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== Interview old people now == | == Interview old people now == | ||
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::Even if you use a recorder, your notes help in transcribing the tape later.<br> | ::Even if you use a recorder, your notes help in transcribing the tape later.<br> | ||
::Record your name, the name of the person interviewed, and the date and place of the interview at the top of your notes. Say this information into the tape recorder before the interview starts.<br> | ::Record your name, the name of the person interviewed, and the date and place of the interview at the top of your notes. Say this information into the tape recorder before the interview starts.<br> | ||
:-Use correct interviewing techniques. | :-Use correct interviewing techniques. | ||
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Take a gift of some fruit or whatever the custom is on your island. Do it when you first do the interview and when you ask them to review the copy. | Take a gift of some fruit or whatever the custom is on your island. Do it when you first do the interview and when you ask them to review the copy. | ||
Ask for permission to share what you have written with others. | Ask for permission to share what you have written with others. | ||
On the FamilySearch Catalog, there is an extensive collection of oral histories called {{FSC|41772|item|disp=the Cole-Jensen collection.}} Recorded oral histories of Pacific Islanders have been recorded, transcribed, and made available on FamilySearch. Your ancestors might be located in these histories. | |||
== Ideas for informal questions to ask == | == Ideas for informal questions to ask == | ||
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:-What religion did your parents belong to?<br> | :-What religion did your parents belong to?<br> | ||
:-How did they learn the gospel or become a Christian, and when were they baptized?<br> | :-How did they learn the gospel or become a Christian, and when were they baptized?<br> | ||
*What events in your life (birth, adolescence, new name, moving to another place, | *What events in your life (birth, adolescence, new name, moving to another place, religious sacraments such as baptism, christening, confirmation, marriage, employment, schooling, hospitalization, land ownership, military service, being made chief, etc.) were likely to have been recorded? | ||
== Follow up == | == Follow up == | ||
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*Donate, if possible, a copy of the transcript to:<br> | *Donate, if possible, a copy of the transcript to:<br> | ||
:'' | :''FamilySearch Library'' | ||
:35 North West Temple St. | :35 North West Temple St. | ||
:''Salt Lake City, Utah 84150-3400'' | :''Salt Lake City, Utah 84150-3400'' | ||
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== Related Content == | == Related Content == | ||
*[[ | *[[Identify What You Know|Identify What You Know]] | ||
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[[Category:Pacific_Island_Research]] | [[Category:Pacific_Island_Research]] | ||
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