Author Archives: Leland Meitzler

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.

The International Society for British Genealogy and Family History Announces Courses and Instructors for 2013 British Institute

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The following press release is from Sandra M. Hewlett CG: WESTMINSTER, Colo., 3 April 2013 — The International Society for British Genealogy and Family History announces the courses for the 13th annual British Institute, to be held 7–11 October in Continue reading The International Society for British Genealogy and Family History Announces Courses and Instructors for 2013 British Institute→

FamilySearch Adds Large Updates to BillionGraves Index & Washington State County Records

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FamilySearch has added 2.1 million indexed records and images this week from BillionGraves, Canada, Czech Republic, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 815,732 index record and images from the BillionGraves Index collection, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Large Updates to BillionGraves Index & Washington State County Records→

Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Kingdom of Prussia, Province of Brandenburg II, Regierungsbezirk Frankfurt an der Oder – Now Shipping

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After a full year in the making, Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Kingdom of Prussia, Province of Brandenburg II, Regierungsbezirk Frankfurt an der Oder is now in print. The soft cover volume is shipping NOW, and the hard-bound Continue reading Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Kingdom of Prussia, Province of Brandenburg II, Regierungsbezirk Frankfurt an der Oder – Now Shipping→

Pre-Registration for the NGS 2013 Family History Conference, 8–11 May at the LVH-Las Vegas Hotel & Casino Closes 22 April

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I got an email this morning saying that pre-registration for the 2013 National Genealogical Society Family History Conference was closing today. But -it seems that there are still two more weeks to get registered. I received the following notice several Continue reading Pre-Registration for the NGS 2013 Family History Conference, 8–11 May at the LVH-Las Vegas Hotel & Casino Closes 22 April→

Photography and the American Civil War – an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The following teaser is from an article in the April 4, 2013 edition of the New York Times: Among the most arresting images in “Photography and the American Civil War,” a magisterial exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is Continue reading Photography and the American Civil War – an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art→

British Methodist Family History Online

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The following excerpt is from an article posted in the April 4, 2013 edition of HalifaxCourier.co.uk. It deals with British Methodist Family History on a personal level, with folks world-wide invited to join in the sharing of information. Cool… A Continue reading British Methodist Family History Online→

Tom Cruise is Presented With An Irish Heritage Certificate

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The following excerpt is from the April 4, 2013 edition of IrishCentral.com: Tom Cruise was presented with an Irish heritage certificate yesterday at an official Government ceremony to celebrate his ancestry. Eneclann, part of Trinity College, found that his great-great-great Continue reading Tom Cruise is Presented With An Irish Heritage Certificate→