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.

New at Family Tree Connection

The following new small databases have been posted at Family Tree Connection since I last posted about the website. Over 1,549,000 names from small databases are now found there! CALIFORNIA California State Prison 1855 Report – Annual Report of the Continue reading New at Family Tree Connection

Legacy Family Tree Seminar Classes Posted Online

Millennia Software has posted two of the four classes that Geoff Rasmussen gave three weeks ago for the Hemet-San Jacinto Genealogical Society’s “Genealogy Technology with Legacy’s Geoff Rasmussen seminar.” Following are descriptions of the two classes: Legacy Family Tree – Continue reading Legacy Family Tree Seminar Classes Posted Online

New & Recently Completed Projects at FamilySearch Indexing

4 June 2009: The following four new indexing projects were added this week: Jamaica, Trelawny Births, 1878–1930 Mexico, Censo de 1930—Mexico Rhode Island—1920 U.S. Federal Census Vermont—1920 U.S. Federal Census Volunteers can register and start immediately at Indexing.FamilySearch.org. Recently Completed Continue reading New & Recently Completed Projects at FamilySearch Indexing

NGS Announces that Willard C. Heiss is the 2009 NGS Genealogy Hall of Fame Inductee

The National Genealogical Society Genealogy Hall of Fame program honors outstanding genealogists whose achievements in the field of American genealogy have had a great impact on our field. The 2009 selection is Willard C. Heiss, an Indiana Quaker scholar. He Continue reading NGS Announces that Willard C. Heiss is the 2009 NGS Genealogy Hall of Fame Inductee

Churches Honor Those Buried in Slave Cemetery Behind Paw Creek Presbyterian

The following is an excerpt from an article about two churches that crossed the color line to honor those buried Paw Creek Slave Cemetery in Charlotte, North Carolina. Read the full article in the June 2, 2009 edition of the Continue reading Churches Honor Those Buried in Slave Cemetery Behind Paw Creek Presbyterian

The Isle of Man Ancestry Centre Project

Fitting out the new £1.25m Manx Ancestry Centre will take six months after the building work is complete. Alex Downie told the Legislative Council that construction of the building at the former Government Analyst’s Laboratory next to the Manx Museum, Continue reading The Isle of Man Ancestry Centre Project

Upcoming NGS Conferences in Salt Lake City and Charleston

Now that we have the National Genealogical Society conference in Raleigh in the history books, we’re looking forward to conferences in Salt Lake City and Charleston. The 2010 Family History Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah The National Genealogical Society Continue reading Upcoming NGS Conferences in Salt Lake City and Charleston

Warren Çounty, Ohio, Marriage Records 1902-1907 – Book Now Available

The following is from the Warren County Genealogical Society e-news for June 2009: We are pleased to announce the availability of a new book in the series of Warren County Marriage Records that has been compiled by Warren County Genealogical Continue reading Warren Çounty, Ohio, Marriage Records 1902-1907 – Book Now Available

The British Institute in Salt Lake City, October 5-9, 2009

The 9th Annual British Institute – Offering Irish and English Research The courses are taught by experts in their field of genealogy research. The International Society for British Genealogy & Family History (ISBGFH) is sponsoring the ninth annual British Institute Continue reading The British Institute in Salt Lake City, October 5-9, 2009

St. Louis Court Cases of the Civil War Era Restored

ST. LOUIS (CN) – Thousands of St. Louis court cases from the Civil Car era have been restored and released to the public. The lawsuits include those of a slave owner who sued a steamboat that took his slave to Continue reading St. Louis Court Cases of the Civil War Era Restored