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Many Tongan families keep a genealogical relationship chart (hohoko) where they write the names of their ancestors, descendants, and other relatives. Salote Wolfgramm wrote hers on sail cloth, while Kakolosi Tui`one recorded his on computer, using an architectural program. [[Image:Sail cloth to computer.png| | | link2= | ||
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Many Tongan families keep a genealogical relationship chart (hohoko) where they write the names of their ancestors, descendants, and other relatives. Salote Wolfgramm wrote hers on sail cloth, while Kakolosi Tui`one recorded his on computer, using an architectural program. [[Image:Sail cloth to computer.png|right|300px]] In the picture above, Tisina Wolfgramm Gerber and her daughters are shown with her mother, Salote. They are copying their information from their sailcloth hohoko to the PAF computer program. | |||
*We should find out how people of our island group traditionally keep track of their genealogy. | *We should find out how people of our island group traditionally keep track of their genealogy. | ||
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*We can use these charts to refer to as we type our information into a computer. | *We can use these charts to refer to as we type our information into a computer. | ||
''For more ideas of organizing your information, see the articles [[Organize your papers]] and [[Track your research]].''<br> | |||
==== The importance of getting our information into a computer ==== | ==== The importance of getting our information into a computer ==== | ||
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You can use the computers without charge at a | You can use the computers without charge at a FamilySearch Center and in some ward meetinghouses worldwide. If you need help in using a computer, you can ask a staff member to help you. | ||
Because the information on '''hohoko charts''' is already organized into families and generations, we can refer to them as a guide as we enter the information into the computer. If our information is not already organized into families and linked according to generations, we can write it on paper Oral Genealogy Lineage charts, Pedigree charts and Family Group Records. | Because the information on '''hohoko charts''' is already organized into families and generations, we can refer to them as a guide as we enter the information into the computer. If our information is not already organized into families and linked according to generations, we can write it on paper Oral Genealogy Lineage charts, Pedigree charts and Family Group Records. | ||
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For each set of parents on our pedigree chart, we should make a Family Group Record. | For each set of parents on our pedigree chart, we should make a Family Group Record. | ||
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[[Category:Pacific_Island_Research]] [[Category:Charts and Forms]][[Category:Organizing Records]] | [[Category:Pacific_Island_Research]] [[Category:Charts and Forms]][[Category:Organizing Records]] | ||
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