French Polynesia Genealogy: Difference between revisions

Go to the Internet at '''familysearch.org '''and click on the'''Library'''. From that tab, click on the '''Family History Library Catalog.'''We can '''type in French Polynesia '''to get a list of the islands and island groups and to see what records were made under this large jurisdiction. Then we should '''type in the name of each island group '''for records in that jurisdiction and then type in the '''name of the island'''that interests you. On'''''<b>Tahiti,''records are listed under the name of the''</b>''town.'''Also, we should do a keyword search on Tahiti. Over 220 items will appear.<br>Note: All of these islands are a protectorate of'''''France.'''''The people of these islands are full citizens of France. School children must learn French history. French is the governing language, and the civil records are kept in French. Jurisdictions are organized the same way <br>'''Births, marriages, and deaths are recorded by the government, and citizens are required to have an official government record'''. Tables are published by the government every ten years giving an '''index to the names in the records.'''This facilitates genealogical research up to the time when the French first came to the islands. They have been keeping records since the early 1800's. <br>Notarial records are available from the year 1862. <br>Large numbers of civil registration records are available from 1843. <br>A large number of oral genealogies and land records are also available. <br>'''When we put our family history together, we may not have many dates to work with. Because of this, we need to ''study the history of the islands where our ancestors lived by starting with the historical background for the island group of our ancestors''. ''''''To see a time line for each of the island groups and to find research resources for them, please click on each of the&nbsp;island groups listed below&nbsp;separately.&nbsp; This is because the Wiki can only hold certain amounts of information at one time, so it has been separated into sections.'''