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.

Judith R. Frazin Awarded the “Outstanding Contribution to Jewish Genealogy via Print” at the IAJGS Conference

It is with great pride that the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois (JGSI) announces that JGSI Board Member Judith R. Frazin was awarded with The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) “Outstanding Contribution to Jewish Genealogy via Print” at Continue reading Judith R. Frazin Awarded the “Outstanding Contribution to Jewish Genealogy via Print” at the IAJGS Conference

Family Roots Publishing Offering Free Shipping on Books Purchased at the FGS Conference in Knoxville.

Family Roots Publishing Company is offering FREE SHIPPING on all books purchased at the Family Roots Publishing booth during the upcoming Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee. FRPC will have a wide variety of genealogy guidebooks on hand, Continue reading Family Roots Publishing Offering Free Shipping on Books Purchased at the FGS Conference in Knoxville.

Family Tree DNA to Host Their 6th International Conference on Genetic Genealogy on October 30-31, 2010

The following news release was written by Family Tree DNA: HOUSTON, (August 11, 2010) — Family Tree DNA, the world leader in genetic genealogy, will host its 6th International Conference on Genetic Genealogy on October 30-31, 2010, at the Sheraton Continue reading Family Tree DNA to Host Their 6th International Conference on Genetic Genealogy on October 30-31, 2010

Genealogy Author to Speak at Salt Lake Public Library August 25

My friend, Leslie Albrecht Huber, will be speaking at the Salt Lake City main library on August 26. The program will be carried live on Radio Station KCPW. Leslie recently wrote an excellent family history titled “The Journey Takers.” Also Continue reading Genealogy Author to Speak at Salt Lake Public Library August 25

Illinois Adoptees Born Before Jan 1, 1946 May Now Get Their Original Unaltered Birth Records

Illinois adoptees born before January 1, 1946 may now get copies of their original unaltered birth certificates. Those born after that date must wait until November 15, 2011. The following excerpts are from an interesting article about the first person Continue reading Illinois Adoptees Born Before Jan 1, 1946 May Now Get Their Original Unaltered Birth Records

New Chinese-Canadian Website to Launch in 2012

VANCOUVER, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — The Canadian government announced Monday 900,000 U.S. dollars for the creation of a new website documenting the experiences of Chinese settlers, past and present. The bilingual portal, “Chinese Canadian stories: Uncommon stories from a common Continue reading New Chinese-Canadian Website to Launch in 2012

Six Million British English & Welsh Wills 1861-1941 Going On Line

Following is an excerpt from a fascinating article dealing with various “famous folks” wills. Ancestry.co.uk is posting 6 million English & Welsh wills running from 1861 to 1941. If you do a Google News search, you’ll come up with all Continue reading Six Million British English & Welsh Wills 1861-1941 Going On Line