Author Archives: Leland Meitzler

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.

Mitochondrial DNA Services from Relative Genetics and Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation

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“Relative Genetics, the leading provider of DNA testing services for individuals and families researching ancestry, today [September 19, 2006] announced the availability of enhanced mitochondrial DNA testing services that dramatically improve the accuracy and reach of maternal lineage information. “Mitochondrial Continue reading Mitochondrial DNA Services from Relative Genetics and Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation→

World Vital Records Launches Scottish Death Records 1747-1868

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Over 13,000 geo-coded Scots deaths records have been posted at the new www.WorldVitalRecords.com website. This unique set of Scottish Death Records was extracted from parish records of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. Specific parishes include Cockpen, Midlothian; Cranston; Crichton; Dalkeith; Continue reading World Vital Records Launches Scottish Death Records 1747-1868→

Ancestry.com Adds About 300 New Online Resources from GPC

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On August 24, Ancestry.com posted 301 new items, including many books that I’m familiar with. In running through the list, I find that the books seem to all be those published by Genealogical Publishing Company. These books cover many topics Continue reading Ancestry.com Adds About 300 New Online Resources from GPC→

Johnson County, Missouri, Historical Society Inherits Pre-1880 Original Court Records

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The Johnson County, Missouri, Historical Society has become the repository for pre-1880 Johnson County Court records. This is great news for genealogists. The Historical Society maintains a wonderful research facility where I personally have spent time researching ancestors for Patty Continue reading Johnson County, Missouri, Historical Society Inherits Pre-1880 Original Court Records→

VP Dick Cheney’s 2nd Great-Grandparents’ Grave Found in Gallia County, Ohio

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Gallia County, Ohio, found a way to make the vice president of the United States part of a local club – by discovering his great-grandparents’ grave. Vice President Dick Cheney was allowed to skip the usual formalities when he accepted Continue reading VP Dick Cheney’s 2nd Great-Grandparents’ Grave Found in Gallia County, Ohio→

Google to Digitize 3 Million Books at the University of California

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Google has added another partner to its controversial library-book scanning project – the University of California, which is also working with a team led by Yahoo, Microsoft and the Internet Archive. Google will be scanning and digitizing millions of books Continue reading Google to Digitize 3 Million Books at the University of California→

Paul Milner Joining Sheila Benedict as a NGS Britain and Ireland Forum Co-Leader

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“The National Genealogical Society (NGS) is very pleased to announce that Paul Milner is joining the NGS Britain and Ireland Forum as co-leader. Paul will join Sheila Benedict, CG, in leading the Britain and Ireland Forum, an NGS members-only Forum Continue reading Paul Milner Joining Sheila Benedict as a NGS Britain and Ireland Forum Co-Leader→

Ancestry.com Posts Digitized Images of the 1850-1880 Mortality Schedules

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At one time, the U.S. Federal Census included a mortality schedule enumerating the individuals who had died in the previous year. These documents exist for the years 1850 through 1880. Although many of the original documents reside in various archives, Continue reading Ancestry.com Posts Digitized Images of the 1850-1880 Mortality Schedules→

Susan Kaufman is the New Manager at the Clayton Library

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“The Houston Public Library is proud to announce the appointment of Susan Kaufman as the new manager for the Clayton Library, Center for Genealogical Research. Ms. Kaufman will be bringing twenty years of genealogical librarianship experience, including 6 years at Continue reading Susan Kaufman is the New Manager at the Clayton Library→