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.

Wagner Heraldry and Genealogy: A Geographical Perspective – 25% Off!

Family Roots Publishing is offering Wagner Heraldry and Genealogy: A Geographical Perspective for 25% off. Regularly $27.95, it is offered at just $20.96. To make the deal even better, we are also offering volume 1 of the series, Muller/Mueller Heraldry Continue reading Wagner Heraldry and Genealogy: A Geographical Perspective – 25% Off!

Muller/Mueller Heraldry and Genealogy: A Geographical Perspective – 15% Off!

Got any Millers in your family tree? Silly question… Don’t we all? Family Roots Publishing recently teamed with Fred Siler to publish what we plan to be a series of books dealing the heraldry of Germanic families. Fred brought the Continue reading Muller/Mueller Heraldry and Genealogy: A Geographical Perspective – 15% Off!

Genealogy Giants: Comparing the Four Major Websites

“Which genealogy website should I use?” It’s one of the most-asked questions in genealogy — and this quick reference guide answers it! Use this jammed-packed cheat sheet to quickly and easily compare all of the most important features of the Continue reading Genealogy Giants: Comparing the Four Major Websites

Preserve The Pensions Announces New Images at Fold3.com

The following news release was received from FGS: November 23, 2017 – Austin, Texas – The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) is pleased to announce new pension images available at our hosting partner, Fold3. As we detailed in August of Continue reading Preserve The Pensions Announces New Images at Fold3.com

Black Friday MyHeritage DNA Test Sale – 50% Off – Just $49 – Free Shipping on 2+

And I thought the Thankgiving MyHeritage DNA Sale was something. Well, MyHeritage came out this morning with a $49 price that runs through Cyber Monday (Nov. 27). And better yet, buy 3 and get free expedited shipping (USA only). Buy Continue reading Black Friday MyHeritage DNA Test Sale – 50% Off – Just $49 – Free Shipping on 2+

MyHeritage Complete on Sale for 50% Off – thru Thursday, Nov 23

As my readers all know, I am a great fan of MyHeritage. Sure – I have other database subscriptions, but my MyHeritage subscription is my go-to site for finding more relatives. To celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday, I have arranged a Continue reading MyHeritage Complete on Sale for 50% Off – thru Thursday, Nov 23

German Immigrants in American Church Records Vol 21 – Missouri (St. Louis II) – Now Shipping

We now have German Immigrants in American Church Records Vol. 21 in stock – and are now taking orders and shipping. Click on the links to order. Note: There is a full 5,016 Surname Index, compiled from 14,958 entries found Continue reading German Immigrants in American Church Records Vol 21 – Missouri (St. Louis II) – Now Shipping

Databases Added or Updated at FamilySearch.org From August 1 1 thru October 20

The following databases have been added or updated at FamilySearch.org between the dates of August 11, 2017 and October 20, 2017. DATABASE – NUMBER OF RECORDS – DATE BillionGraves Index – 22,500,536 – 26 Sep 2017 Find A Grave Index Continue reading Databases Added or Updated at FamilySearch.org From August 1 1 thru October 20

Genetic Genealogy in Practice – by Blaine Bettinger & Debbie Wayne – 15% off thru Oct 31.

In September of 2016, The National Genealogical Society (NGS) published Genetic Genealogy in Practice, the first workbook on genetic genealogy. Written by Blaine T. Bettinger, PhD, JD, and Debbie Parker Wayne, CGSM, CGLSM, the book provides family historians and genealogists Continue reading Genetic Genealogy in Practice – by Blaine Bettinger & Debbie Wayne – 15% off thru Oct 31.

New Genetic Associations of Parkinsons Disease Identified Thru DNA Testing

I was one of about 370,000 folks that participated in this study – one of the approximately 360,000 that did not have Parkinsons. Following is a teaser from the full article at the 23andMe blog. DNA testing is allowing thousands Continue reading New Genetic Associations of Parkinsons Disease Identified Thru DNA Testing

1K Historic Benson, Johnston County, North Carolina Photos Posted Online.

Digital North Carolina just announced that the last batch from a set of photos contributed by the Benson Museum of Local History is now up on DigitalNC. They embarked on the digitization project in 2015, and the complete set of Continue reading 1K Historic Benson, Johnston County, North Carolina Photos Posted Online.