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'''4. Write what is learned and share the information with others.<br>'''We also compiled the stories of our family and published them in a book, Tisina Wolfgramm Gerber, ''[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH27&CISOPTR=31717 Iohani Wolfgramm, Man of Faith and Courage]'' (S.l.: s.n., 2001?) [FHL book 921.9612 G313i]. Testimonies, family stories and memories, as well as family history of our ancestors have been compiled in this book. You also could eventually compile your family stories into a book, if you have the time and the means to do it, | '''4. Write what is learned and share the information with others.<br>'''We also compiled the stories of our family and published them in a book, Tisina Wolfgramm Gerber, ''[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH27&CISOPTR=31717 Iohani Wolfgramm, Man of Faith and Courage]'' (S.l.: s.n., 2001?) [FHL book 921.9612 G313i]. Testimonies, family stories and memories, as well as family history of our ancestors have been compiled in this book. You also could eventually compile your family stories into a book, if you have the time and the means to do it, | ||
'''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 | '''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 the ''Iohani and Salote Wolfgramm Papers'' mentioned below. | ||
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Tisina Wolfgramm Gerber, ''[ | Most Tongans know the name of an ancestor who was a chief. Look for this ancestor in one or more of the following sources. Compare the different sources to get a more complete genealogy. | ||
'''Iohani and Salote Wolfgramm Papers'''<br> Tisina Wolfgramm Gerber, ''[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. | ||
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*''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. to Takulaua 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. | *''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. to Takulaua 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. | ||
''' | '''Tui’one's Tongan Pedigree Charts and CD'''<br> 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. 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. You can call ''Kakolosi’s children at 801-446-5362 ''and they will print out the ones requested. If you want to buy the CD with all of the files on it, you 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.''' 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''' ''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. The interviews are still identified by the tape number, and they | '''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. 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''. Search the catalog by ''surname'' for your ancestror’s name. 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''. Search the catalog by ''surname'' for your ancestror’s name. Also search by the ''name of your ancestor’s village ''to see if any other people from your ancestral village were interviewed. | ||