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.

Christy Fillerup Appointed APGQ Managing Editor

The following was received from APG: The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG®) has appointed Christy Fillerup of Salt Lake City, Utah, as managing editor of its quarterly publication, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly (APGQ). APGQ has served the genealogy community Continue reading Christy Fillerup Appointed APGQ Managing Editor

FamilySearch Adds to Austria, Brazil, China, Italy, New Zealand & the USA Collections

The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 1.7 million index records and images this week from Austria, Brazil, China, Germany, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Ukraine, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 369,729 index Continue reading FamilySearch Adds to Austria, Brazil, China, Italy, New Zealand & the USA Collections

NGS Announces Release of “Mastering Genealogical Proof” by Thomas W. Jones

The following was received from NGS: ARLINGTON, VA, 24 April 2013: The National Genealogical Society announces the release of Mastering Genealogical Proof by Thomas W. Jones, phd, cg, cgl, fasg, fngs. As a unique textbook on genealogical methods and reasoning Continue reading NGS Announces Release of “Mastering Genealogical Proof” by Thomas W. Jones

Geni.com Adds Historical Records to Advance Family Tree Collaboration

The following was received from Amanda Tantisalidchai at Geni.com: Major new features launched to help Geni.com users enrich the World Family Tree and discover unknown relatives Los Angeles, USA – April 23 2013: Geni.com, the leader in collaborative family history, Continue reading Geni.com Adds Historical Records to Advance Family Tree Collaboration

Status Animarum Records Posted for Saint Joseph Parish Church in Stari trg ob Kolpi, Slovenia

The following was received from my good friend, Jeff Bockman: All 788 of the Status Animarum records covering the 1875 – 1886 period from the Saint Joseph Parish Church in Stari trg ob Kolpi, Slovenia have been posted. A few Continue reading Status Animarum Records Posted for Saint Joseph Parish Church in Stari trg ob Kolpi, Slovenia

FamilySearch Adds to Collections from Australia, England, Italy, Philippines, Spain, & the USA

The following is from FamilySearch 04/23/2013: FamilySearch has added more than half a million images this week from Australia, England, Italy, Philippines, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 92,436 images from the new U.S., Ohio, Southern Continue reading FamilySearch Adds to Collections from Australia, England, Italy, Philippines, Spain, & the USA

Mocavo Community Digitization Grant Made to Bethany Children’s Home

This past Saturday, Mocavo announced the winner of their Mocavo Community Digitization Grant. Last November they made a commitment to provide $25,000 in digitization services to preserve historical records and make them available for free access. Bethany Children’s Home has Continue reading Mocavo Community Digitization Grant Made to Bethany Children’s Home

Changes to Summer Hours at the Smithsonian Institution & the National Archives

The following excerpt is from the Washington Post: Visitors to the Smithsonian Institution and the National Archives will notice changes to summer hours and exhibitions as of May. The Smithsonian will begin closing certain galleries on a rolling basis come Continue reading Changes to Summer Hours at the Smithsonian Institution & the National Archives

MyHeritage Releases Family Tree Builder 7.0 to Bring the Power of the Cloud to Genealogy Software

The following is from Business Wire: Updated version of world’s most popular free family history software now syncs with online and mobile, opens new channels for the discovery of historical records and is available for the first time also in Continue reading MyHeritage Releases Family Tree Builder 7.0 to Bring the Power of the Cloud to Genealogy Software