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 Formosan Native Tribes: A Genealogical and Classificatory Study

The following excerpt is from an article posted in the June 18, 2012 edition of Taiwan Today. Renowned writer and mountaineer Yang Nan-jun released his translated and annotated edition of “The Formosan Native Tribes: A Genealogical and Classificatory Study” June Continue reading The Formosan Native Tribes: A Genealogical and Classificatory Study

Missouri WWI HIstorical Documents & Pictures to Be Digitized for the “Over There: Missouri and the Great War” Project

The following excerpt is from an article by Jennifer Davidson, posted in the June 21, 2012 edition of the ksmu.org website. It was known as “The Great War” because of its massive scale. Now, nearly 100 years later, a massive Continue reading Missouri WWI HIstorical Documents & Pictures to Be Digitized for the “Over There: Missouri and the Great War” Project

NGS Re-releases Rare 1986 Audio Recording of Milton Rubincam & John Coddington

I just got the following NGS news release about a 1986 recording of John Coddington and Milton Rubincam that’s been made available again. The news release is below. This reminds me. Somewhere here I have several hour-long recordings of both Continue reading NGS Re-releases Rare 1986 Audio Recording of Milton Rubincam & John Coddington

Forces War Records Now Stores Over 4 Million British Armed Forces Military Records

The following news release is from the PRWEB UK: Forces War Records holds the most extensive database of British Armed Forces who either died in battle or are still alive today. New records are added on a daily basis – Continue reading Forces War Records Now Stores Over 4 Million British Armed Forces Military Records

FamilySearch Adds Millions of Records for Belgium, China, Philippines, and the U.S. – 20 States Now Completed for the 1940 Census

The following news release was received from FamilySearch.org: FamilySearch published new, free records online for Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, England, Georgia, Indonesia, Italy, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. The Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Millions of Records for Belgium, China, Philippines, and the U.S. – 20 States Now Completed for the 1940 Census

Growing Need for International FamilySearch Indexers

The following news release was received from FamilySearch.org: More than 120 projects are currently available from countries outside the U.S., representing 16 languages. Since the first of the year, new projects have been launched from Bolivia, Paraguay, Switzerland, and the Continue reading Growing Need for International FamilySearch Indexers

The Family History Library Hosts Free Research Series on Danish Research

The following news release was received from Maryanne Taylor: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH ⎯ Genealogists and family history enthusiasts looking for help with research in Denmark will be interested in classes held at the Family History Library in July. A Continue reading The Family History Library Hosts Free Research Series on Danish Research

ISGS Announces $10,000 War of 1812 Pension Match Challenge

The following news release was received from Thomas MacEntee: The Illinois State Genealogical Society is proud to support the Federation of Genealogical Societies’ “Preserve the Pensions” campaign. In support of this digitization project the ISGS announces the ISGS $10,000 War Continue reading ISGS Announces $10,000 War of 1812 Pension Match Challenge

Ancestry.com Now Has Indexed Census Schedules for 1940, 1892, 1915, and 1925 Digitized and Posted Online

The following press release from Ancestry.com is already 10 days old. I apologize for not keeping up with all things news in the last two weeks. Our family first went to the SCGS Genealogy Jamboree is Burbank (where we visited Continue reading Ancestry.com Now Has Indexed Census Schedules for 1940, 1892, 1915, and 1925 Digitized and Posted Online

Permenent Memorial Wanted for the Augusta (Maine) Mental Health Institute Deceased

The following excerpt is from an extensive article in the May 30, 2012 edition of the Morning Sentinel: AUGUSTA [Maine] — A disturbing memory has haunted Karen Evans since she was a patient at the Augusta Mental Health Institute in Continue reading Permenent Memorial Wanted for the Augusta (Maine) Mental Health Institute Deceased

Royal Household Staff Records Go Online for the First Time

The following news release was received from Debra Chafield at findmypast.co.uk: Discover who served Britain’s Kings and Queens from King Charles II to King George V, at findmypast.co.uk ‘Chocolate Maker to the Queen’, ‘Keeper of the Lions in the Tower’ Continue reading Royal Household Staff Records Go Online for the First Time

War of 1812 Records FREE at Fold3 During June

Fold3 has opened up all of their War of 1812 records to the public for free during June. This is in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the commencement of the war. The collection consists of more than 400,000 images Continue reading War of 1812 Records FREE at Fold3 During June

Heritage Quest Research Library in Sumner, Washington to be Open on Mondays During Summer of 2012

The following was received from Jim Johnson, Director at the Heritage Quest Research Library in Sumner, Washington: The Heritage Quest Research Library will be open on Mondays from 10 AM to 4 PM during the months of June July and Continue reading Heritage Quest Research Library in Sumner, Washington to be Open on Mondays During Summer of 2012