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My father is ''Iohani Otto Melila Wolfgramm''. He was born in 1911 and died in 1997. His father was ''Charles Fredrick Wolfgramm'', and his mother was ''Salome Fo`ou Afu''. Dad’s grandfather, ''Frederick Gustav Ludwig Wolfgramm'', emigrated from ''Pyritz, Pomern, Prussia'' in 1885 to join others of his family, who were copra traders. Frederick’s wife was ''Kisaea Sisifa'', daughter of ''Afi`a Folola Havea Tu`i Ha`ateiho ''and ''Ilaisa`ane Pita Haveatuli''. | My father is ''Iohani Otto Melila Wolfgramm''. He was born in 1911 and died in 1997. His father was ''Charles Fredrick Wolfgramm'', and his mother was ''Salome Fo`ou Afu''. Dad’s grandfather, ''Frederick Gustav Ludwig Wolfgramm'', emigrated from ''Pyritz, Pomern, Prussia'' in 1885 to join others of his family, who were copra traders. Frederick’s wife was ''Kisaea Sisifa'', daughter of ''Afi`a Folola Havea Tu`i Ha`ateiho ''and ''Ilaisa`ane Pita Haveatuli''. | ||
My mother is ''Salote Lasini Fakatou'', who was born in 1915. Her father was ''Penisoni Kaufusi Fakatou ''and her mother was ''Selu Vaia Mafi''. | My mother is ''Salote Lasini Fakatou'', who was born in 1915. Her father was ''Penisoni Kaufusi Fakatou ''and her mother was ''Selu Vaia Mafi''. My parents, Iohani and Salote, had 19 children, of which I am the 5th child born to them. | ||
'''1. Interview family members and write their information.'''<br>My father has worked and prayed a lot to get the information of his family, and so has my mom. We have talked for hours with my father and mother, and I helped them record in writing the things they have memorized and the records they have obtained. Also, I talked with my Aunt Edna P. Wolfgramm Burningham, to get information on the German lines. It is important to talk to the | My father moved to the ''United States ''in 1960. Following are some things I have learned in doing Tongan family history work: | ||
'''1. Interview family members and write their information.'''<br>My father has worked and prayed a lot to get the information of his family, and so has my mom. We have talked for hours with my father and mother, and I helped them record in writing the things they have memorized and the records they have obtained. Also, I talked with my Aunt Edna P. Wolfgramm Burningham, to get information on the German lines. It is important to talk to the older relatives and make sure their information is recorded while they are still living. | |||
'''2. Gather written records.<br>'''My mother wrote our family genealogy on a family map, or ''Hohoko''. Many Tongan families have charts like this. She wrote on sail cloth with a ball point pen so it could be folded up and carried and not be torn or destroyed by the elements. The map is about 4 feet wide and 20 feet long. (See the [[Step 5. Organize your information|picture in Step 5 of the Pacific Island Guide]].) I used this map to copy the basic information I needed. | '''2. Gather written records.<br>'''My mother wrote our family genealogy on a family map, or ''Hohoko''. Many Tongan families have charts like this. She wrote on sail cloth with a ball point pen so it could be folded up and carried and not be torn or destroyed by the elements. The map is about 4 feet wide and 20 feet long. (See the [[Step 5. Organize your information|picture in Step 5 of the Pacific Island Guide]].) I used this map to copy the basic information I needed. | ||
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'''4. Write what is learned and share the information with others.<br>'''We also compiled the stories of our family and published them in a book, Tisina Wolfgramm Gerber, ''[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH27&CISOPTR=31717 Iohani Wolfgramm, Man of Faith and Courage]'' [FHL book 921.9612 G313i]. Testimonies, family stories and memories, as well as family history of our ancestors have been compiled in this book. You also could eventually compile your family stories into a book, if you have the time and the means to do it, | '''4. Write what is learned and share the information with others.<br>'''We also compiled the stories of our family and published them in a book, Tisina Wolfgramm Gerber, ''[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH27&CISOPTR=31717 Iohani Wolfgramm, Man of Faith and Courage]'' [FHL book 921.9612 G313i]. Testimonies, family stories and memories, as well as family history of our ancestors have been compiled in this book. You also could eventually compile your family stories into a book, if you have the time and the means to do it, | ||
'''5. Share the information with others.<br>'''Before we came to America, my father was able to get permission to copy the royal lineage charts of ''Amelia Tamaha'' at the Kings’ palace, and several other charts of Royal ancestors. He brought these with him. The family donated them to the Family History Library as the ''Iohani and Salote Wolfgramm Papers'' mentioned below. | '''5. Share the information with others.<br>'''Before we came to America, my father was able to get permission to copy the royal lineage charts of ''Amelia Tamaha'' at the Kings’ palace, and several other charts of Royal ancestors. He brought these with him. The family donated them to the Family History Library as the ''Iohani and Salote Wolfgramm Papers'' mentioned below. | ||
=== Research Ideas and Resources === | === Research Ideas and Resources === | ||