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<font size="+2">'''Table of Contents'''</font>  
<font size="+2">'''Table of Contents'''</font>  


[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research#How_to_Use_This_Guide|How to Use This Guide]] [[Image:Pacific canoe.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]<br>[[Latter-day Saint Pacific Island Heritage|Latter-day Saint Pacific Island Heritage]]<br>Steps of Research for Pacific Island Ancestors<br>
[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research#How_to_Use_This_Guide|How to Use This Guide]] [[Image:Pacific canoe.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]<br>[[Latter-day Saint Pacific Island Heritage|Latter-day Saint Pacific Island Heritage]]<br>Steps of Research for Pacific Island Ancestors<br>  


:[[Step 1. Write what you can from memory|Step 1. Write what you can from memory]]<br>
:[[Step 1. Write what you can from memory|Step 1. Write what you can from memory]]<br>  
:[[Step 2. Gather written records|Step 2. Gather written records]]<br>
:[[Step 2. Gather written records|Step 2. Gather written records]]<br>  
:[[Step 3. Learn about customs and history|Step 3. Learn about customs and history]]  
:[[Step 3. Learn about customs and history|Step 3. Learn about customs and history]]  
:By clicking on this step, you can learn about:  
:By clicking on this step, you can learn about:  
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:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Determining gender&nbsp;  
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Determining gender&nbsp;  
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wriitten records that are available  
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wriitten records that are available  
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other sources of informtion<br>
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other sources of informtion<br>  
:[[Step 4. Gather oral histories from your oldest relatives|Step 4. Gather oral histories from your oldest relatives]]<br>
:[[Step 4. Gather oral histories from your oldest relatives|Step 4. Gather oral histories from your oldest relatives]]<br>  
:[[Step 5. Organize your information|Step 5. Organize your information]]<br>
:[[Step 5. Organize your information|Step 5. Organize your information]]<br>  
:[[Step 6. Organize your papers|Step 6. Organize your papers]]<br>
:[[Step 6. Organize your papers|Step 6. Organize your papers]]<br>  
:[[Step 7. Track your research|Step 7. Track your research]]<br>
:[[Step 7. Track your research|Step 7. Track your research]]<br>  
:[[Step 8. Find ancestors on the IGI|Step 8. Find ancestors on the IGI]]
:[[Step 8. Find ancestors on the IGI|Step 8. Find ancestors on the IGI]]<br>  
 
:[[Step 9. Obtain and search other records|Step 9. Obtain and search other records]]<br>  
:'''Special challenges with finding Polynesian names <br>'''Because of differences in the way Islanders and Europeans kept track of names, dates, places, and life events, it can be especially challenging to find island ancestors’ names in the IGI. The following are some situations that might occur as we search the IGI, along with some suggestions for remedies. <br>Different ways of spelling names <br>Since the languages of the islands were not written until the mid 1800s, spelling was not standardized. Thus, the name Te Aroahenui may be spelled Tearoahenui or Te-aroahenui or Aroahenui or Te-aroa-henui or Te aroa henui. TempleReady can check names in theIGI as exact spellings or as standardized spellings. If we choose standardized spellings, theIGI will drop the spaces and change hyphens to spaces. It will keep the first syllable of the name and sort on it. Thus, Te Aroa Henui becomes Te, which is not helpful in finding duplicates. In summary, if someone else submitted our ancestor’s name for temple work, but spelled the name differently, TempleReady may not find our version in the IGI.<br>• To remedy this, we should search the IGI manually using all the spelling variations we can imagine.<br>Multiple names for one ancestor <br>Anciently, Polynesians were identified by only one name. Later, they began adding surnames. Some people were also given an honorary name by which they were known. Thus, it is possible that our ancestor was known by more than one name, any or all of which may be in the IGI. For instance, the name Tangata Tevita Niumeitolu Olakepa could have been submitted as Tangata, as Tangata Niumeitolu, as Tangata Olakepa, as Tangata Tevita Niumeitolu or as Tangata Tevita Niumeitolu Olakepa. <br>• If we know more than one name for our ancestor, we can remedy this by searching using each name as a surname. <br>For instance, in the example above, we could search using Niumeitolu, Tangata, and Olakepa as the surnames. We can use this same rule in searching other indexes. <br>Different dates of birth, marriage, or death for one ancestor <br>Polynesian genealogies are very accurate about names of people and their relationships through the generations, but since the old Polynesian genealogies were preserved by memory, only the names of persons, the histories and stories, wars and travels, and lines of descent were kept. No specific dates were kept prior to European contact, and even since the arrival of Europeans, few specific dates are available. <br>Different genealogists or tribal groups may estimate certain lines of a pedigree in a different manner than others. Since TempleReady requires dates to clear a name for ordinances, people submitting Polynesian names have had to estimate them. TempleReady only searches the IGI for dates one year before and after the event date we enter.<br>• To remedy this, search the IGI manually without using dates. If we find someone that looks like they might be a match, we can try to figure out whether or not it is the same person by comparing event locations and checking to see if they have the same spouse, parents, or children. <br>Different ways of entering the names of places and IGI regions <br>There are many ways of recording a location. For instance, one person may only include the village, such as ‘Uiha, while someone else may include the name of the island and region, such as ‘Uiha, Ha’apai, Tonga, Pacific Islands. <br>TempleReady will only search the IGI for the exact place we have listed. If someone else submitted our ancestor, but did not write the place the way we did, it will not recognize it as a duplicate. If they did not provide a place that is recognized by the IGI, the record would have been placed in the World Miscellaneous region of the IGI. <br>To remedy this, we should make sure to select the World Miscellaneous region as our region and All Miscellaneous Countries as the country. Also search the Pacific Island region for each name when manually searching the IGI. For Hawaiian ancestors, we should try using the United States as the region. If our ancestor had a surname, we can use the Internet site of www.familysearch.org and choose a generic search. All regions of the IGI as well as Ancestral File and some other Internet sites will be searched. If our ancestor had only one name, this generic search is not available. The computer will ask us for a surname, and if we cannot supply one, the search will not be made. <br>'''The ancestor is part of an ancient royal line <br>'''If we go back far enough in island genealogy, the same ancestors belong to the Maori, Hawaiian, French Polynesian, Tongan, Samoan, and other island peoples. These same ancient ancestors’ names could be pronounced and spelled differently in Maori, Hawaiian, Samoan, Tongan, Tahitian, Rarotongan, or other languages, even though they are the same person. We do not need to do the temple work for the ancient island royalty as it has already been done numerous times. <br>'''The ordinances were done, but they do not appear on the IGI <br>'''Manual Processing Collections, 1949–1981. <br>Before 1984, theIGI did not accommodate long names, people listed with only one name whose parents or grandparents were also listed with only one name, or estimated dates. Even though people with this type of information were not entered into the IGI, many had their temple ordinances performed, and that information was recorded manually on family group records. This special collection of family group records, called theManual Processing Collections, 1949–1981, has been microfilmed and stored in the Family History Library. Some of the names now appear on theIGI, but many do not. <br>• We can view these microfilms at the Family History Library or order them from a family history center near us. <br>The microfilm is located in the US/Canada film area, with the call numbers going from '''1553385''' to '''1553391''' (7 rolls). These microfilms list people by the island they are from and then alphabetically by surname, more or less. There is no overall index, so we may need to browse through all of the films. <br>Note: Searching these records is a time-consuming process. However, it may be worthwhile to view these records since they may be written in our ancestors’ handwriting, and since they may provide us with additional information that we would not have had otherwise. Follow the Spirit when deciding whether or not to search these records. <br>Note: An index to these records has been made, and is in process so it will soon be included in the Fmily History Library Catalog and on the computerized desktop of familysearch. <br>Records processed manually after 1981. <br>There is also a collection of family group records, mainly of island people, that were processed manually for temple ordinances after 1981, and are not yet on the IGI. <br>• We can view these family group records by calling Ruth Inman at (801) 240-2343.
<br>[[Step 9. Obtain and search other records|Step 9. Obtain and search other records]]<br>
 
::By clicking on this step 9, you will get information about:  
::By clicking on this step 9, you will get information about:  
::*Island naming customs<br>
::*Island naming customs<br>  
::*How dates have been estimated<br>
::*How dates have been estimated<br>  
::*How to decide whether a name is male or female<br>
::*How to decide whether a name is male or female<br>  
::*Other Pacific island customs related to family history<br>
::*Other Pacific island customs related to family history<br>  
::*The ''Cole Jensen Collection'' and Index<br>
::*The ''Cole Jensen Collection'' and Index<br>  
::*Oral Genealogies collected during the 1970s<br>
::*Oral Genealogies collected during the 1970s<br>  
::*How to use records from institutions near you<br>
::*How to use records from institutions near you<br>  
::*How to use photographic collections<br>
::*How to use photographic collections<br>  
::*How to use the Family History Library Catalog[[Image:Pacific Map.png|thumb|right|350px]]<br>
::*How to use the Family History Library Catalog[[Image:Pacific Map.png|thumb|right|350px]]<br>  
::*For more detailed information about each island group, click on the links&nbsp;below.&nbsp;
::*For more detailed information about each island group, click on the links&nbsp;below.&nbsp;


[[Table of Pacific Island Names|Table of Pacific Island Names]]<br>


[[Table of Pacific Island Names|Table of Pacific Island Names]]<br>
:[[Cook Islands (Includes Rarotonga)|Cook Islands (Includes Rarotonga)]]<br>  
 
:[[Easter Island|Easter Island (Rapa Nui)]]<br>  
:[[Cook Islands (Includes Rarotonga)|Cook Islands (Includes Rarotonga)]]<br>
:[[Fiji timeline|Fiji]]<br>  
:[[Easter Island|Easter Island (Rapa Nui)]]<br>
:[[French Polynesia|French Polynesia]]<br>  
:[[Fiji timeline|Fiji]]<br>
::[[Austral Islands|Austral Islands]]<br>  
:[[French Polynesia|French Polynesia]]<br>
::[[Gambier Islands|Gambier Islands]]<br>  
::[[Austral Islands|Austral Islands]]<br>
::[[Marquesas Islands|Marquesas Islands]]<br>  
::[[Gambier Islands|Gambier Islands]]<br>
::[[Society Islands (includes Tahiti)|Society Islands]]<br>  
::[[Marquesas Islands|Marquesas Islands]]<br>
::[[Tuamotu Islands|Tuamotu Islands]]<br>  
::[[Society Islands (includes Tahiti)|Society Islands]]<br>
:[[Hawaii Historical Background and Case Study in family history research|Hawaii background and case study]]<br>  
::[[Tuamotu Islands|Tuamotu Islands]]<br>
::[[Hawaii Research Helps|Hawaii research helps]]<br>  
:[[Hawaii Historical Background and Case Study in family history research|Hawaii background and case study]]<br>
:[[Micronesia|Micronesia]]<br>  
::[[Hawaii Research Helps|Hawaii research helps]]<br>
::[[Federated States of Micronesia|Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)]]<br>  
:[[Micronesia|Micronesia]]<br>
::[[Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands|Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands]]<br>  
::[[Federated States of Micronesia|Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)]]<br>
::[[Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)|Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)]]<br>  
::[[Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands|Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands]]<br>
::[[Marshall Islands|Marshall Islands]]<br>  
::[[Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)|Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)]]<br>
::[[Nauru|Nauru]]<br>  
::[[Marshall Islands|Marshall Islands]]<br>
::[[Palau|Palau]]<br>  
::[[Nauru|Nauru]]<br>
:[[New Caledonia|New Caledonia]]<br>  
::[[Palau|Palau]]<br>
:[[New Zealand Maori cultural traits and historical background|New Zealand Maori Customs and Background]]<br>  
:[[New Caledonia|New Caledonia]]<br>
::[[New Zealand Maori Research Ideas|New Zealand Maori research ideas]]<br>  
:[[New Zealand Maori cultural traits and historical background|New Zealand Maori Customs and Background]]<br>
::[[New Zealand Maori Research Ideas|New Zealand Maori research ideas]]<br>
:[[Niue|Niue]]<br>[[Image:Captain Cook.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]  
:[[Niue|Niue]]<br>[[Image:Captain Cook.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]  
:[[Papua New Guinea|Papua New Guinea]]<br>
:[[Papua New Guinea|Papua New Guinea]]<br>  
:[[Samoa (Western and American)|Samoa (Western and American)]]<br>
:[[Samoa (Western and American)|Samoa (Western and American)]]<br>  
:[[Solomon Islands|Solomon Islands]]<br>
:[[Solomon Islands|Solomon Islands]]<br>  
:[[Tokelau|Tokelau]]<br>
:[[Tokelau|Tokelau]]<br>  
:[[Tonga|Tonga]]<br>
:[[Tonga|Tonga]]<br>  
::[[Tonga customs and research ideas|Tongan customs and research ideas]]<br>
::[[Tonga customs and research ideas|Tongan customs and research ideas]]<br>  
::[[Tonga Oral History in the Family History Library|Tongan oral history]]<br>
::[[Tonga Oral History in the Family History Library|Tongan oral history]]<br>  
::[[Register of Tongan Oral Histories|Register of Tongan Oral Histories]]
::[[Register of Tongan Oral Histories|Register of Tongan Oral Histories]]  
:[[Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)|Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)]]<br>
:[[Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)|Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)]]<br>  
:[[Vanuatu|Vanuatu]]<br>
:[[Vanuatu|Vanuatu]]<br>  
:[[Wallis and Futuna Islands|Wallis and Futuna Islands]]<br>
:[[Wallis and Futuna Islands|Wallis and Futuna Islands]]<br>


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Some of the information in '''Steps 8, and 10 '''are about temple work of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon). Just use the information in the guide that will be of help to you in your needs. You will find that you will be skipping back and forth from one step to another as you do your research. This is normal, so feel free to do it.  
Some of the information in '''Steps 8, and 10 '''are about temple work of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon). Just use the information in the guide that will be of help to you in your needs. You will find that you will be skipping back and forth from one step to another as you do your research. This is normal, so feel free to do it.  


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