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The following case study was written by a former volunteer at the Family History Library discussing how she learned about her French Polynesian ancestry: | |||
'''1. The first thing I did was to ''talk to my mother ''and ask what information she had.''' | '''1. The first thing I did was to ''talk to my mother ''and ask what information she had.''' | ||
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'''4. I ''remembered the stories my mother told me about my ancestors .''''' | '''4. I ''remembered the stories my mother told me about my ancestors .''''' | ||
This way,''' '''I could put them together with other information I got as clues to lead me to more information. I saw that my cousins had | This way,''' '''I could put them together with other information I got as clues to lead me to more information. I saw that my cousins had researched the same people, but listed different dates and sometimes different spellings of the names. | ||
'''5. I’m ''writing the stories that go along with the names, dates, and places so ''other people can understand why my ancestors lived where they did, and what the sacrifices were that the ones who were early members of the Church made for their faith.''' | '''5. I’m ''writing the stories that go along with the names, dates, and places so ''other people can understand why my ancestors lived where they did, and what the sacrifices were that the ones who were early members of the LDS Church made for their faith.''' | ||
The following story is what I remember of what my mother told me. | The following story is what I remember of what my mother told me. | ||
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The Catholic Church, being the national church of the ''French Protectorate ''which was in power at the time, became concerned and started to persecute the Mormons. '''They passed a law against Mormons meeting together, even in family homes.''' They were forbidden to read, sing, and pray, and were continually watched. | The Catholic Church, being the national church of the ''French Protectorate ''which was in power at the time, became concerned and started to persecute the Mormons. '''They passed a law against Mormons meeting together, even in family homes.''' They were forbidden to read, sing, and pray, and were continually watched. | ||
At this time, Church | At this time, Church brethren were imprisoned in ''Tahiti'' and in ''Anaa.'' '''My ancestors hid in caves under the reef by day and got their food by night. They built canoes and provided them with food. '''The men worked on the canoes while the women got food and clothing ready and put water into gourds for drinking. Some gourds were several feet tall. They only grow on volcanic islands, so families had to trade for them. | ||
They hid the canoe while they built it, and then they finally fled at night. There were two weeks when the sea was calm enough. They had to time their departure so as to not all leave at once. '''They could guide their canoes at night by looking at the stars'''. My mother could find places at night by doing the same thing, although I never learned the skill. | They hid the canoe while they built it, and then they finally fled at night. There were two weeks when the sea was calm enough. They had to time their departure so as to not all leave at once. '''They could guide their canoes at night by looking at the stars'''. My mother could find places at night by doing the same thing, although I never learned the skill. | ||