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Card index of vital records for lepers received or admitted to the leper settlement at Molokai. Also called the Hansen's disease records. The card index includes birth certificates of persons born at Kalaupapa, death records for the leper settlement at Molokai, and an index of marriages for patients with Hansen's Disease. | Card index of vital records for lepers received or admitted to the leper settlement at Molokai. Also called the Hansen's disease records. The card index includes birth certificates of persons born at Kalaupapa, death records for the leper settlement at Molokai, and an index of marriages for patients with Hansen's Disease. | ||
=== Community Trees - Hawaii. Kalawao. Kalaupapa, 1800s-1900s === | |||
This The purpose of the Kalaupapa project was to preserve, gather, source, and share information from the records of the patients, employees, volunteers, and kokua (helper) who resided in the Kalaupapa Leper Settlement on the Island of Molokai, Hawaii, beginning in 1865. A variety of records were used to glean information about these people. These records included arrival, birth, marriage, death, and burial records, and census population schedules. This collection can be [https://www.familysearch.org/search/tree/results#count=20&query=+subcollection_id:MM6R-WNJ searched here]. | |||
The purpose of the Kalaupapa project was to preserve, gather, source, and share information from the records of the patients, employees, volunteers, and kokua (helper) who resided in the Kalaupapa Leper Settlement on the Island of Molokai, Hawaii, beginning in 1865. A variety of records were used to glean information about these people. These records included arrival, birth, marriage, death, and burial records, and census population schedules. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/tree/results#count=20&query=+subcollection_id:MM6R-WNJ | |||
== What Can These Records Tell Me? == | == What Can These Records Tell Me? == | ||
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=== Search the Index === | === Search the Index === | ||
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? === | === How Do I Analyze the Results? === | ||
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]]. | Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]]. | ||
== What Do I Do Next? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | === I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
When you have located your ancestor on the census, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. | When you have located your ancestor on the census, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. | ||
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== Citing This Collection == | == Citing This Collection == | ||
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. | Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. | ||
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| Record Type | death |
| Collection years | 1928-1947 |
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What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]
Card index of vital records for lepers received or admitted to the leper settlement at Molokai. Also called the Hansen's disease records. The card index includes birth certificates of persons born at Kalaupapa, death records for the leper settlement at Molokai, and an index of marriages for patients with Hansen's Disease.
Community Trees - Hawaii. Kalawao. Kalaupapa, 1800s-1900s[edit | edit source]
This The purpose of the Kalaupapa project was to preserve, gather, source, and share information from the records of the patients, employees, volunteers, and kokua (helper) who resided in the Kalaupapa Leper Settlement on the Island of Molokai, Hawaii, beginning in 1865. A variety of records were used to glean information about these people. These records included arrival, birth, marriage, death, and burial records, and census population schedules. This collection can be searched here.
What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]
The following information may be found in these records:
- Names
- Birth date
- Marriage dates
- Death dates
How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
- Name of ancestor
- Approximate date of birth
- Place of residence
Search the Index[edit | edit source]
Search by name on the Collection Details Page.- Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know
- Click Search to show possible matches
How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.
What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]
I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]
When you have located your ancestor on the census, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details.
I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]
- Check for variant spellings. Realize that the indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings and misinterpretations
- Try a different index if there is one for the years needed. You may also need to search the passenger lists year by year
- Search the indexes of other port cities
Research Helps[edit | edit source]
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Hawaii.
Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
| Collection Citation: The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Citing this Collection. |
| Record Citation: When looking at a record, the citation can be viewed by clicking the drop-down arrow next to Document Information. |