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<font size="+2">'''Table of Contents'''</font> | <font size="+2">'''Table of Contents'''</font> | ||
[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research#How to Use This Guide|How to Use This Guide]] <br>[[Latter-day Saint Pacific Island Heritage|Latter-day Saint Pacific Island Heritage]]<br>Steps of Research for Pacific Island Ancestors<br> | [[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research#How to Use This Guide|How to Use This Guide]] [[Image:Pacific canoe.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Using canoes like this navigators explored and settled the Pacific basin.]]<br>[[Latter-day Saint Pacific Island Heritage|Latter-day Saint Pacific Island Heritage]]<br>Steps of Research for Pacific Island Ancestors<br> | ||
:[[Step 1. Write what you can from memory|Step 1. Write what you can from memory]]<br> | :[[Step 1. Write what you can from memory|Step 1. Write what you can from memory]]<br> | ||
:[[Step 2. Gather written records|Step 2. Gather written records]]<br> | :[[Step 2. Gather written records|Step 2. Gather written records]]<br> | ||
:[[Step 3. Learn about customs and history|Step 3. Learn about customs and history]]<br> | :[[Step 3. Learn about customs and history|Step 3. Learn about customs and history]]<br> | ||
:[[Step 4. Gather oral histories from your oldest relatives|Step 4. Gather oral histories from your oldest relatives]]<br> | :[[Step 4. Gather oral histories from your oldest relatives|Step 4. Gather oral histories from your oldest relatives]]<br> | ||
:[[Step 5. Organize your information|Step 5. Organize your information]]<br> | :[[Step 5. Organize your information|Step 5. Organize your information]]<br> | ||
:[[Step 6. Organize your papers|Step 6. Organize your papers]]<br> | :[[Step 6. Organize your papers|Step 6. Organize your papers]]<br> | ||
:[[Step 7. Track your research|Step 7. Track your research]]<br> | :[[Step 7. Track your research|Step 7. Track your research]]<br> | ||
:[[Step 8. Find ancestors on the IGI|Step 8. Find ancestors on the IGI]]<br> | :[[Step 8. Find ancestors on the IGI|Step 8. Find ancestors on the IGI]]<br> | ||
:[[Step 9. Obtain and search other records|Step 9. Obtain and search other records]]<br> | :[[Step 9. Obtain and search other records|Step 9. Obtain and search other records]]<br> | ||
::By clicking on this step 9, you will get information about: | ::By clicking on this step 9, you will get information about: | ||
::*Island naming customs<br> | ::*Island naming customs<br> | ||
::*How dates have been estimated<br> | ::*How dates have been estimated<br> | ||
::*How to decide whether a name is male or female<br> | ::*How to decide whether a name is male or female<br> | ||
::*Other Pacific island customs related to family history<br> | ::*Other Pacific island customs related to family history<br> | ||
::*The ''Cole Jensen Collection'' and Index or Directory<br> | ::*The ''Cole Jensen Collection'' and Index or Directory<br> | ||
::*Oral Genealogies collected during the 1970s<br> | ::*Oral Genealogies collected during the 1970s<br> | ||
::*How to use records from institutions near you<br> | ::*How to use records from institutions near you<br> | ||
::*How to use photographic collections<br> | ::*How to use photographic collections<br>[[Image:Pacific Map.png|thumb|right|400px|The Pacific islands are split into 3 groups: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Click this map to enlarge it.]] | ||
::*How to use the Family History Library Catalog<br> | ::*How to use the Family History Library Catalog<br> | ||
:[[Step 10. Submit names to the IGI|Step 10. Submit names to the IGI]]<br> | :[[Step 10. Submit names to the IGI|Step 10. Submit names to the IGI]]<br> | ||
:[[Step 11. Share what you found|Step 11. Share what you found]]<br> | :[[Step 11. Share what you found|Step 11. Share what you found]]<br> | ||
[[Table of Pacific Island Names|Table of Pacific Island Names]]<br> | [[Table of Pacific Island Names|Table of Pacific Island Names]]<br> | ||
:[[Cook Islands (Includes Rarotonga)|Cook Islands (Includes Rarotonga)]]<br> | :[[Cook Islands (Includes Rarotonga)|Cook Islands (Includes Rarotonga)]]<br> | ||
:[[Easter Island|Easter Island (Rapa Nui)]]<br> | :[[Easter Island|Easter Island (Rapa Nui)]]<br> | ||
:[[Fiji timeline|Fiji]]<br> | :[[Fiji timeline|Fiji]]<br> | ||
:[[French Polynesia|French Polynesia]]<br> | :[[French Polynesia|French Polynesia]]<br> | ||
::[[Austral Islands|Austral Islands]]<br> | ::[[Austral Islands|Austral Islands]]<br> | ||
::[[Gambier Islands|Gambier Islands]]<br> | ::[[Gambier Islands|Gambier Islands]]<br> | ||
::[[Marquesas Islands|Marquesas Islands]]<br> | ::[[Marquesas Islands|Marquesas Islands]]<br> | ||
::[[Society Islands (includes Tahiti)|Society Islands]]<br> | ::[[Society Islands (includes Tahiti)|Society Islands]]<br> | ||
::[[Tuamotu Islands|Tuamotu Islands]]<br> | ::[[Tuamotu Islands|Tuamotu Islands]]<br> | ||
:[[Hawaii Historical Background and Case Study in family history research|Hawaii background and case study]]<br> | :[[Hawaii Historical Background and Case Study in family history research|Hawaii background and case study]]<br> | ||
::[[Hawaii Research Helps|Hawaii research helps]]<br> | ::[[Hawaii Research Helps|Hawaii research helps]]<br> | ||
:[[Micronesia|Micronesia]]<br> | :[[Micronesia|Micronesia]]<br> | ||
::[[Federated States of Micronesia|Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)]]<br> | ::[[Federated States of Micronesia|Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)]]<br> | ||
::[[Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands|Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands]]<br> | ::[[Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands|Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands]]<br> | ||
::[[Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)|Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)]]<br> | ::[[Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)|Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)]]<br> | ||
::[[Marshall Islands|Marshall Islands]]<br> | ::[[Marshall Islands|Marshall Islands]]<br> | ||
::[[Nauru|Nauru]]<br> | ::[[Nauru|Nauru]]<br> | ||
::[[Palau|Palau]]<br> | ::[[Palau|Palau]]<br> | ||
:[[New Caledonia|New Caledonia]]<br> | :[[New Caledonia|New Caledonia]]<br> | ||
:[[New Zealand Maori cultural traits and historical background|New Zealand Maori Customs and Background]]<br> | :[[New Zealand Maori cultural traits and historical background|New Zealand Maori Customs and Background]]<br> | ||
::[[New Zealand Maori Research Ideas|New Zealand Maori research ideas]]<br> | ::[[New Zealand Maori Research Ideas|New Zealand Maori research ideas]]<br> | ||
:[[Niue|Niue]]<br>[[Image:Captain Cook.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Capt. Cook, a British explorer, mapped many of the Pacific islands.]] | :[[Niue|Niue]]<br>[[Image:Captain Cook.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Capt. Cook, a British explorer, mapped many of the Pacific islands.]] | ||
:[[Papua New Guinea|Papua New Guinea]]<br> | :[[Papua New Guinea|Papua New Guinea]]<br> | ||
:[[Samoa (Western and American)|Samoa (Western and American)]]<br> | :[[Samoa (Western and American)|Samoa (Western and American)]]<br> | ||
:[[Solomon Islands|Solomon Islands]]<br> | :[[Solomon Islands|Solomon Islands]]<br> | ||
:[[Tokelau|Tokelau]]<br> | :[[Tokelau|Tokelau]]<br> | ||
:[[Tonga|Tonga]]<br> | :[[Tonga|Tonga]]<br> | ||
::[[Tonga customs|Tongan customs]]<br> | ::[[Tonga customs|Tongan customs]]<br> | ||
::[[Tonga Oral History in the Family History Library|Tongan oral history]]<br> | ::[[Tonga Oral History in the Family History Library|Tongan oral history]]<br> | ||
::[[Register of Tongan Oral Histories|Register of Tongan Oral Histories]] | ::[[Register of Tongan Oral Histories|Register of Tongan Oral Histories]] | ||
:[[Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)|Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)]]<br> | :[[Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)|Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)]]<br> | ||
:[[Vanuatu|Vanuatu]]<br> | :[[Vanuatu|Vanuatu]]<br> | ||
:[[Wallis and Futuna Islands|Wallis and Futuna Islands]]<br> | :[[Wallis and Futuna Islands|Wallis and Futuna Islands]]<br> | ||
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''none < Previous | Next > [[Latter-day Saint Pacific Island Heritage|Latter-day Saint Pacific Island Heritage]]'' | ''none < Previous | Next > [[Latter-day Saint Pacific Island Heritage|Latter-day Saint Pacific Island Heritage]]'' | ||
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