Michael Ramage
Michael Ramage and Catherine Desmarais, Forensic Genealogy: Theory and Practice (NGS, 2024).
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Writing/Publishing
- Author/Writer
Other Speciality
- Forensic Research
- Heir & Probate Search
Michael S. Ramage, J.D., Certified Genealogist®, is a full-time, 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. In 2000, Michael left a general practice law firm to pursue his true passion of genealogy.
Publications/Media
(1) Michael S. Ramage, J.D., CG and Catherine B. W. Desmarais, CG, Forensic Genealogy: Theory and Practice (National Genealogical Society, Falls Church, VA: July 2024); (2) "Forensic Genealogy" and "Ethical Considerations" chapters in Professional Genealogy: Preparation, Practice & Standards, Elizabeth Shown Mills, editor (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2018); (3) "Self-Authenticating Evidence: Rules You Need to Know," Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, Volume XXXIV, No. 4 (December 2019): 11; (4) "Data Privacy: The New Genealogical Frontier," Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, Volume XXXIII, No. 4 (December 2018): 9; (5) "Standards and Forensic Genealogy," OnBoard 22 (September 2016): 1; (6) "The Importance of Dispassionate Data Collection," OnBoard 19 (BCG: January 2013): 5.
(1) Michael S. Ramage, J.D., CG and Catherine B. W. Desmarais, CG, Forensic Genealogy: Theory and Practice (National Genealogical Society, Falls Church, VA: July 2024); (2) "Forensic Genealogy" and "Ethical Considerations" chapters in Professional Genealogy: Preparation, Practice & Standards, Elizabeth Shown Mills, editor (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2018); (3) "Self-Authenticating Evidence: Rules You Need to Know," Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, Volume XXXIV, No. 4 (December 2019): 11; (4) "Data Privacy: The New Genealogical Frontier," Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, Volume XXXIII, No. 4 (December 2018): 9; (5) "Standards and Forensic Genealogy," OnBoard 22 (September 2016): 1; (6) "The Importance of Dispassionate Data Collection," OnBoard 19 (BCG: January 2013): 5.
Lectures
Instructor, (1) Boston University Genealogical Research Certificate in Genealogical Research program, Instructor of ?Genealogy as a Profession? (2011-2017); (2) ?Early Women?s Right to Conduct Business, or Was Your Female Ancestor a Feme Sole Trader or the Like?? (Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, 2016-2024); (3) Instructor of legal and genealogical classes (GRIP & SLIG 2016-2024)
Instructor, (1) Boston University Genealogical Research Certificate in Genealogical Research program, Instructor of ?Genealogy as a Profession? (2011-2017); (2) ?Early Women?s Right to Conduct Business, or Was Your Female Ancestor a Feme Sole Trader or the Like?? (Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, 2016-2024); (3) Instructor of legal and genealogical classes (GRIP & SLIG 2016-2024)
Repositories
Historical Society of Pennsylvania; American Philosophical Society (Philadelphia); National Archives at Philadelphia; Pennsylvania State Archives; Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia City Archives; and county courthouses and historical societies in the Greater Delaware Valley (southeast Pennsylvania).
Historical Society of Pennsylvania; American Philosophical Society (Philadelphia); National Archives at Philadelphia; Pennsylvania State Archives; Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia City Archives; and county courthouses and historical societies in the Greater Delaware Valley (southeast Pennsylvania).
Research Time Periods
- 21st Century
- 20th Century
- 19th Century
- 18th Century
- 17th Century
Honorifics/Credentials
CG®
CG®
Affiliations
APG, BCG, NGS, Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania.
APG, BCG, NGS, Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania.
Degrees
JD (Law)
JD (Law)