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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:{{CanoeNav}}]]<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:{{CanoeNav}}]]<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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::Determining gender | ::Determining gender | ||
::Written records that are available | ::Written records that are available | ||
::Other sources of information<br> | ::Other sources of information<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]]<br> | :[[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> | :[[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:{{SouPacMap}}]]<br> | ::*How to use the Family History Library Catalog[[Image:{{SouPacMap}}]]<br> | ||
::*For more detailed information about each island group, click on the links below. | ::*For more detailed information about each island group, click on the links below. | ||
[[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> | :[[Cook Islands (Includes Rarotonga)|Cook Islands (Includes Rarotonga)]]<br> | ||
:[[Easter Island|Easter Island (Rapa Nui)]]<br> | :[[Easter Island|Easter Island (Rapa Nui)]]<br> | ||
:[[Fiji timeline|Fiji]]<br> | :[[Fiji timeline|Fiji]]<br> | ||
:[[French Polynesia|French Polynesia]]<br> | :[[French Polynesia|French Polynesia]]<br> | ||
::[[Austral Islands|Austral Islands]]<br> | ::[[Austral Islands|Austral Islands]]<br> | ||
::[[Gambier Islands|Gambier Islands]]<br> | ::[[Gambier Islands|Gambier Islands]]<br> | ||
::[[Marquesas Islands|Marquesas Islands]]<br> | ::[[Marquesas Islands|Marquesas Islands]]<br> | ||
::[[Society Islands (includes Tahiti)|Society Islands]]<br> | ::[[Society Islands (includes Tahiti)|Society Islands]]<br> | ||
::[[Tuamotu Islands|Tuamotu Islands]]<br> | ::[[Tuamotu Islands|Tuamotu Islands]]<br> | ||
:[[Hawaii Historical Background and Case Study in family history research|Hawaii background and case study]]<br> | :[[Hawaii Historical Background and Case Study in family history research|Hawaii background and case study]]<br> | ||
::[[Hawaii Research Helps|Hawaii research helps]]<br> | ::[[Hawaii Research Helps|Hawaii research helps]]<br> | ||
:[[Micronesia|Micronesia]]<br> | :[[Micronesia|Micronesia]]<br> | ||
::[[Federated States of Micronesia|Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)]]<br> | ::[[Federated States of Micronesia|Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)]]<br> | ||
::[[Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands|Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands]]<br> | ::[[Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands|Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands]]<br> | ||
::[[Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)|Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)]]<br> | ::[[Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)|Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)]]<br> | ||
::[[Marshall Islands|Marshall Islands]]<br> | ::[[Marshall Islands|Marshall Islands]]<br> | ||
::[[Nauru|Nauru]]<br> | ::[[Nauru|Nauru]]<br> | ||
::[[Palau|Palau]]<br> | ::[[Palau|Palau]]<br> | ||
:[[New Caledonia|New Caledonia]]<br> | :[[New Caledonia|New Caledonia]]<br> | ||
:[[New Zealand Maori cultural traits and historical background|New Zealand Maori Customs and Background]]<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> | ::[[New Zealand Maori Research Ideas|New Zealand Maori research ideas]]<br> | ||
:[[Niue|Niue]]<br>[[Image:{{CaptCook}}]] | :[[Niue|Niue]]<br>[[Image:{{CaptCook}}]] | ||
:[[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. | ||
{{Template:Pacific}}<br> | {{Template:Pacific}}<br>{{ featured article}} | ||
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