Leland Meitzler founded Heritage Quest in 1985 and edited Heritage Quest Magazine until 2006. Leland was Managing Editor for Everton’s Genealogical Helper and he writes GenealogyBlog.com and the GermanGenealogyBlog.com.  He has conducted tours to Salt Lake City, Utah since 1985.

Friday 3:00 p.m.  FR-009.  State and Territorial Censuses & Census Substitutes of the Western States.  All but four of the Western states have extant state censuses.  All have census substitutes.  Learn about accessing and using these censuses & substitutes.  [I]

Friday 4:30 p.m. FR-017.  Flames Over the Courthouse.  Examine the numerous types of records that can substitute for documents missing because of "courthouse fires." Many records easily accessible only recently.  [I]

Saturday 5:00 p.m.  SA-064.  Using Southern States' Tax Records to Extend Your Genealogy.  Tax records include genealogical information.  Explore the various types of tax records available. This lecture concentrates on tax records of the states on the Southern seaboard.  [I]

Sunday 8:30 a.m.  SU-079.  State and Territorial Censuses & Census Substitutes of the Eastern States. All but nine of the Eastern states have extant state censuses. All have census substitutes. Learn to access the resources for states east of the Mississippi.  [IA]