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.

Big Changes at FamilySearch.org

The following news release was just received from Paul Nauta at FamilySearch. Updated Site Now Available; More Improvements to Come SALT LAKE CITY–FamilySearch announced several changes today for its family history website, FamilySearch.org. Online patrons will find millions of new Continue reading Big Changes at FamilySearch.org

FamilySearch adds Nearly 4 Million Images from 7 Countries

The following was received from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch, this morning. Nearly four million new digital images are now available on Beta.FamilySearch.org. These collections include the first images from South Africa, as well as records from Brazil, Canada, Germany, Guatemala, Continue reading FamilySearch adds Nearly 4 Million Images from 7 Countries

New Kid’s Pedigree T-Shirts at Fun Stuff for Genealogists

Just in time for Christmas, Fun Stuff for Genealogists just added a great Kid’s Pedigree T-shirt in sizes 3T to XL. Also added were several new journals for every member of the family, acid free papers, archivally safe photo sheet Continue reading New Kid’s Pedigree T-Shirts at Fun Stuff for Genealogists

Archives.com Integrates 40 Million New Records & 110 Million Newspaper Pages

The following news release was received from Julie Hill at Archives.com: Significant Expansion Allows Users to Find Millions of Additional Historical Records for the Same Low Membership Price PALO ALTO, CA – December 2, 2010 – Continuing its commitment to Continue reading Archives.com Integrates 40 Million New Records & 110 Million Newspaper Pages

New Indexing Projects at beta.FamilySearch.org for the Holidays

The following was received from Paul Nauta, With FamilySearch: FamilySearch volunteers have some exciting new indexing projects to work on during this holiday season. Recently released projects include records from Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Jamaica, Nicaragua, and the United States. There Continue reading New Indexing Projects at beta.FamilySearch.org for the Holidays

MyHeritage.com Releases Family Tree Builder 5.0

The following news release is from Daniel Horowitz at MyHeritage.com. London, England & Tel Aviv, Israel – December 1, 2010 – MyHeritage.com, the largest family network on the web, today announced the launch of Family Tree Builder 5.0, the most Continue reading MyHeritage.com Releases Family Tree Builder 5.0

NGS Opens Registration for the 2011 Conference in Charleston, SC – May 11-14

The following news release was received from Jan Alpert. I will be there, as usual, operating the Family Roots Publishing booth. My first NGS Conference was in 1985, in Salt Lake City. Since then, I’ve only missed one conference that Continue reading NGS Opens Registration for the 2011 Conference in Charleston, SC – May 11-14

Cyber Monday at the FRPC Website Extended Through Tuesday & Wednesday!

CYBER MONDAY has been extended though Tuesday and Wednesday at the FRPC Website! Use the offer code “cmon10” in the Offer Code box at checkout for an additional 15% discount over our already discounted prices. Family Roots Publishing has discounted Continue reading Cyber Monday at the FRPC Website Extended Through Tuesday & Wednesday!

Cyber Monday at Family Roots Publishing – Take an Additional 15% Discount on ALL Products!

CYBER MONDAY at the FRPC Website Starts NOW! Family Roots Publishing is discounting all products on the Website an additional 15% in Celebration of Cyber Monday! ALL products on the Family Roots Publishing Company website are discounted an additional 15% Continue reading Cyber Monday at Family Roots Publishing – Take an Additional 15% Discount on ALL Products!

Ancestry.com Unveils the New Family Tree Maker for Mac

Family Tree Maker for Mac is now available from Ancestry.com. Built from the bottom up for the Mac platform, the software gives Mac users another option. The following news release was received from Ancestry.com: #1-Selling Family History Software Now Available Continue reading Ancestry.com Unveils the New Family Tree Maker for Mac

Jordan Jones Appointed as New NGS Director

The following news release was written by NGS staff: The National Genealogical Society Announces New Director: Jordan Jones (3 November 2010) The National Genealogical Society (NGS) announces the appointment of Jordan Jones, of Raleigh, North Carolina, to a two-year term Continue reading Jordan Jones Appointed as New NGS Director