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[[Image:Tonga Wesleyan Church.jpg|thumb|right|340px|Wesleyan Church in Neiafu, Vavau, Tonga, 1884. Image courtesy of The George Handy Bates Samoan Papers, University of Delaware Library, Newark, DE.]]''[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide&nbsp;]] &gt; &nbsp;Tongan Customs'' <br>
[[Image:Tonga Wesleyan Church.jpg|thumb|right|340px|Wesleyan Church in Neiafu, Vavau, Tonga, 1884. Image courtesy of The George Handy Bates Samoan Papers, University of Delaware Library, Newark, DE.]]''[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide&nbsp;]] &gt; &nbsp;Tongan Customs'' <br>  


A case study with research steps, and description of genealogy resources in the Family History Library.  
A case study with research steps, and description of genealogy resources in the Family History Library.  
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'''5. Share the information with others.<br>'''Before we came to America, my father was able to get permission to copy the royal lineage charts of ''Amelia Tamaha'' at the Kings’ palace, and several other charts of Royal ancestors. He brought these with him. The family donated them to the Family History Library as—  
'''5. Share the information with others.<br>'''Before we came to America, my father was able to get permission to copy the royal lineage charts of ''Amelia Tamaha'' at the Kings’ palace, and several other charts of Royal ancestors. He brought these with him. The family donated them to the Family History Library as—  


Tisina Wolfgramm Gerber, ''[The Iohani and Salote Wolfgramm papers]'' (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2003) [[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1116459&disp=%5BThe+Iohani+and+Salote+Wolfgramm+paper%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL film 1224623]]. These papers include:<br>
Tisina Wolfgramm Gerber, ''[The Iohani and Salote Wolfgramm papers]'' (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2003) [[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1116459&disp=%5BThe+Iohani+and+Salote+Wolfgramm+paper%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL film 1224623]]. These papers include:<br>  


*''95 Genealogy Charts of Royal Families, Nobles, and Chiefs from `Ahoeitu and Tangaloa and his son `Ahoeitu (the first Tui Tonga, 950 A.D.) to Tui Ha`atakalaua, 1450, including the Ha`a Túi Kanokupolu line.'' This is not a complete record, but only a few from the Genealogy papers of Iohani and Salote Wolfgramm.
*''95 Genealogy Charts of Royal Families, Nobles, and Chiefs from `Ahoeitu and Tangaloa and his son `Ahoeitu (the first Tui Tonga, 950 A.D.) to Tui Ha`atakalaua, 1450, including the Ha`a Túi Kanokupolu line.'' This is not a complete record, but only a few from the Genealogy papers of Iohani and Salote Wolfgramm.  
*''Amelia Tamaha Records from the year 1844''
Túi Latai Mataele (''who came from the royal lines) book of records he copied from the Tongan Royal Palace'' ''Veikune book of records of Queen Matáaho’s father.''
''77 Genealogy Charts of Royal Families, Nobles, and Chiefs from `Ahueitu and Tangaloa and his son `Aho Eitu, the first Tui Tonga 950 A.D. toTakulaua Tui, Ha`a Takalaua 1450, including the Ha!a Túi Kanokupolu line. ''These charts are in larger print, with some additional names than are found on the 99 Genealogy Charts of Royal Families, Nobles, and Chiefs in this same collection.<br>


:'''Instructions:''' Find the Chief Line from which your family descended on one of the 95 charts, then use the following three books to find
'''Other Resources'''  


#''Amelia Tamaha Records from the year 1844''  
*Kakolosi K. Tui’one, ''Tongan Pedigree Charts Including Royal Lineages'' (West Valley City, Utah: K. Tui'one, 2002) [[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1118215&disp=%5BTongan+pedigree+charts%2C+including+r%20%20&columns=*,0,0 CD-ROM no. 1125 supp.; PEDIGREE no. 2182 pt. 1-71] During his life, ''Kakolosi Tui’one ''worked hard to collect the records of the ''Royal family of Tonga''. He was given permission in 1949 to copy the records of the royal family.&nbsp;These records are on “maps” or ''hohoko ''charts. They are on a Compact Disc that must be read by a ''Computer Assisted Design (AutoCAD14) ''program. (It is not possible to see what is on the CD by loading it onto a regular word processing program).
#Túi Latai Mataele (''who came from the royal lines) book of records he copied from the Tongan Royal Palace''  
#''Veikune book of records of Queen Matáaho’s father.<br>''


&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • A 3-page list of the genealogy with the title in English is at the beginning of the record. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • The record itself has 95 pages<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • 79 Larger charts of more charts of more genealogy lines are also available.<br><br>''77 Genealogy Charts of Royal Families, Nobles, and Chiefs from `Ahueitu and Tangaloa and his son `Aho Eitu, the first Tui Tonga 950 A.D. toTakulaua Tui, Ha`a Takalaua 1450, including the Ha!a Túi Kanokupolu line.<br>''These charts are in larger print, with some additional names than are found on the 99 Genealogy Charts of Royal Families, Nobles, and Chiefs in this same collection.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; •There is a list of the genealogies with an introduction in English at the beginning of the record. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; •There are 77 pages in this record set. If you can’t find a name in the set of 99 genealogy charts, there are more names in
:The maps are 32 by 41 inches and cannot be printed out by a regular computer printer because they are in AutoCad format. There are 70 maps in the set. We can call ''Kakolosi’s children at 801-446-5362 ''and they will print out the ones we request. If we want to buy the CD with all of the files on it, we can also request it from the Tui’one Family. The family donated a copy to the Family History Library, which has the call number '''CD-ROM no. 1125 - INTL Lib Att Win.'''


&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;this larger print version.  
:A printed copy of these maps is located in the bottom drawer of one of the large pedigree chart and map cases in the ''Family History Library in Salt Lake City.'' The call number is '''PEDIGREE no. 2182, pt. 1 - 71 INTL Pedigree File.''' We can ask a Library Attendant for help in getting them.


'''Other Resources available <br>'''''CD and maps of Royal Tongan lines by Kakolosi Tui’one.<br>Compiled by Kakolosi K. Tui’one (March 29, 1936 - Sept 9, 2002)''  
:Note: Because the maps are computerized, each map has a ''file name''. The''file name ''contains family names on the charts. They start with the letters of the alphabet contained in the map. Look at the '''INDEX''' to see the file names for the maps and the name of the ancestral couple of the decendants on that map.


During his life, ''Kakolosi Tui’one ''worked hard to collect the records of the ''Royal family of Tonga''. He was given permission in 1949 to copy the records of the royal family. During the last few years of his life he lived with this son, Stanley. He would stay up working on his computer all day and all night sometimes, trying to get the records complete. Kakolosi died just a few months after had finished his work, in the year 2002.
'''Tongan Oral Genealogy Interviews from the 1970s'''
 
''Kalolaina and Tevita Mapa ''were commissioned by the LDS Church to gather oral genealogies throughout''Tonga ''during the 1970s. There are over ''800 Tongan oral genealogical interviews'', which they gathered on reel-to-reel tapes. The tapes were transcribed, and the transcripts were microfilmed. In 2006, the tapes were transferred to CDa in order to preserve them.&nbsp; The interviews are still identified by the tape number, and they  
These records are on “maps” or ''hohoko ''charts. They are on a Compact Disc that must be read by a ''Computer Assisted Design (AutoCAD14) ''program. (It is not possible to see what is on the CD by loading it onto a regular word processing program).
 
The maps are 32 by 41 inches and cannot be printed out by a regular computer printer because they are in AutoCad format. There are 70 maps in the set. We can call ''Kakolosi’s children at 801-446-5362 ''and they will print out the ones we request. If we want to buy the CD with all of the files on it, we can also request it from the Tui’one Family. The family donated a copy to the Family History Library, which has the call number '''CD-ROM no. 1125 - INTL Lib Att Win.'''
 
A printed copy of these maps is located in the bottom drawer of one of the large pedigree chart and map cases in the ''Family History Library in Salt Lake City.'' The call number is '''PEDIGREE no. 2182, pt. 1 - 71 INTL Pedigree File.''' We can ask a Library Attendant for help in getting them.
 
Note: Because the maps are computerized, each map has a ''file name''. The''file name ''contains family names on the charts. They start with the letters of the alphabet contained in the map. Look at the '''INDEX''' to see the file names for the maps and the name of the ancestral couple of the decendants on that map.
 
'''Tongan Oral Genealogy Interviews from the 1970s<br>'''''Kalolaina and Tevita Mapa ''were commissioned by the LDS Church to gather oral genealogies throughout''Tonga ''during the 1970s. There are over ''800 Tongan oral genealogical interviews'', which they gathered on reel-to-reel tapes. The tapes were transcribed, and the transcripts were microfilmed. In 2006, the tapes were transferred to CDa in order to preserve them.&nbsp; The interviews are still identified by the tape number, and they


The paper copies of the transcripts are stored in the ''Special Collections area of the Family History Library''.&nbsp;Search the catalog by ''surname'' for your ancestror’s name.&nbsp; Also search by the ''name of your ancestor’s village ''to see if any other people from your ancestral village were interviewed.  
The paper copies of the transcripts are stored in the ''Special Collections area of the Family History Library''.&nbsp;Search the catalog by ''surname'' for your ancestror’s name.&nbsp; Also search by the ''name of your ancestor’s village ''to see if any other people from your ancestral village were interviewed.  
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'''Example from the Register of Tongan Oral Histories:'''  
'''Example from the Register of Tongan Oral Histories:'''  


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| Pahu  
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