Previous Appearances

A record of Eleanor's past presentations, going back to 2018 — organized by year, most recent first.

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2026 (14 presentations)
  • Grand Forks Public Library (In-Person)
    — Farms, Factories, and The Frontier: Midwest genealogy basics
    — Q&A with a Genealogist Brown Bag Lunch
  • Heritage Quest Research Library, Puyallup, Washington (Zoom)
    — “Jeg bor i Amerika”: Norwegians in America
  • Marathon County Public Library, Wausau, Wisconsin (Zoom)
    — “I Have a Question!”: Digging for genealogical clues
  • Appleton Public Library, Appleton, Wisconsin (In-Person)
    — Westward Ho!: Migration patterns in America
  • Ontario Genealogical Society, Ontario, Canada (Zoom)
    — Scrolling through Norwegian Genealogy Resources for Our Ancestors
  • Reedsburg Public Library, Reedsburg, Wisconsin (Zoom)
    — Immigration and Passenger Lists
  • Hartland Women’s Club, Hartland, Wisconsin (In-Person)
    — Genealogy 101
  • La Crosse Area Genealogy Society, Black River Beach House, La Crosse, Wisconsin (In-Person)
    — Navigating the Genealogical Waters
    — Brown Bag Lunch Q&A
    — DNA at a Glance
  • Ellsworth Public Library, Ellsworth, Wisconsin (In-Person)
    — Sifting through Cookbooks for Our Female Ancestors
  • RootsTech (Zoom)
    — DigitialArkivet: What to know and how to do it
  • Dane County Area Genealogical Society (Zoom)
    — Getting the Scoop on Digitized Newspapers
  • Niagara County Genealogical Society, New York (Zoom)
    — Our Black Sheep and Their Prison Records
  • DuPage County Genealogical Society, Wheaton, Illinois (Zoom)
    — Our Black Sheep and Their Prison Records
  • Reedsburg Public Library, Reedsburg, Wisconsin (Zoom)
    –“Where Did I Put That?”: How to organize your genealogical research
2025 (22 presentations)
  • Whittier Area Genealogy Society, Whittier, California (Zoom)
    –“Where Did I Put That?”: How to organize your genealogical research
  • WikiTree (Zoom)
    –Getting the Scoop on Digitized Historic Newspapers
  • North Star Genealogy Conference, Minnesota Genealogical Society, Minnesota (In-Person)
    — Sifting through Cookbooks for Our Female Ancestors
  • Onalaska Public Library, Onalaska, Wisconsin (In-Person)
    Farming, Factories, and The Frontier: Midwest genealogy basics
    Brown Bag Q&A
    “Oh It’s Around Here Somewhere…”: What’s hiding in your storage areas
  • Sons of Norway Genealogy Interest Group, Washington, D.C. (Zoom) The Restauration 200 Years Later: America’s First Norwegian Immigrants
  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Zoom) “Where Did I Put That?”: How to organize your genealogical research
  • We Are Cousins Fall Conference, Texas (Zoom) Finding Aids to the Rescue!
  • New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, New York, New York (Zoom) The Restauration 200 Years Later: America’s First Norwegian Immigrants
  • Fountaindale Genealogy Club, Fountaindale, Illinois (Zoom) Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
  • L.E. Phillips Public Library, Eau Claire, Wisconsin (In-Person) Hop in for a Genealogical Road Trip!
  • Marathon County Public Library, Wausau, Wisconsin (Zoom) Navigating the Genealogical Waters
  • Wheaton Public Library, Wheaton, Illinois (Zoom) “I Have a Question!”: Digging for genealogy clues
  • Oconomowoc Women’s Club, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin (In-Person) Genealogy at a Glance
  • Neenah Public Library, Neenah, Wisconsin (In-Person) Ancestry.com: How-to’s and what’ll you finds
  • Waukesha Public Library, Waukesha, Wisconsin (In-Person) Navigating the Genealogical Waters
  • Ontario Genealogical Society, Ontario, Canada (Zoom) Sifting through Cookbooks for Our Female Ancestors
  • Western New York Genealogical Society, New York (Zoom) Sifting through Cookbooks for Our Female Ancestors
  • Neenah Public Library, Neenah, Wisconsin (In-Person) Navigating the Genealogical Waters
  • Niagara County Genealogical Society, New York (Zoom) “I Have a Question!”: Digging for genealogy clues
  • Glendora Genealogical Group, Glendora, California (Zoom) Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
  • Sun City Shadow Hills Club, Indio, California (Zoom) I Love to Tell the Story: How to present your genealogical research
  • Dane County Area Genealogical Society, Madison, Wisconsin (Zoom) “I Have a Question!”: Digging for genealogy clues
2024 (17 presentations)
  • L.E. Phillips Public Library, Eau Claire, Wisconsin (In-Person) Our Black Sheep and Their Prison Records
  • Wikitree (Zoom) I Love to Tell the Story: How to present your Genealogical research
  • Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, Indiana (In-Person) Westward Ho!: Migration patterns in the United States
  • Pomona Valley Genealogical Societies, Pomona, California (Zoom) Roaming the Stacks: Looking to the library to help fill the holes
  • Norwegian-American Genealogical Association, Minnesota (Zoom) The Borders and Boarders of Norway: The people who called Norway home
  • North Hills Genealogy, Pittsburgh, PA (Zoom) Roaming the Stacks: Looking to the library to help fill the holes
  • Washington County Library, Cottage Grove, Minnesota (Zoom) Genealogy 101
  • Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (online and in-person conference) Can You Dig It?
    Our Black Sheep Ancestors and Their Prison Records
  • Sun City Palm Desert Genealogy Club, California (Zoom) Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
  • Tri-State Genealogical Society, Evansville, IN (Zoom) “Where Did I Put That?”: How to organize your genealogical research
  • Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge, Soughton, Wisconsin (in-person) Norwegian Folklore
  • Dane County Area Genealogical Society, Madison, WI (Zoom) Our Black Sheep Ancestors and Their Prison Records
  • Tri-State Genealogical Society, Evansville, IN (Zoom) “Oh It’s Around Here Somewhere…”: What is hiding in your storage areas that can help your genealogical searches?
  • St. Cloud Area Genealogists (Zoom) Digitalarkivet: What to know and how to do it
  • Chicago Genealogical Society, Chicago, IL (Zoom) Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
  • Dane County Area Genealogical Society, Madison, WI (Zoom) Hop In for a Genealogy Road Trip!
  • Cloquet Public Library, Cloquet, MN (Zoom) Where did I Put That?: How to organize your genealogical research
2023 (21 presentations)
  • Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN (Virtual) Farming, Factories, and The Frontier: Midwestern genealogy basics
  • R.H. Stafford Library, Woodbury, MN (in-person) Sifting Through the Cookbooks for Our Female Ancestors
  • WikiTree Symposium (Virtual) Sifting Through the Cookbooks for Our Female Ancestors
  • Arlington Genealogical Society, Arlington, TX (Zoom) Roamin’ the Stacks: How to use the library to fill holes in our genealogical research
  • Cloquet Public Library, Cloquet, MN (Zoom) Westward Ho!: Migration patterns in America
  • Frank L. Weyenberg Library, Thiensville, Wisconsin (Zoom) Farming, Factories, and The Frontier: Midwestern genealogy basics
  • We are Cousins 6th Annual Conference, Texas (Zoom) Our Black Sheep Ancestors and Their Prison Records
  • Waupun Public Library, Waupun, Wisconsin (in-person) Ancestry.com: How-to’s and what’ll you finds
  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (in-person) DNA Genealogy at a Glance
  • Kenosha Public Library (in-person) Sifting through Cookbooks to Find Our Female Ancestors
    Our Black Sheep Ancestors and Their Prison Records
  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Zoom) Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
  • Sons of Norway, Washington, D.C. (Zoom) “Jeg bor i amerika”: Norwegians in America
  • Virtual Genealogical Association (Zoom/YouTube) Cookbooks and Genealogy (truncated version)
    Genealogy Trivia Game!
  • On Top of The World Genealogical Society, Florida (Zoom) Ancestry.com: How-to’s and what’ll you finds
  • Wabasha Public Library Workshop, Wabasha, Minnesota (in-person) Ancestry.com: How-to’s and what’ll you finds
    Sifting Through the Cookbooks for Our Female Ancestors
  • Cloquet Public Library, Cloquet, Minnesota (Zoom) How to Use FamilySearch.org
  • Winnebago and Boone Counties Genealogical Society (Zoom) Farming, Factories, and The Frontier: Midwestern genealogy basics
  • Cloquet Public Library, Cloquet, Minnesota (Zoom) Ancestry.com: How-to’s and what’ll you finds
  • Carver County Library, Chaska, Minnesota (Zoom) Farming, Factories, and The Frontier: Midwestern genealogy basics
  • Virtual Genealogical Association (Zoom) Our Black Sheep and Their Prison Records
  • Grand Forks Public Library, Grand Forks, North Dakota (Zoom) I Love to Tell the Story: How to present your genealogical research
2022 (28 presentations)
  • Hardwood Creek Branch, Forest Lake, Minnesota (Zoom) Farming, Factories, and The Frontier: Midwestern genealogy basics
  • MN+ Digital Collections Conference/MDL Annual Meeting (Zoom) Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
  • Wisconsin Historical Society (Zoom) Can You Dig It?: Upper Midwest mining and employment records
    Our Black Sheep and Their Prison Records
    Westward Ho!: Migration patterns in America
    Genealogical Evidence: How to organize and verify your genealogical materials
  • North Star Genealogy Conference, Minnesota Genealogical Society (Zoom) Our Black Sheep and Their Prison Records
    Hop In For A Genealogy Road Trip
  • Waukesha County Genealogical Society, Waukesha, Wisconsin (Zoom) “Where Did I Put That?”: How to organize your genealogical research
  • Anoka County Library, Blaine, Minnesota (Zoom) Farming, Factories, and The Frontier: Midwestern genealogy basics
  • We Are Cousins Virtual Genealogy Conference (Zoom) Genealogical Evidence: How to organize and verify your genealogical materials
  • Anoka County Library, Blaine, Minnesota (Zoom) Using Social Media for Genealogical Research
  • Questing Heirs Genealogy Society (Zoom) Farming, Factories, and The Frontier: Midwestern genealogy basics
  • Dane County Area Genealogical Society (Zoom) Cookbooks and Genealogy
  • American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (Zoom) Using Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
  • Hudson Public Library, Hudson, Wisconsin (Zoom) I Love to Tell the Story
  • Sun City Palm Desert Genealogy Club, California (Zoom) I Love to Tell the Story
  • Virtual Genealogical Association (Zoom) Using Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
  • New Glarus Public Library, New Glarus, Wisconsin Farming, Factories, and The Frontier: Midwestern genealogy basics
  • Hudson Public Library, Hudson, WI (Zoom) “Oh It’s Around Here Somewhere…”: What is hiding in your storage areas that can help your genealogical searches?
  • Dane County Area Genealogical Society (Zoom) Using Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
  • Norwegian-American Genealogical Association, Minnesota (Zoom) Scrolling through Norwegian Genealogical Resources Online
  • Hudson Public Library, Hudson, WI (Zoom) How to Use FamilySearch
  • Verona Public Library, Verona, Wisconsin (Zoom) Using Social Media to Enhance Your Genealogical Research
  • Barneveld Public Library, Barneveld, Wisconsin Genealogy 101
  • Virtual Genealogical Association (Zoom/YouTube/Live) Finding Aids Come to the Rescue
  • Hudson Public Library, Hudson, Wisconsin (Zoom) Hop In for a Genealogy Road Trip: How to plan a genealogical jaunt to see the family sites
  • Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota (Zoom) “Oh It’s Around Here Somewhere…”: What is hiding in your storage areas that can help your genealogical searches?
  • Appleton Public Library, Appleton, Wisconsin (Zoom) There They Are!: Finding your ancestor in Norwegian documents
  • Hudson Area Public Library, Hudson, Wisconsin (Zoom) Using Social Media to Enhance Your Genealogical Research
  • Carver County Library, Minnesota (Zoom) Using Social Media to Enhance Your Genealogical Research
  • Ellsworth Public Library, Ellsworth, Wisconsin (Zoom) Genealogy 101
2021 (16 presentations)
  • Wisconsin Historical Society (Zoom) Norwegian genealogy workshop
    Digitalarkivet: What to know and how to do it
    Ole Oleson had a Farm: How to find a farm in a Norwegian haystack
    How Religion in Norway Affected Our Ancestors
    The Borders and Boarders of Norway: The people who called Norway home
  • Louisiana State University (Zoom) Genealogical Evidence
  • Kenosha Public Library, Southwest Branch, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Zoom) Genealogy 101: Getting started on your genealogical journey
  • Washington County Library, Mahtomedi, Minnesota (Zoom) I Love to Tell the Story: How to present your family history
  • DeForest Area Public Library, DeForest, Wisconsin (Zoom) Genealogy 101: How to get started on your genealogical journey
  • Louisiana State University (Zoom) Genealogical Materials: Getting started on your genealogical journey
  • Sun Prairie Public Library, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin (Zoom) Hop In for a Genealogy Road Trip: How to plan a genealogical jaunt to see the family sites
  • Sun Prairie Public Library, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin (Zoom) Genealogy 101: Getting started on your genealogical journey
  • Dane County Area Genealogical Society (Zoom) There They Are!: Finding your ancestor in Norwegian documents
  • Washington County Library, Cottage Grove, Minnesota (Zoom) Upstairs/Downstairs: What is hiding in your storage areas that can help your genealogical searches?
  • Larry Meiller Show, Wisconsin Public Radio (on air) Scandinavian settlements in the Upper Midwest (Click here for the episode!)
  • Tre Lag Stevne, Middleton, Wisconsin (in-person) Norwegian Folklore and The Plague
  • Oregon Public Library, Oregon, Wisconsin (Zoom) Genealogy 101: Getting started on your genealogical journey
  • Waupun Public Library, Waupun, Wisconsin (Zoom) Genealogy 101: Getting started on your genealogical journey
  • Wisconsin Historical Society (Zoom) Norwegian Genealogy Workshop
    “Jeg bor i amerika”: Norwegians in America
    There They Are!: Finding your ancestor in Norwegian documents
    Scrolling through Online Norwegian Genealogical Resources
    “This was a Viking Hub”: A sentence that led to a genealogical quest
  • Maricopa County Library District, Sun City, Arizona (Zoom) Using Social Media for Your Genealogical Research
2020 (3 presentations)
  • Kenosha Public Library, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Zoom) Using Social Media for Your Genealogical Research
  • Kenosha Public Library, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Zoom) Roamin’ the Stacks: Looking to the Library to Help Fill Holes
  • Dane County Area Genealogical Society Upstairs/Downstairs: What is hiding in your storage areas that can help your genealogical searches?
2019 (3 presentations)
  • Dane County Area Genealogical Society Using Social Media for Your Genealogical Research
  • Frank L. Weyenberg Library, Thiensville, Wisconsin DNA and Genealogy
  • Belleville Public Library, Belleville, Wisconsin Roamin’ the Stacks: Looking to the Library to Help Fill Holes
2018 (5 presentations)
  • Family Reunion, Platteville, Wisconsin Genealogy 101
  • Family Reunion, Mineral Point, Wisconsin Genealogy 101
    DNA and Genealogy
  • Frank L. Weyenberg Library, Thiensville, Wisconsin Genealogy 101
  • Portage Genealogy Group, Portage, Wisconsin Using Social Media for Genealogy
  • Wisconsin Historical Society Roamin’ the Stacks: Looking to the Library to Help Fill Holes