Iceland Project - MiniChallenge

Date: 1 Dec 2023 to 17 Jun 2024
Location: Iceland
Surname/tag: Nordic

Skjaldarmerki Íslands

Contents 1 MiniChallenge 2023-2024 2 The Presidents 3 How to Join the MiniChallenge 4 How and where to Communicate 5 How to Join the Project

MiniChallenge 2023-2024

Are you interested in joining a WikiTree Thon or Challenge, but feel intimidated by the strict deadline or the large number of participants? Do you want to have fun and learn from the WikiTree Community, but at your own pace and without pressure? Then you might enjoy this MiniChallenge!

This MiniChallenge is a great way to get familiar with how a Thon or a Challenge works, while also improving the profiles of the Presidents of Iceland. You will have the opportunity to communicate with fellow WikiTreers and discover more about the history and genealogy of Iceland.

The Presidents of Iceland have decent profiles, but their trees need some attention. Your task is to build out their trees, connect them to the Global Tree, and add sources and biographies where needed.

The MiniChallenge starts on December 1st and ends on June 17th. These dates are significant in the history of Iceland's independence from Denmark. On December 1st, 1918, the Danish–Icelandic Act of Union was signed, recognizing Iceland as a fully independent and sovereign state in a personal union with the Danish king. In May 1944, during the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Iceland held a referendum and voted overwhelmingly to become a republic, which was formally declared on June 17th.

The Presidents

The Presidents of Iceland:

1. Sveinn Björnsson (1881-1952) President from 1944-1952.
2. Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894-1972) President from 1952-1968.
3. Kristján Eldjárn (1916-1982) President from 1968-1980.
4. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir President from 1980-1996.
5. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson President from 1996-2016.
6. Guðni Jóhannesson The current president was elected in 2016.

How to Join the MiniChallenge

That is easy, you don't have to do anything. Just start building trees for the Profiles in the Challenge, by adding profiles for their relatives.

We have three main goals:

1. Connect the MiniChallenge main Profile to the Global Tree.
2. Build out the tree by adding their Ancestors.
3. Build out the tree sideways by adding siblings, spouses of the siblings, cousins, In-laws and so forth, as far and wide as possible.

Simply pick a Profile to work on and start building.

What we do ask you to do is to Communicate:

• Let us know which profile you have picked.
• What are you planning to work on?
• Have you found something interesting?
• Do you need help with something?
• Can you see that someone else is working on a profile, that you would like to work on, then write to them directly.
• If someone is working on the paternal line, maybe you could work on the maternal line.

The important thing is to communicate, so you don't step on each others toes.

How and where to Communicate

For the purpose of the MiniChallenge there are two ways to Communicate:

1. Answer the G2G post.
2. Join us on Discord. If you have finished Part 1 of the Nordic Trail, you will have received a invitation to Discord.

The Nordic Project uses Google Groups for communication. But, when participating in Thons and Challenges, we prefer to use either G2G or Discord.

How to Join the Project

If you haven't already, you can join the Nordic Project and the Icelandic Project. It's not a requirement, but the purpose of the MiniChallenge is for you to get to know the community. The Projects are a big part of that.

In order to join any project on WikiTree, you must first be a WikiTree member. If you are not yet a WikiTree member, see How to Use WikiTree to get started.

You should also be willing to actively participate in the project and contribute to the project's goals. We recognize that people lead busy lives and may not be active on WikiTree every single week of the year, but you should at least have the intention to contribute towards the project's goals on a somewhat regular basis.

Since Iceland Project now is a sub-project of Nordic Project you will find more info on how to join on the Nordic Project page.