Vanuatu Research Tips and Strategies

Vanuatu Wiki Topics

Vanuatu Beginning Research

Finding Town of Origin Getting Started Online Learning Record Finder Research Strategies

Record Types

Census Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records Compiled Genealogies Emigration & Immigration Military Records Online Genealogy Records Religious Records

Vanuatu Background

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Vanuatu Genealogical Word Lists

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Cultural Groups

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Vanuatu

Research Strategies

Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page The Vanuatu Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Vanuatu. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Vanuatu Research Strategies

• Getting Started
• Finding Town of Origin
• Online Learning - Video classes
• Record Finder
• Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research

Vanuatu Research Tips

• In Vanuatu, records are difficult to figure out because of the condominium government.
• Until the 1970's, France and Great Britain were joint colonizers of the island. Records are in both languages. Jurisdiction of records is mixed between religious and government entities.
• Resources available are similar to French Polynesia in record keeping practices, which means that you must get someone who knows French, English, and your native language to help us to find and use the records.
• Oral Genealogies in the Pacific Islands