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=== Genealogical Collections === | === Genealogical Collections === | ||
The Family History Library has a few collections of genealogical material for New Zealand families. These may include published and unpublished collections of family histories and lineages, as well as the research files of prominent genealogists. One of the more significant collections in the Family History Library pertains to the Maori whakapaka (genealogies). One of the major genealogical collections is: | The Family History Library has a few collections of genealogical material for New Zealand families. These may include published and unpublished collections of family histories and lineages, as well as the research files of prominent genealogists. A large percentage (about 90%) of the oral pedigrees are recorded in the land court records.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: New Zealand,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-1997.</ref> One of the more significant collections in the Family History Library pertains to the Maori whakapaka (genealogies). One of the major genealogical collections is: | ||
*New Zealand oral genealogy project. ''Oral Genealogy Interview[s] 1973-1979.'' (Family History Library film {{FHL|990404|film|disp=990404}}.) This film inventories the oral genealogies of many of the New Zealand Maori (Polynesian natives of New Zealand) tribal nations. It is a detailed inventory of audio taped oral interviews conducted by Irene Davies in behalf of the Family History Department, along with the audio tape numbers.<br><br> | *New Zealand oral genealogy project. ''Oral Genealogy Interview[s] 1973-1979.'' (Family History Library film {{FHL|990404|film|disp=990404}}.) This film inventories the oral genealogies of many of the New Zealand Maori (Polynesian natives of New Zealand) tribal nations. It is a detailed inventory of audio taped oral interviews conducted by Irene Davies in behalf of the Family History Department, along with the audio tape numbers.<br><br> | ||
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*Stephens, Leslie and Sidney Lee. ''Dictionary of National Biography''. Reprint. Oxford, Massachusetts: Oxford University Press, 1993. (Family History Library book {{FHL|920.042 D561n |disp=920.042 D561n}} 1993, 22 vols..)<br><br> | *Stephens, Leslie and Sidney Lee. ''Dictionary of National Biography''. Reprint. Oxford, Massachusetts: Oxford University Press, 1993. (Family History Library book {{FHL|920.042 D561n |disp=920.042 D561n}} 1993, 22 vols..)<br><br> | ||
If you find your surname in any of the sources described in this section, determine whether the entry actually pertains to your family. One way to help determine if a published or printed family history relates to your family is to note the locality of the surname. Often, you will have to do some additional research before you can connect your ancestry to families listed in these sources. | If you find your surname in any of the sources described in this section, determine whether the entry actually pertains to your family. One way to help determine if a published or printed family history relates to your family is to note the locality of the surname. Often, you will have to do some additional research before you can connect your ancestry to families listed in these sources. | ||
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