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.

Who Do You Think You Are? Starts New Season Sunday, March 8, 2015 on TLC – #Genealogy

Season 5 of the American version of Who Do You Think You Are? starts this Sunday on TLC Television. The episodes will air at 10/9 Central. Celebrities to be featured in Season 5 include: Julie Chen Josh Groban Angie Harmon Continue reading Who Do You Think You Are? Starts New Season Sunday, March 8, 2015 on TLC – #Genealogy

Call for Papers for the 36th National Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society Conference

The following Call for Papers is from the AAHGS.org website: October 15-17, 2015 – Richmond, Virginia In October 2015, genealogists and historians from around the Commonwealth of Virginia and across the nation will travel to Richmond to discover and celebrate Continue reading Call for Papers for the 36th National Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society Conference

FindMyPast Free Weekend – March 6-9 2015

The following announcement is from FindMyPast: Findmypast Announces Free Weekend 6-9 March 2015 · Findmypast announces they will be giving free access to all their historical records this weekend · Over 2 billion records available to everyone to search for Continue reading FindMyPast Free Weekend – March 6-9 2015

Famberry Launches “Famberry Search” & GEDCOM Upload

The following press release is from Steve Bardouille, at Famberry: London, England (February 27th, 2015) Famberry (www.famberry.com), the private collaborative family tree builder, is please to announce the release of “Famberry Search”, an interactive search facility that uses key indicators Continue reading Famberry Launches “Famberry Search” & GEDCOM Upload

Millions of Scandinavian Records Added at MyHeritage.com

I received an announcement from MyHeritage dealing with the posting of Sandinavian records this morning. The following is from Daniel’s note, as well as the MyHeritage blog. These folks are doing some cool things. …we’ve just brought online millions of Continue reading Millions of Scandinavian Records Added at MyHeritage.com

Full Access to MyHeritage – Premium Plus Family Site & Data Plan – Just $99.95!

During RootsTech 2015, I hung around the MyHeritage booth absorbing information. MyHeritage has been making exciting technological advances for several years. Their tech is allowing them to share billions of records, documents, and what they have termed Discoveries with subscribers. Continue reading Full Access to MyHeritage – Premium Plus Family Site & Data Plan – Just $99.95!

Kindred Voices – on pre-pub sale with FREE Immediate PDF ebook download

My friend, Geoff Rasmussen, just wrote a new book entitled Kindred Voices. Geoff is probably best known for his work with Legacy, hosting their weekly webinars. However, he’s a great writer, having written a number of books including the popular Continue reading Kindred Voices – on pre-pub sale with FREE Immediate PDF ebook download

2016 FGS National ​C​onference Call for ​P​resentation P​roposals​

The following news release is from FGS: Deadline for Submissions is 10 April 2015 February 13, 2015 – Austin, TX. The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announces a Call for Presentation Proposals for the FGS 2016 Conference, “Time Travel: Centuries Continue reading 2016 FGS National ​C​onference Call for ​P​resentation P​roposals​

Findmypast Releases More Than 101 Million US, UK & Australian Records

The following is from FindMyPast Findmypast is thrilled to be adding over 101 million UK, US and Australian records as part of this week’s Findmypast Friday. Every Friday, thousands of new records are released on our dedicated Findmypast Friday page Continue reading Findmypast Releases More Than 101 Million US, UK & Australian Records

A Sweetheart of a deal… #RootsTech #Genealogy

A Sweetheart of a deal… As I’ve written during the RootsTech conference, I’ve been hanging around the MyHeritage booth absorbing information. MyHeritage has been making exciting technological advances for several years. Their tech is allowing them to share billions of Continue reading A Sweetheart of a deal… #RootsTech #Genealogy

StoryWorth Wins the RootsTech 2015 Innovator Showdown

The following news release is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY (February 13, 2015) – StoryWorth, a San Francisco start up company that offers an email-based storytelling service, today swept the RootsTech Innovator Showdown, winning both first prize and the People’s Continue reading StoryWorth Wins the RootsTech 2015 Innovator Showdown