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.

Live Roots Search Experience, Release Two

The following press release was received from Genealogy Today: BURBANK, Calif. – June 25, 2009 – Genealogy Today announced the second release of the Live Roots search experience. Included in this release are project management tools to help visitors keep Continue reading Live Roots Search Experience, Release Two

NewspaperARCHIVE Adds New Data

Over several days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many new newspapers from a eighteen states. The majority of the papers posted the last few days are dated in the 1930s. Again, those interested in the early years of the depression in these areas Continue reading NewspaperARCHIVE Adds New Data

APG “Professional Achievement Award” Nominees Wanted

The following was received from Kathleen Hinckley, CG, Executive Director of the Association of Professional Genealogists. The Association of Professional Genealogists will be awarding its third “Professional Achievement Award” at the Professional Management Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas, September 2, 2009. Continue reading APG “Professional Achievement Award” Nominees Wanted

Pre-pub Special on Dollarhide’s New “Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era” Extended through the SCGS Jamboree

We spent much of the mid-day packing and shipping boxes of Dollarhide’s new “Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era.” The pre-publication special, which had run for just under a week, was super-successful, and we’ve decided to extend the discounted Continue reading Pre-pub Special on Dollarhide’s New “Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era” Extended through the SCGS Jamboree

Call For Papers for the Jewish Genealogy Seminar in Tel Aviv December 1, 2009

(IsraelNN.com) The Israel Genealogical Society (IGS) and the Jewish Family Research Association (JFRA) announced a call for English or Hebrew academic papers in advance of the fifth annual Jewish Genealogy Seminar. The December 1 seminar will take place at the Continue reading Call For Papers for the Jewish Genealogy Seminar in Tel Aviv December 1, 2009

Historic Preservationist Mitchell Dan Hoyle Dies After Car Wreck

A man instrumental in the restoration of Hoyle Homestead died Saturday at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. Mitchell Dan Hoyle, 67, of Forest City, died after a vehicle wreck in Conover. Conover Police told the Hickory Daily Record that Continue reading Historic Preservationist Mitchell Dan Hoyle Dies After Car Wreck

Brookhaven, Mississippi Jewish Temple May Become an Historical Museum

BROOKHAVEN [Mississippi] — The ownership of Brookhaven’s historic Jewish temple may soon change hands to the Lincoln County Historical and Genealogical Society. The move would guarantee the temple’s preservation and end the society’s search for a place to call home. Continue reading Brookhaven, Mississippi Jewish Temple May Become an Historical Museum

New at NewspaperARCHIVE.com

Over several days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many new newspapers from 19 states. The majority of the papers posted the last few days are dated toward the end of the 1920s and Early 1932. Those interested in the stock market crash and Continue reading New at NewspaperARCHIVE.com

Ancestry.com’s New Seattle Passenger Lists 1882-1957

Alerted by the latest Ancestry Weekly Discovery, I clicked over to Ancestry.com and spent a few minutes playing with their new Seattle Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1957. In searching for the Surname, Meitzler, I found an entry for 63 year Continue reading Ancestry.com’s New Seattle Passenger Lists 1882-1957

Amazon.com’s New “Charge When Ship” Merchant Policy

A few days ago, Amazon.com began a new program for their merchants called “Charge When Ship. Family Roots Publishing sells quite a number of books through Amazon.com – and I’m really pleased with this new program at Amazon. Monies collected Continue reading Amazon.com’s New “Charge When Ship” Merchant Policy

Just Posted at Family Tree Connection

The following items were added to the Family Tree Connection database this last week: ILLINOIS Chicago Registered Voters, October, 1934, Ward 40, Precinct 48 – Registered Voters, October, 1934, Ward 40, Precinct 48, Issued by Board of Election Commissioners, Edmund Continue reading Just Posted at Family Tree Connection