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.

Illinois State Historical Society Confer 2009 Award of Superior Achievement on Madonna Davis, Host & Co-producer of The Lively Family Massacre

Springfield, IL – The Illinois Executive Mansion was the stage for the Illinois State Historical Society to present its 2009 Award of Superior Achievement to Madonna Davis for her role in creating and hosting The Lively Family Massacre – a Continue reading Illinois State Historical Society Confer 2009 Award of Superior Achievement on Madonna Davis, Host & Co-producer of The Lively Family Massacre

Marvin Lee Harper, Northport Historian & Tuscaloosa County Preservationist, dies at 89

Marvin Lee Harper, noted Northport historian and Tuscaloosa County [Alabama] preservationist, died Friday morning at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. He was 89… During those years in the antique-filled house, he amassed more than a lifetime’s worth of honors, Continue reading Marvin Lee Harper, Northport Historian & Tuscaloosa County Preservationist, dies at 89

John Hanson Beadle’s 1880 “History of Parke County” [Indiana] Reprinted

Tamie Dehler is reporting in her column in the Tribune-Star that John Hanson Beadle’s 1880 History of Parke County has been reprinted by the Parke County Historical Society, and is available at the Parke County Museum, 503 W. Ohio St., Continue reading John Hanson Beadle’s 1880 “History of Parke County” [Indiana] Reprinted

Dutchess County, New York to Digitize Naturalization Records 1932-1989

The Dutchess County Clerk, Brad Kendall, at Poukeepsie, New York, has secured a grant from Ancestry.com to scan and digitize the 1932-1989 naturalization records kept at the county. About 20,000 people are covered by the records that include original petitions Continue reading Dutchess County, New York to Digitize Naturalization Records 1932-1989

Arline Mills School Census: Dist 117 – Pierce Co, WA – 1 May 1913

The following Images are from the original completed census form for Pierce County School District No. 117, Arline Mills, taken 1 May 1913. This form, along with a number of other Arline School documents was found in a satchel on Continue reading Arline Mills School Census: Dist 117 – Pierce Co, WA – 1 May 1913

The Importance of Genealogical Societies to Successful Research

Genealogical Societies are key to successful genealogy research for numerous reasons. I’ve had involvement with societies since about 1980, and it’s always proved rewarding. The following column on the importance of genealogical societies was written by Bryan L. Mulcahy, Reference Continue reading The Importance of Genealogical Societies to Successful Research

Check out the Genealogy Collection in the Chariton County Historical Society & Museum in Salisbury, Missouri

The Chariton County Historical Society & Museum in Salisbury, Missouri, is now open for the upcoming season. The museum, located at 115 E. Second St. in Salisbury is open Tuesday through Saturday, 1-4 pm for guided/self-guided tours, or family history Continue reading Check out the Genealogy Collection in the Chariton County Historical Society & Museum in Salisbury, Missouri

Searching for Information on MIAs From Battles in NW France in WWI

The Times has obtained and posted in 13 pdf pages a list of British soldiers who fought in a series of battles in northwestern France in the First World War. These men were declared Missing In Action (MIA) and their Continue reading Searching for Information on MIAs From Battles in NW France in WWI

Museum Staff to Join Genealogy Department at Allen County Library to Help With the Digitization of the Lincoln Documents

When the manuscripts in the Lincoln collection find their new home in the Allen County Public Library next month, they will be joined by two museum staff members. The museum workers will join the library’s staff, but money raised by Continue reading Museum Staff to Join Genealogy Department at Allen County Library to Help With the Digitization of the Lincoln Documents

Penn State Yearbooks Now Digitized and Available Online

For those of us that love new digitized online resources, today is a day to celebrate! Yearbooks for Penn State have now been digitized and made available free of charge at the PennState Universities Library website. The site is called: Continue reading Penn State Yearbooks Now Digitized and Available Online