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== American Samoa == | == American Samoa == | ||
American (Amerika) Samoa is a group of six Polynesian islands in the South Pacific. Fourteen degrees below the equator, it is the United States' southern-most territory. It is known as the heart of Polynesia. If you drew a triangle from Hawaii, New Zealand and Tahiti you would find Samoa in the middle. Western Samoa is a neighboring independent country that shares the same culture. American Samoa became an unorganized U.S. territory in 1900. | |||
The Samoas arguably represent the largest population of Polynesian people and they take pride in a strong culture that has survived outside incursions amazingly well. | |||
The | For more information about vital records in America Samoa see the [[American Samoa Vital Records|American Samoa Vital Records]] page. | ||
== Samoa Bureau of Statistics == | |||
The Samoa Bureau of Statistics is located in downtown Apia on the ground floor of the DBS building, across from the fish market. This agency is where births, marriages, deaths, and adoptions are recorded for the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa. There are separate registers for the islands of Savai'i and Upolu. | |||
To request a copy of a certificate in person, provide a name and date to the clerk at the customer counter. The clerk will retrieve a folder with loose certificates and will abstract data into an official form which will then be printed out for a fee. If you need to look at the certificate or photograph it you will be charged an additional fee. | |||
For | The Family History Library has microfilmed many of these records. For help in obtaining vital records from American Samoa see [[American Samoa Vital Records]]. | ||
== Family History Library Sources == | == Family History Library Sources == | ||