Local Projects

The Norway DNA project also include local county projects!

The local projects shows Y- and mtDNA for tested lines in the specific areas. It means you have to have a Y-DNA or a mtDNA test in order to join.

To be a member of the local projects you first have to join the Norway DNA main project. The local projects are primarily to map direct paternal and maternal lines, where the earliest known direct ancestor (father’s father’ father for Y-DNA and mother’s mother’s mother for mtDNA) should originate in the county.

 

County Projects at FTDNA

Projects by county:

To be part of the local project you need to:

  1. first join the Norway DNA project if you are not already a member
  2. have either Y-DNA or mtDNA tested, with the direct line back to this area
  3. give the project administrators Limited or Advanced access to the kit

Who can join?

Each test kit will join the county project where the earliest known direct ancestors are from:

  • Y-DNA test where the father’s father’s father-line originates in this county
  • mtDNA-test where the mother’s mother’s mother-line originates in this county
  • Y-DNA test with foreign origin that arrived in this county before ca 1801
  • mtDNA-test with foregin origina that arrived in this county before ca 1801
  • testperson with direct ancestors from this county, and who plan to upgrade with Y-DNA or mtDNA originating here
  • testperson with direct ancestors from elsewhere, but with a strong connection to this county, and wants to follow the project (join with one kit only)

Goals for the local projects:

  • covering the whole country, so local genealogy societies can find relevant information about tested lines in the area
  • show regional differences within Norway
  • show verified lines by adding information of the brother and sister splits of the descendent lines
  • make an overview of wanted tests “ønskede tester” for the area, with focus on verifiying old lines
  • include test results from other sources; Geno 2.0, 23andMe and others who are not able to tranfer or retest with FTDNA
  • include older, known «immigration» from other countries, that are connected to the area, and that in the NorwayDNA project are categorized in the extra z-groups
  • get local focus to recruit and establish groups around the country that can contribute and generate more local testing and focus
  • give background information about the area, sources, links, and other useful stuff

How to join?

The Local Projects are updated manually by the administrators of Norway DNA. This is how you can join:

  1. Test Y-DNA and/or mtDNA with FamilyTreeDNA
  2. Add your kit to the Norway DNA project – Norgesprosjektet
  3. Make sure you have the information about the earliest known direct line ancestors updated and in the project format with full names, years, parish and county code
  4. Have you tested Y-DNA or mtDNA through a different company: Contact us by email and give us the information of where, enclose the results and ancestral lines for us to add you
  5. Follow the next update of the tables – date for last update is listed under each table

 

Local projects – old list – disabled because of GDPR

 

 

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