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.

All 1940 US Census Images and Six States Now Published Online – 20 Million Records for 21 Other Countries Also Added

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The following news release was received from FamilySearch.org: The 1940 US Census Community Project, which includes FamilySearch, Archives.com, Findmypast.com, NARA, and ProQuest.com, have now published browsable images online for 1940 U.S. Federal Census and the completed searchable indexes for six Continue reading All 1940 US Census Images and Six States Now Published Online – 20 Million Records for 21 Other Countries Also Added→

The Pontiac, Illinois Public Library Gets a New Digital Microfilm Reader

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The following excerpt is from an article in the May 17, 2012 edition of the Pontiac Daily Leader. The Pontiac [Illinois] Public Library has installed its new microfilm reader, but don’t look for some big, clunky machine — the new Continue reading The Pontiac, Illinois Public Library Gets a New Digital Microfilm Reader→

Mocavo Gets $4 Million Venture Capital from the Foundry Group

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I’ve had some great successes with Mocovo.com, and it looks like they’ve come into some venture capital. Good… The following news release is from the May 16 2012 edition of Bizjournals.com: Mocavo, an online genealogy research service, has landed a Continue reading Mocavo Gets $4 Million Venture Capital from the Foundry Group→

Proof of Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren’s Cherokee Ancestry Doesn’t Seem to Exist After All

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Whoops – we posted a blog a few days ago in which Christopher Child at NEHGS stated that proof of American Indian ancestry for Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren did exist – even if it did show she was only 1/32 Continue reading Proof of Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren’s Cherokee Ancestry Doesn’t Seem to Exist After All→

National Archives at San Francisco Opens Immigration “Alien Files” & Dedicates Tom Lantos Research Center

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The following news release is from the National Archives News Room: The National Archives and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services with the assistance of the late U.S. Representative Tom Lantos and U.S. Representative Jackie Speier joined to have Continue reading National Archives at San Francisco Opens Immigration “Alien Files” & Dedicates Tom Lantos Research Center→

NGS Announces Plans for 2013 Family History Conference in Las Vegas – May 8-11, 2013

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The National Genealogical Society (NGS) announced at their Family History Conference in Cincinnati last week that the 2013 NGS Family History Conference, Building New Bridges, will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from 8–11 May 2013. The conference hotel and Continue reading NGS Announces Plans for 2013 Family History Conference in Las Vegas – May 8-11, 2013→

The Flip-Pal mobile scanner was a hit at the NGS conference in Cincinnati

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Family Roots Publishing took nearly 100 Flip-Pal mobile scanners to the National Genealogical Society Conference in Cincinnati – and sold out by about noon of the third day. We then took orders – all of which have now been shipped Continue reading The Flip-Pal mobile scanner was a hit at the NGS conference in Cincinnati→

The Season Finale of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Sunday at 8 p.m.

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The following news release was received from Regine Labossiere: What does it mean to be Latino? This Sunday, the season finale of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the PBS TV series that explores race and identity through Continue reading The Season Finale of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Sunday at 8 p.m.→

Ancestry.com Shares Fall on Cancelation of NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?”

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The following excerpt is from Reuters website of May 14, 2012. Shares fell 18% on the news that NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? is being cancelled for a fourth season. (Reuters) – Ancestry.com (ACOM.O) shares fell 18 percent Continue reading Ancestry.com Shares Fall on Cancelation of NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?”→

Wood County Poor Farm Cemetery at Parkersburg, West Virginia Now Documented

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The following excerpt is from the May 8, 2012 edition of NewsandSentinal.com: PARKERSBURG [West Virginia] – One year ago, representatives of the Wood County Historical and Preservation Society volunteered to research existing death records and document those interred at Wood Continue reading Wood County Poor Farm Cemetery at Parkersburg, West Virginia Now Documented→

Woodlawn Cemetery’s Participation in the Partners in Preservation New York City Initiative

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THE WOODLAWN CEMETERY, a National Historic Landmark, is one of 40 sites participating in the Partners in Preservation New York City Initiative. American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are awarding funds to restoration projects through Partners in Continue reading Woodlawn Cemetery’s Participation in the Partners in Preservation New York City Initiative→

The 1940 U.S. Census Community Project has Indexed and Posted the 1940 Census for Delaware, Colorado, Kansas, Oregon, Virginia & New Hampshire

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The most exciting news from the National Genealogical Society Conference in Cincinnati is that volunteers have now indexed over 30% of the 1940 U.S. Federal Census of 3.8 million records in just 37 days. Six states have now gone through Continue reading The 1940 U.S. Census Community Project has Indexed and Posted the 1940 Census for Delaware, Colorado, Kansas, Oregon, Virginia & New Hampshire→

New National Archives Video Gives an Inside Look at the Volunteer-Supported Civil War Widows’ Pension Digitization Project

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The following press release and video is from the National Archives Press Room, dated April 27, 2012. Click on the Video Image to play. Washington, DC… A team of more than 60 volunteers led by professional staff at the National Continue reading New National Archives Video Gives an Inside Look at the Volunteer-Supported Civil War Widows’ Pension Digitization Project→