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''[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide&nbsp;]] &gt; Step 1. To start, write down the basic information you know from memory''<br>  
''[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide&nbsp;]] &gt; Step 1. Write what you can from memory''<br>  


==== Why write things down?  ====
==== Why write things down?  ====
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*Where did they live when they were born, when they were growing up, married, died, or when other important events happened in their lives?  
*Where did they live when they were born, when they were growing up, married, died, or when other important events happened in their lives?  
*If there is a story connected with the information, write it down. If there is a historical event that affected the lives of our ancestors, include it in your writing.
*If there is a story connected with the information, write it down. If there is a historical event that affected the lives of our ancestors, include it in your writing.
'''4. Gather written records you and your family already have.''' Gather the family history information others in your family have already prepared by:<br>
*Asking your family members if they have any written information about the family, including ancestral maps (hohoko), whakapapa books, letters, stories, family group records, pedigree charts, school records, certificates, pictures, and artifacts such as wood carvings, tapa designs, etc.
*Ask if you may have a copy of what they have.
*If it is a carving or design, ask what it means and how it relates to your family.
*Make copies, photograph them, or write a description of them and where they are kept if you can’t keep the original.
*Return the original to the owner.
*Write where you got them on the back of the copy.
*Keep the papers you write and photos you take in a safe place.<br>


''[[Latter-day Saint Pacific Island Heritage|LDS Pacific Island Heritage]] &nbsp;&lt; &nbsp;Previous&nbsp; | &nbsp;Next&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; [[Gather written records our family already has|Step 2. Gather written records]]''  
''[[Latter-day Saint Pacific Island Heritage|LDS Pacific Island Heritage]] &nbsp;&lt; &nbsp;Previous&nbsp; | &nbsp;Next&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; [[Gather written records our family already has|Step 2. Gather written records]]''  


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