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.

RootsMagic Releases Free Genealogy and Family Tree Software

“RootsMagic Essentials” Brings Free Tools for Family History SPRINGVILLE, Utah. — November 18, 2009 — RootsMagic, Inc. announced the immediate availability of RootsMagic Essentials, free desktop genealogy software based on their award-winning RootsMagic 4 system. RootsMagic Essentials contains many core Continue reading RootsMagic Releases Free Genealogy and Family Tree Software

New Databases at The Original Record

The following databases have been added at The Original Record this past week: 1845 – The Yachtsman’s Annual and General Register The Yachtsman’s Annual and General Register gave a description of each of the main yachting clubs in the British Continue reading New Databases at The Original Record

Saskatchewan Provincial Government Wants to Preserve Forgotten Cemeteries

REGINA [Saskatchewan]— The provincial government is looking at how to better preserve Saskatchewan’s 3,500 known cemeteries and burial sites, some of which are overgrown or even near-forgotten. Appointed to lead a review is Al Dwyer, who previously served as registrar Continue reading Saskatchewan Provincial Government Wants to Preserve Forgotten Cemeteries

Clinton Presidential Library Continues to Draw Crowds

LITTLE ROCK — The number of visitors each year to the William J. Clinton Presidential Library has slipped only slightly in the library’s first five years, surpassing everyone’s expectations, its top administrator says. “We’re at about 300,000 (visitors per year) Continue reading Clinton Presidential Library Continues to Draw Crowds

14 Boxes of Franklin D. Roosevelt Papers to Be Available to the Public Shortly

WASHINGTON—The last great archives of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency may soon be available to researchers and the public — 14 boxes of handwritten notes, gifts and correspondence, including a letter from Italian dictator Benito Mussolini congratulating him on his 1933 Continue reading 14 Boxes of Franklin D. Roosevelt Papers to Be Available to the Public Shortly