About

Michael L. Strauss, AG is an Accredited Genealogist for the Eastern States Region with the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (Since 1995). A native of Pennsylvania and a resident of Virginia Beach, Virginia, he has been an avid genealogist for more than 35 years. Michael holds a BA in History and is a U.S. Coast Guard veteran. He has worked with the Coast Guard Station Museum in Virginia Beach, VA as a research archivist.

Additional credentials include:

Accredited Genealogist by the International Commission of Accredited Professional Genealogist (ICAPGEN), Salt Lake City, UT since 1995.
Qualified Expert Witness in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Approved genealogist for the United States Army to locate DNA-qualified family members of MIAs and POWs from WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam.
President-Virginia Beach Genealogical Society-Virginia Beach, VA-Term: 2012-2014
Vice President-Virginia Beach Genealogical Society-Virginia Beach, VA-Term: 2009-2012, and Former Member at Large from 2008-2009.
Research Grant Recipiant-Foundation for Coast Guard History-Seattle, WA-2005
Thesis: “Confederate Pirates In Maine: The Capture and Destruction of the Revenue Cutter Caleb Cushing”
Faculty Member–Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Instructor: HIST493R-Family History Research (Summer, 2000, 2004, 2008)
Faculty Member–Samford University, Birmingham, AL
Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research-Military Records-Course #9 (Summer, 2010).
Faculty Member-Warren County Community College, Washington, NJ
Non-Credit Course: Genealogy: The Linear Connection (Summer, 2004).
Faculty Member-Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV
Teaching Assistant: HIST438-Soldiers and American Society (Summer, 2004-2005).
Teaching Assistant: ENVS371-Documentation of Historic Properties (Fall, 2005)
Research Scholarship Recipiant-The George C. Marshall Foundation-Lexington, VA-2006
Thesis: George C. Marshall; Tenure with the Civilian Conversation Corps 1933-1934.

Published Articles:

1. “Historical Maps: The World at your Fingertips” Ancestry 22:3 (July/August 2004): 31-40.
2. “Vanishing Footprints: Cedar Creek Battlefield Revisited” First Landing 27:1 (February, 2010): 12-13.
3. “Genealogy Magazine and Historical Database to Benefit VBGS” First Landing 25:2 (May, 2010): 7.

Published Biography:

1. “Genie Ologie’s Gems: Michael Strauss, AG”-By Kathleen Davis.First Landing 25:2 (May, 2010): 11. (Clink on Link Below)
Strauss Biography