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.

Family Tree Maker Will Continue to be Produced and Upgraded & RootsMagic Will Sync to Ancestry.com

Kendall Hulet, at Ancestry.com, announced today that Family Tree Maker isn’t dead after all. He also commented to the media community that “contracts hadn’t been signed yet,” and that this is the reason that they earlier announced that they were Continue reading Family Tree Maker Will Continue to be Produced and Upgraded & RootsMagic Will Sync to Ancestry.com

MyHeritage Adds Audio Recordings For Interviewing Your Relatives

Now this is cool… And just in time for RootsTech 2016! Check out the following note from MyHeritage, and then go read their blog full blogpost about the new feature. We’ve just released a new feature in the MyHeritage mobile Continue reading MyHeritage Adds Audio Recordings For Interviewing Your Relatives

Old Canada Road Historical Society Launches Online Database

The following teaser is from www.centralmaine.com: BINGHAM — The Old Canada Road Historical Society recently announced the launch of its online collections database, a new resource for those interested in the history of the Upper Kennebec Valley… The society covers Continue reading Old Canada Road Historical Society Launches Online Database

Global RootsTech Conference Announces Free Online Broadcast Schedule

The following is from RootsTech: SALT LAKE CITY, 29 January 2016 — RootsTech, the world’s largest family history and technology conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 4-6, 2016, announced today that 15 of its popular sessions will be Continue reading Global RootsTech Conference Announces Free Online Broadcast Schedule

NGS Announces a New Cloud-Based Course: Researching Your World War I Ancestors

The following is from NGS: ARLINGTON, VA, 01/27/2016 — The National Genealogical Society (NGS) announces the release of its newest Continuing Genealogical Studies course, Researching Your World War I Ancestors. In this cloud-based, nine-module, self-paced course, genealogists obtain an introduction Continue reading NGS Announces a New Cloud-Based Course: Researching Your World War I Ancestors

Full Lineup of Speakers Announced for RootsTech Family Discovery Day

SALT LAKE CITY, 28 January 2016 — RootsTech, the largest family history conference in the world, announced today the complete lineup of speakers for its free Family Discovery Day event, which will take place Saturday, February 6, 2016, at the Continue reading Full Lineup of Speakers Announced for RootsTech Family Discovery Day

Green River Community College of Auburn, Washington, Digitizes “The Current”

Finally – I get to post about a newspaper that pertains to me. I graduated from GRCC in 1984. I actually attended there in 1969, 1970, and 1981-1984. I went to school while working, quite often attending night classes. GRCC Continue reading Green River Community College of Auburn, Washington, Digitizes “The Current”

Belarus Receives Copies of Deportation Orders of Austrian Jews Murdered in the Trostenets Concentration Camp

The following teaser is from the January 18, 2016 edition of belta.by: MINSK, 18 January (BelTA) – Austrian historian Hubert Steiner gave Belarus the copies of the deportation orders from the Austrian State Archives containing the names of the Austrian Continue reading Belarus Receives Copies of Deportation Orders of Austrian Jews Murdered in the Trostenets Concentration Camp

Twelve Thousand Dutchess County, New York Documents Now online at the Dutchess County Website

The following teaser is from an article posted in the January 18, 2016 edition of dailyfreemen.com POUGHKEEPSIE New York – The “Ancient Documents Portal” is now open and accessible through the Dutchess County website. Through the portal, at www.dutchessny.gov/countyclerk, 12,000 Continue reading Twelve Thousand Dutchess County, New York Documents Now online at the Dutchess County Website