February 2015 Meeting: Adoption Research for Genealogists

When:  Saturday, February 7, 2015, 10 am to 12 noon
Where:  David Library of the American Revolution
Subject:  Adoption Research for Genealogists
  Learn about adoption laws and methods that may enable you to uncover hidden adoptions in your family with a real life case study. Click here for a printable flyer.
Speaker:  Michael S. Ramage, J.D., Certified Genealogist
  Michael S. Ramage, J.D., Certified Genealogist is a full-time, professional genealogist specializing in forensic genealogy including missing and unknown heir research, adoptions, and expert testimony.  He is a member of the Board for Certification of Genealogists (V.P.), the Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (V.P.), and is a Teaching Assistant at Boston University's Genealogical Research Program.  His publications include: "Missing and Unknown Estate Heir Law Practice and Procedure," Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly, Volume LXXVI, No. 3 (July 2005); "What Lawyers Need to Know about the Heir-Hunting Industry," The Pennsylvania Lawyer (May/June 2013); and "The Importance of Dispassionate Data Collection," OnBoard 19 (BCG:January 2013).   For more information, visit his website at www.ForensicGenealogist.pro.
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