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 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
+'''Tongan Oral Genealogy Interviews from the 1970s''' <br>Kalolaina and Tevita Mapawere 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.
 A project is&nbsp;underway to translate these transcripts from ''Tongan'' into ''English''.&nbsp;Contact the ''Family History Library Medieval Unit ''for further information about the translations.