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'''The Cole Jensen Collection''' | '''The Cole Jensen Collection''' | ||
An important collection of copied genealogies for Tonga is found in the ''Cole-Jensen Collection: Oral Genealogies and Genealogical Information Collected from the Polnesian Peoples and from the Pacific Islands.'' These records were collected over a 50 year period and microfilmed in 1984 by the Genealogical Sociey of Utah. The original collection consisted of 51 binders. The original materials no longer exist as an intact collection. However, there are nine microfilms: '''1358001''' through 1'''358009''', available at various | An important collection of copied genealogies for Tonga is found in the ''Cole-Jensen Collection: Oral Genealogies and Genealogical Information Collected from the Polnesian Peoples and from the Pacific Islands.'' These records were collected over a 50 year period and microfilmed in 1984 by the Genealogical Sociey of Utah. The original collection consisted of 51 binders. The original materials no longer exist as an intact collection. However, there are nine microfilms: '''1358001''' through 1'''358009''', available at various FamilySearch centers. This collection contains family group records, pedigree charts, and oral genealogies collected from the lslands of Hawaii, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, Niue, Cook Islands, and French Polynesia, including the Society, Marquesas, Austral Islands, and the Tuamotu Archipelago. The following microfilms contain Tongan information: | ||
'''1358004''': Newspaper article with pictures of Queen Salote Tupou III and Tongan genealogies from Binder 20. | '''1358004''': Newspaper article with pictures of Queen Salote Tupou III and Tongan genealogies from Binder 20. | ||
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'''Using the FamilySearch Catalog to Find Tongan Sources''' | '''Using the FamilySearch Catalog to Find Tongan Sources''' | ||
The '''Place''' Search of the FamilySearch Catalog will help you find and use records about Tongans. In the online Catalog click on each blue underlined topic or title to see more details about it. Click the '''View Film Notes''' button to see microfilm numbers. The sources on microfilm may be viewed at your local Family History Center. To find a family history center near you,[[Introduction to | The '''Place''' Search of the FamilySearch Catalog will help you find and use records about Tongans. In the online Catalog click on each blue underlined topic or title to see more details about it. Click the '''View Film Notes''' button to see microfilm numbers. The sources on microfilm may be viewed at your local Family History Center. To find a family history center near you,[[Introduction to FamilySearch Centers|click here.]] Search the online Catalog for the records of Tongan ancestors at each of the following levels: | ||
'''''National level.''''' Use the Place Search to find the records of for the whole nation of Tonga. To do this {{FSC|Tonga|subject|disp=click here}}, and then click on the blue underlined topic of interest. <br> | '''''National level.''''' Use the Place Search to find the records of for the whole nation of Tonga. To do this {{FSC|Tonga|subject|disp=click here}}, and then click on the blue underlined topic of interest. <br> | ||
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