Samoa (Western and American): Difference between revisions

'''1900''' Great Britain and Germany cede rights to the islands east of 171 degrees west of Greenwich. Later, a few other islands are added. At present this is unincorporated territory of the United States. Western Samoa becomes a German protectorate and ''Heinrich Solf ''is governor for ten years. Workers migrate from Micronesia and Melanesia to help on plantations. Eastern Samoa (Tutuila and surrounding islands) become a U.S.A. protectorate.<br>'''1902 '''An LDS church and school are built in ''Pesega''. Mission headquarters moves there.<br>'''1903''' Over&nbsp;two thousand Chinese laborers are imported to Samoa. The Samoan translation of the ''Book of Mormon ''becomes available.<br>'''1905''' The volcano ''Matavanu'' on Savai`i erupts and the refugees move to two villages on Upolo.<br>'''1910''' ''Dr. Eric Schultz ''is governor of Samoa and the ''Malietoa'' and ''Tupua'' families are given titles as counselors to the governor.<br>'''1914''' Western Samoa is occupied by a New Zealand force during World War I. ''Colonel Robert Logan ''becomes Military Administrator.<br>'''1918''' A deadly flu epidemic kills one-fifth of the Samoan population (approximately 8,000 people).<br>'''1920''' New Zealand administers the islands because Germany loses the war. <br>'''1920s''' Schools are built in Sauniatu and Mapusaga. The chiefs of ''Taup`ele`ele ''decide to dismiss their minister and join the LDS Church. Land is purchased, a school built, and the Mormon village becomes known as ''Vaiola'' (''Living Waters''). <br>'''1923''' ''Major George Richardson ''becomes administrator and dissension between him and Samoans begins.<br>'''1929''' The Independence movement ''(Mau'') becomes a political power.<br>'''1939''' U.S. Marines establish airfields and a radio station in Eastern Samoa during World War II.<br>'''1951''' American Samoa administered by the U.S.A. Department of the Interior instead of the Navy.<br>'''1954''' A Constitutional convention is held to prepare Western Samoa for independence.<br>'''1958''' Native Samoans carry out most of the LDS missionary work because of government restriction on non-native missionaries in the country. <br>'''1962''' Western Samoa becomes an independent country, which renames itself the Independent State of Samoa. The First LDS stake is organized in Samoa in Apia.<br>'''1972''' Samoa becomes the first country to be covered by Latter-day Saint stakes.<br>'''1976''' First LDS area conference in Samoa.<br>'''1983''' The Apia, Samoa LDS temple is dedicated.<br>'''2000''' The LDS Church has one mission in Samoa. There are 16 stakes in Western Samoa with 58,000 members''', '''and 6 stakes in American Samoa with 13,000 members.  

These research suggestions&nbsp;for Samoa were&nbsp;given by&nbsp;''Raymond Purcell'', who was born in Savaii, Western Samoa in 1952.<br>'''1. Fill in forms with the information you already know.''' <br>The first thing a ''Samoan ''should do is to fill in family group records and a pedigree chart of the four generations back from him. Also, if a person has his children and grandchildren, to record their information.<br>'''2. Ask members of your family for information.''' <br>Most Samoan people come to a problem because the genealogical information was passed by word of mouth from the father of the family to the eldest son. If the father of the family is still living, we should ask him to tell us about his family and his ancestors. If the eldest son is living, we should ask him to tell us the family information that he knows. Over the years, some of the names may have been lost and some of the facts have may have been changed.  

Example below.&nbsp; This chart will be updated as the oral genealogies are made available on the Internet.  

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