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.

Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Uncover 21 Medal Of Honor Headstones

The following teaser is from an excellent article by Cristina Corbin in the September 27, 2013 edition of foxnews.com: Hidden in the jungle-like underbrush and Japanese knotweed smothering tombstones in an abandoned Philadelphia cemetery, Sam Ricks found his calling: to Continue reading Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Uncover 21 Medal Of Honor Headstones

Washington State Birth Parents Who Placed Children for Adoption Before Oct. 1, 1993 Must Notify Health Dept. to Retain Anonymity

The following snippet is from an AP article posted in the Sept. 25, 2013 edition of The Republic. OLYMPIA, Washington — Birth parents who placed their child for adoption on or before Oct. 1, 1993, must notify the state Health Continue reading Washington State Birth Parents Who Placed Children for Adoption Before Oct. 1, 1993 Must Notify Health Dept. to Retain Anonymity

Family Biographies Added for 10 More Counties to My Genealogy Hound

I have written about My Genealogy Hound in the past. They now have over 16,000 biographies posted. The following is info. I just received from them. Good stuff… Family biography additions to the My Genealogy Hound website have been completed Continue reading Family Biographies Added for 10 More Counties to My Genealogy Hound

FamilySearch Adds Over 192 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, the USA & Wales

The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has recently added more than 192 million indexed records and images from Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, the United States, and Wales. Notable collection updates include the 314,910 images from the Spain, Province of Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 192 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, the USA & Wales

Mississippi Department of Archives and History to Digitize Newspapers Dating from 1836 to 1922

The following teaser is from an AP article posted in the September 22, 2013 editon of gulflive.com: Jackson, Mississippi — The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has received a $274,000 grant to digitize 100,000 pages of state newspapers published Continue reading Mississippi Department of Archives and History to Digitize Newspapers Dating from 1836 to 1922

New Online Irish Newspapers Make Ireland’s History Searchable

The following news release was received from Laura Zilverberg for FindMyPast.com: Titles cover all four provinces of Ireland with articles dating 1820-1926 LOS ANGELES (Sept. 23, 2013) – Findmypast.com, an international leader in online family history, today announced the launch Continue reading New Online Irish Newspapers Make Ireland’s History Searchable

Terrific Brand New Book! The Family Tree Guidebook to Europe – on Sale for 29% Off!

I just obtained a personal copy of the new book, The Family Tree Guidebook to Europe – Your Essential Guide to Trace Your Genealogy in Europe. It’s written and edited by a number of knowledgeable folks, most of whom I Continue reading Terrific Brand New Book! The Family Tree Guidebook to Europe – on Sale for 29% Off!

Laurel Delaware Public Library has Terrific Genealogy Collection

The following teaser is from the Sept. 18, 2013 edition of DelawareOnline.com: LAUREL [Delaware] — Searching for cemetery records, census information, old deeds or probate abstracts? Your quest ends with the Laurel Public Library’s little-known but highly regarded Delaware Collection. Continue reading Laurel Delaware Public Library has Terrific Genealogy Collection

Queen Latifah Agrees to be on Who Do You Think You Are?

The following excerpt is from the September 23, 2013 edition of theindychannel.com: QUEEN LATIFAH has agreed to research her family tree for genealogy show WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? after producer LISA KUDROW revealed the singer/actress previously turned down Continue reading Queen Latifah Agrees to be on Who Do You Think You Are?

British Columbia Man Finds 107-year-old Message in a Bottle from Bellingham, Washington Man

The following excerpt is from a fascinating article by Jim Donaldson posted in the Sept. 17, 2013 edition of the Bellingham Herald. Steve Thurber, 53, of Courtenay, B.C., was walking along a beach south of Tofino last Monday, Sept. 9, Continue reading British Columbia Man Finds 107-year-old Message in a Bottle from Bellingham, Washington Man

Grave-Recording Project Underway in Northeast Arkansas

JONESBORO (AP) — Two women are eager to record every cemetery grave site in a 17-county region of Northeast Arkansas. Dr. Julie Morrow, an archaeologist with the Arkansas Archeological Survey at the Jonesboro Research Station, and Debbie Sterbinsky, historic cemetery Continue reading Grave-Recording Project Underway in Northeast Arkansas