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Tonga customs and research ideas (view source)
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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. | ||
=== Customs === | |||
The importance of correct family lines is jealously guarded, and has everything to do with land acquisition and passing on the titles of nobility. These concepts pre-date the Christian era. | The importance of correct family lines is jealously guarded, and has everything to do with land acquisition and passing on the titles of nobility. These concepts pre-date the Christian era. | ||
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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 as the ''Iohani and Salote Wolfgramm Papers'' mentioned below. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | '''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. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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=== Research Ideas and Resources === | |||
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. | 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. | ||
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To save time, you can also use a ''film/fiche number search'' to get to the oral genealogy interviews quickly. Some of these numbers are:'''795707, 796816, 795831, 795708, 795709, 795710, 795889, 795890, 795891, 795892, 795913, 795978, 795983, 1066597,795976, and 795975 item 4795913''' | To save time, you can also use a ''film/fiche number search'' to get to the oral genealogy interviews quickly. Some of these numbers are:'''795707, 796816, 795831, 795708, 795709, 795710, 795889, 795890, 795891, 795892, 795913, 795978, 795983, 1066597,795976, and 795975 item 4795913''' | ||
''[[Tonga|Tonga]] < Previous | Next > [[Tonga Oral History in the Family History Library|Tongan Oral History]]'' | ''[[Tonga|Tonga]] < Previous | Next > [[Tonga Oral History in the Family History Library|Tongan Oral History]]'' <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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[[Category:Tonga]] [[Category:Pacific_Island_Research]] | [[Category:Tonga]] [[Category:Pacific_Island_Research]] | ||