About us
This is a geographical project for people with known Norwegian ancestry, either through the paternal line (Y-DNA test), the maternal line (mt-DNA test), or other ancestors within ten generations (Family Finder autosomal test).
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Dette er et DNA-prosjekt for folk med norsk genetisk opphav, enten gjennom farslinje (Y-DNA-test), morslinje (mt-DNA-test) eller andre aner innenfor ti generasjoner (Family Finder autosomal test).
Contact: Cyndi Rutledge: pathoscafe@aol.com (English)
Anne M Berge: norwaygenes@yahoo.com (English, Norwegian/norsk)
Svein Davidsen: sveind@gmail.com (English, Norwegian/norsk)
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How to join if you have already tested with FTDNA (or the Genographic project):
1. log in to your FTDNA account with your kit number and password
2. click "my FTDNA home"
3. click "join projects"
4. write "Norway" in the search field
5. click the highlighted project name "Norway"
6. click "request to join" at the bottom of the page, with an additional comment on your direct paternal/maternal line
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For å bli med i Norgesprosjektet om man allerede har testet via FTDNA/Genographic:
1. logge inn med kitnr og passord på FTDNA
2. gå til "my FTDNA home"
3. klikke på "join projects" i venstremargen
4. søk på Norge el Norway, - eller scroll ned til "dual geographical projects", finn N og deretter Norway
5. Klikk på "Norway"-navnet
6. Klikk på "request to join" nede til høyre
Information
There are some users who have not yet entered any information about their background, or has listed "unknown origin".
Please fill in as soon as possible.
Paternal line and Maternal line: Your direct paternal line (father's father's father etc) should originate in Norway for your results to be listed in the Norway project. The same goes for you maternal line (mother's mother's mother etc) - if these are not listed with "country = Norway" it will normally not be included in the overview shown on the project homepage.
Please log in to your account and go to "Contact information" (to the left on "my FTDNA home" page) and pick country of origin for that direct line. If you leave it as "unknown origin" make sure you state why in the field for Most Distant Known Ancestor. Then go to "User preferences" - Most Distant Known Ancestor - and fill in the name, years, place, county and country for your direct paternal and maternal ancestors. Give as detailed information as possible.
Examples:
* Marit Olsdatter Eide, (1799-1864) Odda, Hordaland, NO
* Ola Nilsson Eide, (b. 1799) Nordmøre, NO
* Ola Nilsen Gjerde, (c 1800) Stranda, Møre og Romsdal, NO
* Marit Nilsdotter Gjerde, (1800-55) Hedmark, NO
The field has limited size, so you might need to shorten info, like Nilsd instead of Nilsdotter - and use NO instead of Norway. If Unknown origin, write why, for example:
* Adopted, no info
* M Smith d 1965 NY, no info
* Grandfather d 1981 NC, no info
* Mary Jones (1881-1960) CA, adopted
For recent ancestors (like above) you might want to anonymize information.
Then you can fill in your ancestral surnames with countries. This is especially important if you order the FF test. If you find any of this a little complicated, please contact norwaygenes@yahoo.com stating that you need help to fill in this information, and you will receive help directly.
There are some of you who have both paternal and maternal lines from other countries and cultures than Norway. Unless you have other Norwegian ancestry (fill in ancestral surnames) and order a Family Finder test to check this out, you are not within the scope of the project. If you want to have your data compared to people with Norwegian ancestry nevertheless, adjust your settings to include all FTDNA users instead of limited to a project. Then your tests should be compared to the complete FTDNA database.
Haplogroup projects
Remember to join the proper Y-haplogroup projects and mt-haplogroup projects according to your results, the most common ones listed here:
* http://www.familytreedna.com/public/yDNA_I1/default.aspx
* http://www.familytreedna.com/public/R1aY-Haplogroup/default.aspx
* http://www.familytreedna.com/public/r1b/default.aspx
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Dette er et DNA-prosjekt for folk med norsk genetisk opphav, enten gjennom farslinje (Y-DNA-test), morslinje (mt-DNA-test) eller andre aner innenfor ti generasjoner (Family Finder autosomal test).
Contact: Cyndi Rutledge: pathoscafe@aol.com (English)
Anne M Berge: norwaygenes@yahoo.com (English, Norwegian/norsk)
Svein Davidsen: sveind@gmail.com (English, Norwegian/norsk)
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How to join if you have already tested with FTDNA (or the Genographic project):
1. log in to your FTDNA account with your kit number and password
2. click "my FTDNA home"
3. click "join projects"
4. write "Norway" in the search field
5. click the highlighted project name "Norway"
6. click "request to join" at the bottom of the page, with an additional comment on your direct paternal/maternal line
***
For å bli med i Norgesprosjektet om man allerede har testet via FTDNA/Genographic:
1. logge inn med kitnr og passord på FTDNA
2. gå til "my FTDNA home"
3. klikke på "join projects" i venstremargen
4. søk på Norge el Norway, - eller scroll ned til "dual geographical projects", finn N og deretter Norway
5. Klikk på "Norway"-navnet
6. Klikk på "request to join" nede til høyre
Information
There are some users who have not yet entered any information about their background, or has listed "unknown origin".
Please fill in as soon as possible.
Paternal line and Maternal line: Your direct paternal line (father's father's father etc) should originate in Norway for your results to be listed in the Norway project. The same goes for you maternal line (mother's mother's mother etc) - if these are not listed with "country = Norway" it will normally not be included in the overview shown on the project homepage.
Please log in to your account and go to "Contact information" (to the left on "my FTDNA home" page) and pick country of origin for that direct line. If you leave it as "unknown origin" make sure you state why in the field for Most Distant Known Ancestor. Then go to "User preferences" - Most Distant Known Ancestor - and fill in the name, years, place, county and country for your direct paternal and maternal ancestors. Give as detailed information as possible.
Examples:
* Marit Olsdatter Eide, (1799-1864) Odda, Hordaland, NO
* Ola Nilsson Eide, (b. 1799) Nordmøre, NO
* Ola Nilsen Gjerde, (c 1800) Stranda, Møre og Romsdal, NO
* Marit Nilsdotter Gjerde, (1800-55) Hedmark, NO
The field has limited size, so you might need to shorten info, like Nilsd instead of Nilsdotter - and use NO instead of Norway. If Unknown origin, write why, for example:
* Adopted, no info
* M Smith d 1965 NY, no info
* Grandfather d 1981 NC, no info
* Mary Jones (1881-1960) CA, adopted
For recent ancestors (like above) you might want to anonymize information.
Then you can fill in your ancestral surnames with countries. This is especially important if you order the FF test. If you find any of this a little complicated, please contact norwaygenes@yahoo.com stating that you need help to fill in this information, and you will receive help directly.
There are some of you who have both paternal and maternal lines from other countries and cultures than Norway. Unless you have other Norwegian ancestry (fill in ancestral surnames) and order a Family Finder test to check this out, you are not within the scope of the project. If you want to have your data compared to people with Norwegian ancestry nevertheless, adjust your settings to include all FTDNA users instead of limited to a project. Then your tests should be compared to the complete FTDNA database.
Haplogroup projects
Remember to join the proper Y-haplogroup projects and mt-haplogroup projects according to your results, the most common ones listed here:
* http://www.familytreedna.com/public/yDNA_I1/default.aspx
* http://www.familytreedna.com/public/R1aY-Haplogroup/default.aspx
* http://www.familytreedna.com/public/r1b/default.aspx