Eleanor Brinsko

Professional Genealogist and Speaker Eleanor Brinsko will be a speaker for the 8th We Are Cousins Virtual Genealogy Conference this coming September 17-19, 2025. In this post you can read more about her and her presentation.

About Eleanor Brinsko

Eleanor Brinsko is a professional genealogist specializes in Scandinavian-American and Midwest-American genealogy. She gives presentations for organizations across the country. Eleanor has contributed to Henry Louis Gates' "Finding Your Roots" and taught a graduate-level class on genealogy for University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Scheduled Presentation for 8th WAC Conference

Title:  Finding Aids to the Rescue

Summary: Finding Aids are a genealogist's best friend when it comes to researching in archives. Let's explore how one of these detailed lists can help you save time in the archives, give you more ideas about what to research, and learn how to create one for your own collection!

Past and Archived Presentations

NOTE: The following presentations can only be viewed for 60 days after each conference if you purchase the Gold Pass. Or all year if you purchase the Platinum Pass.

Title:  Our Black Sheep and Their Prison Records (presented at the 6th WAC Conference)

Summary: Family trees often have ancestors that are not “acceptable” topics of conversation. But why is that the case? A common reason is they were in trouble with the law. We will explore three different case studies on how to use newspapers, online searches, archives, legal papers, and more.

Title:  Genealogical Evidence: How to Organize and Verify Your Genealogical Materials (presented at the 4th WAC Conference)

Summary: This presentation will guide the audience through organizing the evidence to make the information accessible, learn how to verify the credibility of each piece of evidence, investigate how to ascertain whether the resource is credible, how to resolve the conflict between two sources to determine which source is correct. Watch Presentation

Read About Other Speakers

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