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.

Wayne County (Pennsylvania) Historical Society Museum Closes Until April 15 Due to Budget Cuts

HONESDALE [PENNSYLVANIA] – A museum dedicated to preserving Wayne County’s history and Honesdale’s role as the birthplace of the American railroad will be shuttered over the winter due to a loss in critical state funding. “The easiest way to make Continue reading Wayne County (Pennsylvania) Historical Society Museum Closes Until April 15 Due to Budget Cuts

New at Family Tree Connection

The following small databases have been posted at Family Tree Connection in the last several weeks. CONNECTICUT Connecticut College for Women 1926-1927 Catalogue – Thirteenth Annual Catalogue of Connecticut College. Announcements for 1927-1928. Published at New London, Connecticut, March 30, Continue reading New at Family Tree Connection

Searching the Wilkes-Barre “Sunday Independent” 1913-1927

Tom Mooney wrote a good column for the Times Leader today. It included suggestions on how to go about locating online data for Northeastern Pennsylvania. One important bit of information I got from the article is that The Sunday Independent, Continue reading Searching the Wilkes-Barre “Sunday Independent” 1913-1927

Hamilton County, Ohio, Digitized Documents Online

There was a good article by Kimball Perry posted at cincinnati.com last week that dealt with the many records posted by the Hamilton County Probate Court. It set me to searching records at the site, and I can tell you Continue reading Hamilton County, Ohio, Digitized Documents Online

New at the Original Record

The following databases have been added at The Original Record in the last week: 1766-1769 – Board of Stamps Apprenticeship Books: Country Collectors’ Returns Apprenticeship indentures and clerks’ articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: Continue reading New at the Original Record

Family Forest Project Developers Form Alliance for Possible Console-based 3D Games

I’ve known the Harrisons for years – mainly for their development of “Family Forest” genealogy products. Now I see that there may be a gaming connection… Interesting. ROME and KAMUELA, HI–(eMediaWorld – December 30, 2009) – Past Perfect Productions, srl, Continue reading Family Forest Project Developers Form Alliance for Possible Console-based 3D Games

Bedford [Virginia] Genealogical Groups Feuding Over the Cemetery Records

A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Lynchburg against the Bedford Museum over the sale of cemetery records has drawn in principals from the two largest law firms west of Richmond. Representatives of the Bedford Genealogical Society, Inc. sued Continue reading Bedford [Virginia] Genealogical Groups Feuding Over the Cemetery Records

West Virginia Online Vital Records Reviewed

The West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s Archives and History Section has been posting birth, marriage, and death data, as well as images, at their website for some time. They now have over 5 million records indexed and available Continue reading West Virginia Online Vital Records Reviewed

Dropping of Ethnic Questions in the 2010 Census – Questioned

Some ethnic groups are questioning the dropping of questions about folk’s ancestry in the 2010 census. Money is involved… Following is an excerpt from an article in the December 31, 2009 edition of Vindy.com. Note that race questions are included. Continue reading Dropping of Ethnic Questions in the 2010 Census – Questioned

New Databases Posted at The Original Record

The following databases have been posted at The Original Record website in the last two weeks: 1763-1766 – Board of Stamps Apprenticeship Books: Country Collectors’ Returns Apprenticeship indentures and clerks’ articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound Continue reading New Databases Posted at The Original Record

New Images Released at Scotland’s People

Scotland’s People has now released the new years statutory images containing records from the Statutory Register of Births for 1909, the Statutory Register of Marriages for 1934, and the Statutory Register of Deaths for 1959.