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[[Image:Pacific island scene.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Island scene, Saint-Joseph, Île des Pins, Nouméa, New Caledonia.]] <font size="+2">'''Forward'''</font> | |||
by Noël Neville Cardon | |||
by Noël Neville Cardon | |||
Because Pacific island family history is based largely on an oral tradition, researchers face special challenges. They need to use special methods. These methods are not widely known among family history researchers, so in writing this guide, we found Pacific islanders who had been successful in doing family history work and learned from them how they did it.The people who shared their stories and information with me were very kind and generous, and it is their hard work that has made this guide possible. Most of their names are in the [[Pacific Island Guide Bibliography|Bibliography.]] | Because Pacific island family history is based largely on an oral tradition, researchers face special challenges. They need to use special methods. These methods are not widely known among family history researchers, so in writing this guide, we found Pacific islanders who had been successful in doing family history work and learned from them how they did it.The people who shared their stories and information with me were very kind and generous, and it is their hard work that has made this guide possible. Most of their names are in the [[Pacific Island Guide Bibliography|Bibliography.]] | ||
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I tried to find someone from each of the island groups to interview, but was not able to get a case study from all groups. My hope is that one of the case studies in Step 9 will be close enough to your situation to help you. | I tried to find someone from each of the island groups to interview, but was not able to get a case study from all groups. My hope is that one of the case studies in Step 9 will be close enough to your situation to help you. | ||
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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]] [[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> | [[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> | ||
::*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)]][[Image:Pacific Map.png|thumb|right| | :[[Cook Islands (Includes Rarotonga)|Cook Islands (Includes Rarotonga)]][[Image:Pacific Map.png|thumb|right|375px]]<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> | ||