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*A series of articles published in the ''Guam Tribune'' beginning in 1982 tracing 24 Chamorro surnames, based on oral history (see list that follows)
*A series of articles published in the ''Guam Tribune'' beginning in 1982 tracing 24 Chamorro surnames, based on oral history (see list that follows)
*Copies of the newspaper available at MARC
*Copies of the newspaper available at [https://www.uog.edu/marc-home Micronesia Area Research Center]


=== Jane Underwood Guam Population Cards  ===
=== Jane Underwood Guam Population Cards  ===

Revision as of 11:31, 4 September 2020

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Beginning Research
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Guam Background
Local Research Resources

Paul Souder, Familian Chamorro. A Genealogy of resident Families of Guam During the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. 1981. [edit | edit source]

  • Large, if not always accurate, compilation of Chamorro genealogies
  • Good starting point but use with caution
  • Copy in three large binders in Barrigada Family History Center

Tony Ramirez, La Sangri Yama[edit | edit source]

  • A series of articles published in the Guam Tribune beginning in 1982 tracing 24 Chamorro surnames, based on oral history (see list that follows)
  • Copies of the newspaper available at Micronesia Area Research Center

Jane Underwood Guam Population Cards[edit | edit source]

  • Compilation of Guam genealogies created between the 1960s and 1990s
  • Sources include 1897, 1910 and 1920 U.S. Census, Guam News Letter, Guam Recorder, Guam birth, marriage and death records.
  • Very reliable and comprehensive
  • Organized by family name.
  • Available at MARC