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.

TheGenealogist Launches the First World War Issues of The Sphere Newspaper

The following is from Nick Thorne at TheGenealogist: TheGenealogist has expanded its Newspaper and Magazine collection with the release of The Sphere that cover August 1914 to June 1919. Using the Historical newspapers and magazines resource on TheGenealogist enables researchers Continue reading TheGenealogist Launches the First World War Issues of The Sphere Newspaper

Flagler College of St. Augustine, Florida, Digitizes and Posts Over 1000 Archival Items

The following excerpt is from the Flagler College website. More than 1,000 archival items, from yearbooks and college catalogs to historic and college photographs are now available to the public, thanks to a new digital archives project by the college’s Continue reading Flagler College of St. Augustine, Florida, Digitizes and Posts Over 1000 Archival Items

NGS Excellence in Genealogy Scholarship & Service Awards Announced at Raleigh NC Conference

Excellence in Genealogy Scholarship and Service Honored by National Genealogical Society Awards ARLINGTON, VA, 12 MAY 2017 — The National Genealogical Society (NGS) held its annual banquet on Friday evening, 12 May, at the NGS 2017 Family History Conference in Continue reading NGS Excellence in Genealogy Scholarship & Service Awards Announced at Raleigh NC Conference

San Francisco Girl – 2-Year Old Edith Howard Cook, Who Died Oct. 13, 1876 – Identified Using DNA

The following excerpt is from an article in the May 12, 2017 edition of the East Bay Times. SANTA CRUZ – Santa Cruz biomolecular engineering professor Ed Green and a team of science students last month generated DNA results to Continue reading San Francisco Girl – 2-Year Old Edith Howard Cook, Who Died Oct. 13, 1876 – Identified Using DNA

NGS Presents Awards Honoring Excellence in Newsletter Editorship & Service to NGS

The following is from the National Genealogical Society: National Genealogical Society Presents Awards Honoring Excellence in Newsletter Editorship and Service to NGS ARLINGTON, VA, 10 MAY 2017 — The National Genealogical Society (NGS) honored excellence in the categories of newsletter Continue reading NGS Presents Awards Honoring Excellence in Newsletter Editorship & Service to NGS

Registration Opens for the Annual APG Professional Management Conference – 29 Sept thru Oct 1 in Arlington, VA

The following news release is from the Association of Professional Genealogists: REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR PMC 2017 – WASHINGTON, DC! The Association of Professional Genealogists is pleased to announce the opening of registration for the 2017 Professional Management Conference to Continue reading Registration Opens for the Annual APG Professional Management Conference – 29 Sept thru Oct 1 in Arlington, VA

Georgia Archives Posts the Georgia Confederate Muster Rolls

The Georgia Archives has posted the company muster rolls for the Georgia Confederate military. The collection was launched in March of 2017. The following is from the Georgia Archives website: The majority of the company muster rolls in this series Continue reading Georgia Archives Posts the Georgia Confederate Muster Rolls

WWII Japanese-American Internment Camp Newspapers Digitized & Posted Online

The Library of Congress has digitized & posted online a large collection of WWII Japanese-American Relocation Camp Newspapers. The following is from their website: “Produced by the Japanese-Americans interned at assembly centers and relocation centers around the country during World Continue reading WWII Japanese-American Internment Camp Newspapers Digitized & Posted Online

The National Genealogical Society Announces the 2017 Filby Award for Genealogical Librarianship

The following news release is from Susan Yockey, at the National Genealogical Society: ARLINGTON, VA, 9 MAY 2017 — Larry W. Cates is the 2017 recipient of the Filby Award for Genealogical Librarianship. Cates, who is librarian at the Heritage Continue reading The National Genealogical Society Announces the 2017 Filby Award for Genealogical Librarianship

Crumbling Vaults Spawn City-Funded Review of Ithaca NY City Cemetery

The following teaser is from The Cornell Daily Sun: After a spate of vandalism and years of deterioration, Ithaca is funding a comprehensive study of the city’s second-largest green space — the Ithaca City Cemetery — and the dozen vaults Continue reading Crumbling Vaults Spawn City-Funded Review of Ithaca NY City Cemetery