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''[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Samoa_(Western_and_American)|Samoa (Western and American)]]'' [[Image:Samoa.png|border|right|600px]]<br> | ''[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Samoa_(Western_and_American)|Samoa (Western and American)]]'' [[Image:Samoa.png|border|right|600px|Samoa.png]]<br> | ||
'''''Hamoa''''', the native name of '''''Samoa''''', means ''The Islands''. These volcanic islands are located north of New Zealand and near Fiji and Tonga. | '''''Hamoa''''', the native name of '''''Samoa''''', means ''The Islands''. These volcanic islands are located north of New Zealand and near Fiji and Tonga. | ||
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*'''''[[American Samoa|American Samoa]]''' ''is smaller. '''''Tutuila''' ''and the '''''Manu`a Islands''' ''are part of the seven islands. | *'''''[[American Samoa|American Samoa]]''' ''is smaller. '''''Tutuila''' ''and the '''''Manu`a Islands''' ''are part of the seven islands. | ||
In 2000, the population of ''Western Samoa ''was about 174,000 and in ''American Samoa ''it was about 65,000.[[Image:Samoan beach.jpg|thumb|right|300px]] | In 2000, the population of ''Western Samoa ''was about 174,000 and in ''American Samoa ''it was about 65,000.[[Image:Samoan beach.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Samoan beach.jpg]] | ||
=== Samoan Genealogy<br> === | |||
For more information about Samoan Genealogy please see this article: [[Samoan,_Tongan_and_other_Polynesian_Genealogies|Samoan, Tongan and other Polynesian Genealogies]]<br> | |||
=== Culture and Customs === | === Culture and Customs === | ||
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Example below. This chart will be updated as the oral genealogies are made available on the Internet. | Example below. This chart will be updated as the oral genealogies are made available on the Internet. | ||
{| | {| width="100%" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="center" | '''Last Name''' | | align="center" | '''Last Name''' | ||
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| Tutuila | | Tutuila | ||
| align="center" | 10 | | align="center" | 10 | ||
| align="center" | | | align="center" | <br> | ||
| align="center" | 795889 Item 10 | | align="center" | 795889 Item 10 | ||
| align="center" | | | align="center" | <br> | ||
|} | |} | ||
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*http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/american_samoa-death-records.html | *http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/american_samoa-death-records.html | ||
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'''Wiki articles desctibing online collections are found at:''' | |||
*[[Samoa Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Samoa Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
*[[Samoa Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Samoa Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
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<br>{{Pacific}} <br> | <br>{{Pacific}} <br> | ||
[[Category:Pacific_Island_Research]] [[Category:American_Samoa]] [[Category:Samoa]] | [[Category:Pacific_Island_Research]] [[Category:American_Samoa]] [[Category:Samoa]] | ||