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'''4. We should talk to the older people about our ancestors. <br>'''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. | '''4. We should talk to the older people about our ancestors. <br>'''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 Family History Library and they have been microfilmed. Check the Family History Library Catalog under the author’s name, '''Mulivai Purcell. Microfilm numbers for these are 795863, 795864, and 795865.''' | I donated these to the Family History Library and they have been microfilmed. Check the Family History Library Catalog under the author’s name, '''Mulivai Purcell. Microfilm numbers for these are 795863, 795864, and 795865.''' | ||
'''5. We should pray for guidance and help to get the items we can’t get any other way.<br>'''My father had many spiritual experiences with genealogy. That was one of his favorite things to do. During this time, he would go to islands of Western Samoa. He would go by himself to the other islands, but when he went to the back villages of our island, I would drive him because he didn’t like to drive. He would place a tape recorder and cassette tapes with the chiefs. Then I would pick them up for him and he would transcribe them in his handwriting. | '''5. We should pray for guidance and help to get the items we can’t get any other way.<br>'''My father had many spiritual experiences with genealogy. That was one of his favorite things to do. During this time, he would go to islands of Western Samoa. He would go by himself to the other islands, but when he went to the back villages of our island, I would drive him because he didn’t like to drive. He would place a tape recorder and cassette tapes with the chiefs. Then I would pick them up for him and he would transcribe them in his handwriting. | ||
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Then we need to learn how to do research for that part of the world.<br>Because of my English blood, I will eventually need to find out where in Great Britain my great grandfather came from and how to do British research in that area.<br><br> | Then we need to learn how to do research for that part of the world.<br>Because of my English blood, I will eventually need to find out where in Great Britain my great grandfather came from and how to do British research in that area.<br><br> | ||
==== Resources available ==== | ==== Resources available ==== | ||
The Family History Library has a large collection of Samoan records. <br>On the Internet, we can go to Familysearch.org and choose the Library tab and then Family History Library Catalog. We should type in Samoa to get records that are made on an Island Group-wide basis and print the items we are interested in. Then we should type in the name of the island where our ancestors were from to get a list of records made on that level. | The ''Family History Library ''has a large collection of ''Samoan ''records. <br>On the Internet, we can go to ''Familysearch.org ''and choose the''Library ''tab and then ''Family History Library Catalog''. We should type in ''Samoa'' to get records that are made on an''Island Group-wide basis ''and print the items we are interested in. Then we should type in the '''''name of the island where our ancestors were from'''''to get a list of records made on that level. | ||
Next, we should type in the name of the village where our ancestors came from to see if any records were made on that level, click on the record types that interest us, and print out the lists we get. <br><br>To get the oral genealogies, select Samoa – Genealogy and Western Samoa. The title is Samoa oral genealogy project. On the list are Oral genealogy interviews which were done in Samoa by Mulivai Purcell and Tagomoa Matua. A few were done in Independence, Missouri, and in Salt Lake City, Utah. More than 100 interviews were recorded. Some of the tapes were not transcribed. If we look this up in the catalog and get the film notes, we can see the surnames of the families represented on each tape and film. | Next, we should type in the name of the village where our ancestors came from to see if any records were made on that level, click on the record types that interest us, and print out the lists we get. <br><br>To get the '''oral genealogies, select Samoa – Genealogy and Western Samoa.''' The title is '''''Samoa oral genealogy project'''''. On the list are Oral genealogy interviews which were done in ''Samoa ''by Mulivai Purcell and Tagomoa Matua. A few were done in ''Independence, Missouri'', and in ''Salt Lake City, Utah. ''More than 100 interviews were recorded. Some of the tapes were not transcribed. If we look this up in the catalog and get the film notes, we can see the surnames of the families represented on each tape and film. | ||
We can also use a film/fiche number search for these same records by typing in microfilm number 795863, which gives an inventory of the tapes and interviews in item 1. Films 795864 and 795889 contain transcripts of the interviews. Other oral genealogies are on numbers 823779, 823780, and 823781. | We can also use a ''film/fiche number search ''for these same records by typing in microfilm number '''795863, '''which gives an ''inventory of the tapes and interviews in item 1. ''Films'''795864 and 795889 '''contain transcripts of the interviews. Other oral genealogies are on numbers '''823779, 823780, and 823781.''' | ||
Some civil registrations are available from 1876, 1900, and full registrations are available from 1905, along with many oral genealogies. <br><br> | Some civil registrations are available from 1876, 1900, and full registrations are available from 1905, along with many oral genealogies. <br>[[Category: Samoa]]<br> | ||