About Leland Meitzler

Leland K. Meitzler founded Heritage Quest in 1985, and has worked as Managing Editor of both Heritage Quest Magazine and The Genealogical Helper. He currently operates Family Roots Publishing Company (www.FamilyRootsPublishing.com), writes daily at GenealogyBlog.com, writes the weekly Genealogy Newsline, conducts the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour to the Family History Library, and speaks nationally, having given over 2000 lectures since 1983.

Census Substitutes & State Census Records – Third Edition – 28% Off with FREE USA Shipping

Day 9 of the FRPC 2021 12 Days of Christmas Sale The Third Edition of William Dollarhide’s popular Census Substitutes & State Census Records is available through December 25, 2021 at 28% off. The publication is in five volumes (previously Continue reading Census Substitutes & State Census Records – Third Edition – 28% Off with FREE USA Shipping

Finding Your Ancestral Village in the Former Austro-Hungarian Empire: 2nd Edition – 10% Off Nov. 8-14, 2021

Finding Your Ancestral Village in the Former Austro-Hungarian Empire: Slovakia, Czechy, Ukraine, Galacia and Hungary. The first edition book was 45 pages. The new volume, edited by Lisa Alzo, has expanded to 196 pages. This volume is currently on sale Continue reading Finding Your Ancestral Village in the Former Austro-Hungarian Empire: 2nd Edition – 10% Off Nov. 8-14, 2021

The Madness of the “Mac” Surnames – 15% Off at the FRPC Website

If you have determined that ‘Mc’ and ‘Mac’ surnames are the most complicated surnames originating in the British Isles, you need to read this book. And if you haven’t already worked that out, you ‘desperately’ need to read this book. Continue reading The Madness of the “Mac” Surnames – 15% Off at the FRPC Website

Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Soft Bound – Vol. 1 thru 65 – 25% Off Thru Oct. 18, 2021

FRPC is discounting the entire soft-cover series of the Map Guide to German Parish Registers by 25% – making them just $26.21 each – through Oct 18, 2021. This is the lowest sale price on this series that we’ve ever Continue reading Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Soft Bound – Vol. 1 thru 65 – 25% Off Thru Oct. 18, 2021

The Census Book – 25% Off with a FREE PDF eBook @ the FRPC Website -Offer good Thru Oct. 22

FRPC is offering The Census Book at 25% off and including a FREE immediately downloadable PDF eBook version of the soft and hardcover books. Click on the links to order. This offer is good through Oct. 22, 2021. Following a Continue reading The Census Book – 25% Off with a FREE PDF eBook @ the FRPC Website -Offer good Thru Oct. 22

American Scots-Irish Research – 20% Off Through Sept. 30, 2021

FRPC is offering the following guidebook at 20% off through Sept 30, 2021: Family Roots Publishing Co. recently released what promises to be a best-selling genealogy research guidebook. American Scots-Irish Research: Strategies and Sources in the Quest for Ulster-Scots Origins Continue reading American Scots-Irish Research – 20% Off Through Sept. 30, 2021

Regina Negrycz’ Ancestral Guides – 20% Off (Just $4 each) Through Dec. 31, 2020

Regina Negrycz has written three Ancestral Guides for Family Roots Publishing. Two of them deal with X-DNA research and one deals with Online City Directory Databases. FRPC is offering them at the website at 20% off through Dec. 31. All Continue reading Regina Negrycz’ Ancestral Guides – 20% Off (Just $4 each) Through Dec. 31, 2020

British Guides (including England, Ireland & Scotland) – 20 to 75% Off Thru Dec. 31, 2020

The following titles have been added to the Holiday sale for 20% to 75% off – through Dec 31, 2020. Click on the links for more information and/or to order. THE FOLLOWING TITLES DEAL WITH BRITISH AND IRISH RESEARCH: A Continue reading British Guides (including England, Ireland & Scotland) – 20 to 75% Off Thru Dec. 31, 2020

Mobile Genealogy: How to Use Your Tablet and Smartphone for Family History Research – 50% Off

We are running a holiday promotion on Mobile Genealogy and are offering the popular book to our readers for under $10! That’s now 50% off, and is the lowest price we’ve offered on the volume. Click on the links to Continue reading Mobile Genealogy: How to Use Your Tablet and Smartphone for Family History Research – 50% Off

Irish Research Guide & 1849-50 Irish Immigrants Bundle – 70% Off – Only $21.27

We have enormous stocks of two popular Irish research books, and have decided to add them to our Year-End promotion. We made up a bundle of the two volumes, and discounted it 70% off the normal MSRP – making the Continue reading Irish Research Guide & 1849-50 Irish Immigrants Bundle – 70% Off – Only $21.27

German Residential Records For Genealogists: Tracing Your Ancestor From Place to Place in Germany – 25% Off

Sometime before the completion of Dr. Roger Minert’s 2016 book, German Census Records, 1816-1916, he found himself studying one of the best examples of residential registration he had found in four decades of Germanic family history research. The page established Continue reading German Residential Records For Genealogists: Tracing Your Ancestor From Place to Place in Germany – 25% Off

Dollarhide’s Censuses & Substitute Name Lists Guides Series – 30% Off through December 31, 2020

FRPC is now offering the print edition volumes of Bill Dollarhide’s Censuses & Substitute Names List Volumes at 30% off through December 31. AND buy the printed volume online and get the PDF eBook as an immediate download – and Continue reading Dollarhide’s Censuses & Substitute Name Lists Guides Series – 30% Off through December 31, 2020

Your DNA Guide – the book – by Diahan Southard – 15% off

Diahan Southard has just written a totally unique guide for genealogists doing DNA research. Diahan is known for her expertise in speaking, guiding and writing about DNA. Family Roots Publishing has sold guides written by Diahan for years. Now she Continue reading Your DNA Guide – the book – by Diahan Southard – 15% off

Substitutes for the Lost 1890 U.S. Federal Census – 25% Off With Free PDF eBook Thru Dec. 31, 2020

Substitutes for the Lost 1890 U.S. Federal Census is the first comprehensive guide to substitutes for the lost 1890 U.S. Federal Census ever compiled. Written by researcher and author, William Dollarhide, this volume pulls together a listing of mostly online Continue reading Substitutes for the Lost 1890 U.S. Federal Census – 25% Off With Free PDF eBook Thru Dec. 31, 2020

TxSGS Live! With Judy S. Russell as the Headliner for the Online Conference Nov. 13 & 14

Judy G. Russell, the Legal Genealogist, headlines TxSGS Live! with eight more nationally-known speakers, bringing the best in genealogy learning to you—virtually. Watch live on November 13-14, or on-demand through February 14, 2021. Another 22 sessions bring you the cutting-edge Continue reading TxSGS Live! With Judy S. Russell as the Headliner for the Online Conference Nov. 13 & 14