Elisabeth Thorsell

Elisabeth Thorsell
Born (1954-08-15) 15 August 1954
Nationality Swedish
Occupation Writer, editor, professional genealogist
Parent(s) Sven Dalhammar, mining engineer, and Brita Dalhammar (née Nathorst)
Website etgenealogy.se/english.htm

Elisabeth Thorsell (born 15 August 1945)[1][2] is a Swedish writer, professional genealogist and a veteran within the Swedish genealogical movement.

A Genealogical CV

Thorsell started her genealogical research in 1975.[2] By the end of the 1970s it had developed into nearly a full-time occupation.[3] She explained in an interview 2007: "It was my maternal grandmother Elisabeth Nathorst and her family stories that made me interested in the past and in the lives of people […] My father Sven Dalhammar also made me interested to know more about our family."[4] In 1980 Thorsell became treasurer and later (in 1984) the chairman of the Östgöta Genealogiska Förening (the Genealogical Society of the Province of Ostrogothia ).[2] After having moved with her family at the year-end 1984–1985 from the city of Linköping to Stockholm,[2] she was appointed secretary of the Genealogiska Föreningen (the Genealogical Association, a nationwide society for genealogists) in 1985. She was a member of the election committee participating in the foundation of the Federation of Swedish Genealogical Societies ("Sveriges Släktforskarförbund").[2] She became a member of its first board of directors and 1986–1996 she was employed as the Federation's secretary. 1992–2001 Thorsell was the editor of the Federation's genealogical magazin Släkthistoriskt forum.

Since January 2004 she is the editor of the quarterly magazine Swedish American Genealogist, published by the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center (Swenson Center) i Rock Island, Illinois.[5] 1987–2000 she edited the genealogical book series Svenska släktkalendern (Swedish Family Register). Since 2002 she publishes the electronic, genealogical magazine Vi släktforskare ("We Genealogists"), and she is, since 2007, the president of the Svenska Genealogiska Samfundet, a genealogical society with the sole purpose of publishing quality-assured articles on genealogical, biographical and related topics.[6] As a professional genealogist specialized in emigration research she has (since 1975) primarily been researching Swedish families for Americans with a Swedish origin.

Publications

Elisabeth Thorsell has written a large number of articles and independent publications, from texts with a methodical, "how-to-do" focus to extensive investigations of specific families and biographies. The Swedish national union catalogue LIBRIS lists (in July 2014) 205 publications to which she has contributed, as an independent writer, as a co-writer or in the capacity of editor. Most of the articles have been published in Släkthistoriskt Forum, the genealogical yearbook Släktforskarnas årsbok (both published by the Federation of Swedish Genealogical Societies), and Släkt och Hävd, a quarterly published by the Genealogiska Föreningen. Her works comprises a wide field of topics, with a special focus on Swedish emigrants in the [USA] such as Utvandrare till USA: några förslag på hur du kan hitta dem (Emigrants to the USA: some suggestions how to find them (2011, ISBN 978-91-971688-4-7). Her handbook Släktforskning – vägen till din egen historia (Genealogical Research – The Road to Your Own History) has been published in several editions, the latest in a re-worked and extended version in August 2014 (ISBN 9789153439677).[7]

Acclaim

In 1994 Elisabeth Thorsell was appointed corresponding member of the Genealogiska Samfundet i Finland ("Genealogical Society of Finland").[3] In 2006 she was awarded the Victor Örnbergs hederspris ("the Victor Örnberg Honorary Award") by the Federation of Swedish Genealogical Societies for her long-standing contributions to the Swedish genealogical movement.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Thorsell, Elisabeth. "A four-generation Ahnentafel for Elisabeth Thorsell". ET Genealogy. Elisabeth Thorsell. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Egeskog, Hans (also edit.) (2006). "Elisabeth Thorsell". Släkthistoriskt Forum 2006:3. Stockholm: Sveriges Släktforskarförbund.
  3. 1 2 "keskiviikko 13. helmikuuta 2013: Samfundets korresponderande medlem – Elisabeth Thorsell (presentation of Elisabeth Thorsell as the new corresponding member of the Genealogical Society of Finland)". Blogspot for Suomen Sukututkimusseura. Genealogiska Samfundet i Finland. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Classon, Roland (19 January 2009). "Elisabeth Thorsell fick inspiration av sin mormor ("Elisabeth Thorsell was inspired by her grandmother")". Helsingborgs Dagblad (HD). Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Victor Örnbergs hederspris (The Victor Örnberg Honorary Award): 2006 Elisabeth Thorsell". Rötter ("Roots"). The Swedish Federation of Genealogical Societies. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Thorsell, Elisabeth. "Detta jobbar jag med! ("This is what I work with!")". ET Genealogy. Elisabeth Thorsell. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Publications in the Swedish national library catalog Libris to which Elisabeth Thorsell has contributed as a writer, co-writer, reviewer or editor..

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