Michael J. Leclerc, CG, To Speak at NERGC April 5th

Michael J. Leclerc, CG

The American-French Genealogical Society (AFGS) is sponsoring The Genealogy Professor CEO, Michael J. Leclerc, CG®, to present French-Canadian Problem Solving on Friday, F-136, from 3:15 – 4:15 p.m.

Michael J. Leclerc is a popular genealogical presenter, teacher, author, and editor. He got his start in genealogy thirty years ago when he first visited the American-French Genealogical Society. From 1995 through 2011 he served in various positions at the New England Historic Genealogical Society. he served in a variety of capacities from research services to the library to publications. He was responsible for the launch of two websites, bringing searchable databases from the Society's collections to its members for the first time. He edited a number of books, including Genealogical Writing in the 21st Century: A Guide to Register Style and More, Second Edition, with Henry Hoff, and the fifth edition of the Society's seminal guidebook Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research. He was a contributing editor for American Ancestors magazine, and a consulting editor for the New England Historical and Genealogical Register.

In 2012 he joined Mocavo as Chief Genealogist, leaving in the summer of 2015. he worked with the development team to implement features of use to genealogists. He wrote about genealogical research and methodology for the Mocavo blog and made presentations around the world about how to use the website. He also hosted Mocavo Fireside Chat, interviewing leading genealogists about research and methodology and answering questions from Mocavo subscribers.

In 2016 he started Genealogy Professor to provide high-quality genealogical education to family historians.

He has authored numerous articles for scholarly journals and genealogy magazines. He has presented at genealogy conferences and seminars around the world. He served on the boards of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Federation of Genealogical Societies. He is an associate of the Board for Certification of Genealogists.

For more information on this conference April 3 - 6, see the website:
http://www.nergc.org/

For more information on the American French Genealogy Society see:
https://afgs.org/site/