erie County Pennsylvania World War One Centennial Committee, 2021. Volume 47, no. 3 (Fall 2022): 62-64.
• "Born on the Fourth of July" New York Archives Magazine 22:1 (Summer 2022): 40.
• Journal of America's Military Past, Book Review of Gary W. Clark Grand Army of the Republic and Union Veteran Research. Wichita, Kansas: PhotoTree.com, 2021. Volume 47, no. 1 (Winter 2022): 106-107.
• "Fredericksburg at War" Fredericksburg, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania: The History, Stories, and Photographs of the Village of Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania, formally Stumpstown, edited by Kathy Bicksler Stouffer, et al. Grantville, PA: Wert Bookbinding & Publishing, Inc., 2021.
• Remembering the Civil War 160 Years Later. Digital Blog-Family Tree Magazine, The Genealogy Insider, published May 1, 2021.
• "These Honored Dead: Learn About Your Ancestors Civil War Service with These 21 Records and Resources" Family Tree Magazine: 22:3 (May-June 2021): 18-27. Coauthored with Sunny Jane Morton. 
• "Researching World War I Soldier Gandolfo Scarnici" Pima County Genealogical Society, published May 25, 2020.
• "Brothers in Arms: Americans In the Canadian Expeditionary Force" NGS Magazine: 44:1 (January-March 2018): 48-53.
• "Vanishing Footprints: Cedar Creek Battlefield Revisited" First Landing 27:1 (February, 2010): 12-13. Coauthored with Jerry Crow.
• "Genealogy Magazine and Historical Database set to Benefit members of VBGS" First Landing 25:2 (May, 2008): 7.
• "Historical Maps: The World at your Fingertips" Ancestry 22:3 (July/August 2004): 31-40.

Lectures
See http://www.genealogyresearchnetwork.com for complete listing of current lectures and calendar.

Repositories

• National Archives, Washington, DC
• National Archives, Archives II, College Park, MD
• National Personnel Record Center, St. Louis, MO
• Library of Congress, Washington, DC
• United States Army Heritage Center, Carlisle, PA
• Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT

Research Time Periods

• 21st Century
• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century

Honorifics/Credentials
AG®

Affiliations

• Company of Military Historians
• National Genealogical Society
• The International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists
• The Society of Civil War Historians
• The Society for Military History
• Utah Genealogical Association

Degrees

• B.A. History-Civil War and 19th Century America (Shepherd University)
• M.A. History-Military History (University of Massachusetts)-Expected May 2025