Our Offerings
As a performer and educator, Eleanor takes the stage with confidence. She has given presentations for the Wisconsin Historical Society, Dane County Genealogical Society, and public libraries and universities around the United States. Eleanor has also been able to bring her enthusiastic presentation skills to the Zoom platform, keeping audiences interested and engaged with her presentations.
To see her recent presentation schedule, make sure to check out the Appearances page on our website!
Eleanor has presented on the following topics below, HOWEVER, she welcomes the opportunity to create more presentations:
General Genealogy
Genealogy 101: How to get started on your genealogical journey
Ancestry.com: How-to’s and what’ll you finds
How to Use FamilySearch.org
Roaming the Stacks: Looking to the library to help fill holes
“Where Did I Put That?”: How to organize your genealogical research
I Love to Tell the Story: How to present your genealogical research
“Oh It’s Somewhere Around Here”: What is hiding in your storage areas that can help you with your genealogical searches?
Hop In for a Genealogy Road Trip: How to plan a genealogical jaunt to see the family sites
Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
Farming, Factories, and The Frontier: Midwest genealogy basics
Finding Aids Come to the Rescue
Our Black Sheep and Their Prison Records
Westward Ho!: Migration methods of the United States
Can You Dig It?: Upper Midwest miners and their records
Sifting through Cookbooks to Find Our Female Ancestors (BOTH US American and Canadian)
I Have a Question: Digging for genealogy clues
NEW!! Getting the Scoop on Digitized Historical Newspapers
COMING SOON: Immigration and Passenger Lists
COMING SOON: Grandpa Worked on the Railroad: An immigrant’s story
COMING SOON: You Rang?: Using address books to break down brick walls
Norwegian Genealogy
“I’m Going to Norway!?”: A Genealogical Trip of a Lifetime
Scrolling through Norwegian Genealogy Resources Online
“Jeg bor i amerika”: Norwegians in America
“There They Are!”: Finding your ancestor in Norwegian documents
“This was a Viking hub”: The sentence that led to a genealogical quest
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
Norwegian Folklore and The Tenacious Norwegians who Collected the Stories
NEW June 2025!! The Restauration 200 Years Later: America’s First Norwegian Immigrants
Trivia Games (approximately 30-40 minutes in length)
General Theme: United States Genealogy Trivia
General Theme: Wisconsin Genealogy Trivia
Book Cases: Novel-Inspired Genealogy (Start booking now! Available starting March 2026)