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My father, Mulivai Purcell, talked to the older folk who still have their genealogy memorized. He went back to his island and talked to the chiefs and asked them if they would be willing to recite it or voice record it. Sometimes he asked me to help type the transcripts of the tapes. | My father, Mulivai Purcell, talked to the older folk who still have their genealogy memorized. He went back to his island and talked to the chiefs and asked them if they would be willing to recite it or voice record it. Sometimes he asked me to help type the transcripts of the tapes. | ||
I donated these to the [https://www.familysearch.org/ | I donated these to the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] and they have been microfilmed. Check the [[FamilySearch Catalog]] under the author’s name, ''Mulivai Purcell''. Microfilm numbers for these are '''795863, 795864''', and '''795865.''' | ||
'''5. Pray for guidance and help to get the items we can’t get any other way.''' | '''5. Pray for guidance and help to get the items we can’t get any other way.''' | ||
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==='''[[FamilySearch Catalog]]'''=== | ==='''[[FamilySearch Catalog]]'''=== | ||
The ''[https://www.familysearch.org/ | The ''[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] ''has a large collection of ''Samoan ''records. <br>On the Internet, go to ''FamilySearch.org ''and choose the ''Library ''tab and then ''[[FamilySearch Catalog]]''. Type in ''Samoa'' to get records that are made on an ''Island Group-wide basis ''and print the items you are interested in. Then type in the '''''name of the island where your ancestors were from''''' to get a list of records made on that level. | ||
Next, type in the name of the village where your ancestors came from to see if any records were made on that level. Click on the record types that interest you, and print out the lists you get. | Next, type in the name of the village where your ancestors came from to see if any records were made on that level. Click on the record types that interest you, and print out the lists you get. | ||
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