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==Oral Genealogies== | ==Oral Genealogies== | ||
Oral genealogies are spoken lineages that are common in certain parts of the world. Oral Genealogies can be especially useful in localities where few if any written records exist and in some cultures are the main genealogical tool for researchers. The following are resources for finding Oral Genealogies for | Oral genealogies are spoken lineages that are common in certain parts of the world. Oral Genealogies can be especially useful in localities where few if any written records exist and in some cultures are the main genealogical tool for researchers. The following are resources for finding Oral Genealogies for Tonga. | ||
*For more background information, see [[Oral Genealogies|'''Oral Genealogies'''.]] | *For more background information, see [[Oral Genealogies|'''Oral Genealogies'''.]] | ||
===Online Records=== | ===Online Records=== | ||
*[[Register of Tongan Oral Histories|'''Register of Tongan Oral Histories''']] | *[[Register of Tongan Oral Histories|'''Register of Tongan Oral Histories''']] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/family-trees/results?count=20&query=%2Bbirth_place% | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/family-trees/results?count=20&query=%2Bbirth_place%3Atonga~%20%2Bcollection_id%3A9 '''FamilySearch Genealogies Index'''.] Enter specific names and places in the search fields in the left sidebar. | ||
===Cole Jensen Collection=== | ===Cole Jensen Collection=== | ||
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/41772?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''''The Cole Jensen Collection: Oral Genealogies and Genealogical Information Collected from the Polynesian Peoples and from the Pacific Islands'''''] is a set of compiled and oral genealogies collected by William Cole and Elwin Jensen over a period of 50 years. | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/41772?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''''The Cole Jensen Collection: Oral Genealogies and Genealogical Information Collected from the Polynesian Peoples and from the Pacific Islands'''''] is a set of compiled and oral genealogies collected by William Cole and Elwin Jensen over a period of 50 years. | ||
*The collection covers the islands of Hawaii, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, Niue, Cook Islands, and French Polynesia, including the Society, Marquesas, Austral Islands, and the Tuamotu Archipelago. | *The collection covers the islands of Hawaii, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, Niue, Cook Islands, and French Polynesia, including the Society, Marquesas, Austral Islands, and the Tuamotu Archipelago. | ||
*It has been digitized and indexed and is available at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/family-trees/results?count=20&query=%2Bbirth_place% | *It has been digitized and indexed and is available at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/family-trees/results?count=20&query=%2Bbirth_place%3Atonga~%20%2Bcollection_id%3A9 '''FamilySearch Genealogies Index'''] and at the {{FHL|41772|title-id|disp='''FamilySearch Catalog'''}}. | ||
*It is also available on microfilm at the [[Family History Library|'''Family History Library''']] in Salt Lake City and the Auckland Libraries in New Zealand. | *It is also available on microfilm at the [[Family History Library|'''Family History Library''']] in Salt Lake City and the Auckland Libraries in New Zealand. | ||
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Many oral genealogies can be found in the FamilySearch catalog: | Many oral genealogies can be found in the FamilySearch catalog: | ||
====Browse a List of Oral Genealogies==== | ====Browse a List of Oral Genealogies==== | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords% | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3Atonga%20%2Bkeywords%3Aoral%20%2Bkeywords%3Agenealogy '''Tonga Oral Genealogy Interviews'''] Polynesian Oral Genealogies are Ancestral starting with the informant and giving their pedigree or genealogy back to the First Ancestor. | ||
====Search by Place==== | ====Search by Place==== | ||
*Go to ''' | *Go to '''Tonga''' in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=422&query=%2Bplace%3ATonga '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] | ||
*Once there, click on '''"Places within | *Once there, click on '''"Places within Tonga"''' | ||
*Go to the smallest possible jurisdictional level of your place of interest | *Go to the smallest possible jurisdictional level of your place of interest | ||
*Click on the '''"Genealogy"''' topic | *Click on the '''"Genealogy"''' topic | ||
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*Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] | *Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] | ||
*Click on the '''Keyword''' link | *Click on the '''Keyword''' link | ||
*Type in the search field the '''town of residence,''' the '''surname''' of the family that you are researching, and the phrase '''oral genealogy interview'''. The name search will be limited, finding only the name of '''the person who was interviewed.''' For a more complete search by name, use the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/family-trees/results?count=20&query=%2Bbirth_place% | *Type in the search field the '''town of residence,''' the '''surname''' of the family that you are researching, and the phrase '''oral genealogy interview'''. The name search will be limited, finding only the name of '''the person who was interviewed.''' For a more complete search by name, use the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/family-trees/results?count=20&query=%2Bbirth_place%3Atonga~%20%2Bcollection_id%3A9 '''FamilySearch Genealogies Index'''.] | ||
[[Category:Tonga]] | [[Category:Tonga]] | ||