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===== • We should find out how people of our island group traditionally keep track of their genealogy.<br>• We should use it to add any new information we have gathered onto our own family charts. <br>• We should keep adding information to our charts when someone is born, married, or dies. <br>• We can use these charts to refer to as we type our information into a computer. ===== | ===== • We should find out how people of our island group traditionally keep track of their genealogy.<br>• We should use it to add any new information we have gathered onto our own family charts. <br>• We should keep adding information to our charts when someone is born, married, or dies. <br>• We can use these charts to refer to as we type our information into a computer. ===== | ||
==== The importance of getting our information into a computer ==== | ==== The importance of getting our information into a computer ==== | ||
The Prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has asked all families to enter their information onto a computer data base. This is because– | The Prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has asked all families to enter their information onto a computer data base. This is because– | ||
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Because the information on '''hohoko charts '''is already organized into families and generations, we can refer to them as a guide as we enter the information into the computer. If our information is not already organized into families and linked according to generations, we can write it on paper Oral Genealogy Lineage charts, Pedigree charts and Family Group Records. | Because the information on '''hohoko charts '''is already organized into families and generations, we can refer to them as a guide as we enter the information into the computer. If our information is not already organized into families and linked according to generations, we can write it on paper Oral Genealogy Lineage charts, Pedigree charts and Family Group Records. | ||
==== Why should I use paper forms for family history and how can I get them? ==== | ==== Why should I use paper forms for family history and how can I get them? ==== | ||
These forms help us put the names, relationships, dates, places, and other information into an organized format. We can use these forms as a working copy of our information, adding to it as we go along. | These forms help us put the names, relationships, dates, places, and other information into an organized format. We can use these forms as a working copy of our information, adding to it as we go along. | ||
===== An Oral Genealogy Lineage Chart may be best to use if we customarily record our lineage by starting with an ancestor and naming the generations until we come down to ourselves. An example follows. | ===== Oral Genealogy Lineage Chart ===== | ||
An Oral Genealogy Lineage Chart may be best to use if we customarily record our lineage by starting with an ancestor and naming the generations until we come down to ourselves. An example follows. | |||
Use a separate chart for each lineage, and show all children from each marriage at each generational level. | Use a separate chart for each lineage, and show all children from each marriage at each generational level. | ||
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<br>Full name of Informant Date of Interview <br><br>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ <br>Address of Informant | <br>Full name of Informant Date of Interview <br><br>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ <br>Address of Informant | ||
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br>Name of Interviewer | ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br>Name of Interviewer | ||
Generation no.<br>Ancestor <br>Spouses(s) <br>Children<br>if living | |||
<br>Necessary explanations | <br>Necessary explanations | ||
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===== Pedigree Chart ===== | |||
A Pedigree Chart records our parents, their parents, and their parents, going as many generations back as possible. It shows at a glance the information we have and what we still need to look for. We can use this chart as a map in organizing our family records. | |||
The example below is a Pedigree chart of Nani Olsen Kelly of Hawaii. | The example below is a Pedigree chart of Nani Olsen Kelly of Hawaii. | ||
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===== Family Group Record ===== | |||
On a Family Group Record we can write information about complete families, including children. | |||
In the example below, Nani Olsen Kelly of Hawaii has 2 sheets on which her great grandfather appears. On the top sheet, he is the son of Pekelo Papa. On the bottom one, he appears as the husband, Pekelo<br>Liliokalani Papa. | In the example below, Nani Olsen Kelly of Hawaii has 2 sheets on which her great grandfather appears. On the top sheet, he is the son of Pekelo Papa. On the bottom one, he appears as the husband, Pekelo<br>Liliokalani Papa. | ||