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.

NEHGS Online Irish Resources FREE from August 2 through August 9, 2016

The following news release was received from NEHGS: NEHGS Offers Expertise on Challenging Irish Genealogical Research with FREE Access to All Its Irish Resources on AmericanAncestors.org from August 2 through August 9. Don’t Leave Your Irish Research to Luck — Continue reading NEHGS Online Irish Resources FREE from August 2 through August 9, 2016

GenealogyBank Adds “My Folder” with Search Saving Capability

I’ve been a GenealogyBank fan since before their conception (that’s another story). I absolutely love our access to online newspapers – and GenealogyBank does a great job with it. I got an email this morning with an announcement that GenealogyBank Continue reading GenealogyBank Adds “My Folder” with Search Saving Capability

Bundle of American Revolutionary War Research Aids – 30% off through August 9

Family Roots Publishing has again put together a bundle of 3 items, from three separate publishers, dealing with research on you American Revolutionary War ancestor. If you think you may have Revolutionary War ancestors, this packet is just for you. Continue reading Bundle of American Revolutionary War Research Aids – 30% off through August 9

Further Undertakings of a Dead Relative Collector – 60% off, Just $3.98 – Now Thru Aug. 9

We just realized that we’ve still got stacks of Laverne Galeener-Moore’s classic “Further Undertakings of a Dead Relative Collector” on our stockroom shelves. We need to make room for other things, so we’re selling it far below cost at just Continue reading Further Undertakings of a Dead Relative Collector – 60% off, Just $3.98 – Now Thru Aug. 9

The Genealogical Research Files of Dr. Barbara Long Posted by the Tennessee State Library & Archives

The following teaser is from the knoxvilledailysun.com: The Tennessee State Library & Archives has added an online collection of material that tracks dozens of family histories across several states. The material, titled “The Genealogical Research Files of Dr. Barbara Long,” Continue reading The Genealogical Research Files of Dr. Barbara Long Posted by the Tennessee State Library & Archives

Coyle Public Library in Chambersburg, PA Gets a Renovation With Expanded Genealogy Center

The following excerpt is from the July 29, 2016 edition of publicopiniononline.com: CHAMBERSBURG [Pennsylvania] – Coyle Library is well underway in the $5.5 million renovation process, which is scheduled to be completed in the winter of 2018. “We’re in that Continue reading Coyle Public Library in Chambersburg, PA Gets a Renovation With Expanded Genealogy Center

The Herald – of the Danish West Indies 1915-1925 Now Digitized and Posted Online

The following teaser is from the July 21, 2016 website of stcroixsource.com. Over 3,000 pages of David Hamilton Jackson’s The Herald, which is the first citizen-owned and -operated newspaper in the Danish West Indies, have been digitized and are freely Continue reading The Herald – of the Danish West Indies 1915-1925 Now Digitized and Posted Online