Michael J. Leclerc, CG, is a popular genealogical presenter, teacher, author, and editor around the world. For more than a decade he has been a facilitator and instructor in Boston University’s Genealogy Studies Program. He holds credentials as a Certified Genealogist^® from the Board for Certification of Genealogists. He got his start in genealogy in the 1980s when he first visited the American-French Genealogical Society. From 1995 through 2011 he held various positions at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, working 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. He is former managing editor of the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly.