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''[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Samoa_(Western_and_American)|Samoa (Western and American)]]'' [[Image:Samoa.png|border|right|600px]]<br> | ||
'''''Hamoa''''', the native name of '''''Samoa''''', means ''The Islands''. These volcanic islands are located north of New Zealand and near Fiji and Tonga. | '''''Hamoa''''', the native name of '''''Samoa''''', means ''The Islands''. These volcanic islands are located north of New Zealand and near Fiji and Tonga. | ||
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These research suggestions for Samoa were given by ''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. | These research suggestions for Samoa were given by ''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. | ||
'''3. Ask how you got your name.'''<br> | '''3. Ask how you got your name.'''<br> | ||
How did the Purcell family get their name? Some English people were sent to Australia in my Great Grandfather’s time. Some of them stopped off in Samoa and settled there instead. My mother’s maiden name is Burgess, which is also from an Englishman who married into the Samoan lines. German names are also found in Samoa because of the rubber business.<br>Some Samoans took English names because it would help them get better jobs. There may or may not be an English person in our ancestry. | How did the Purcell family get their name? Some English people were sent to Australia in my Great Grandfather’s time. Some of them stopped off in Samoa and settled there instead. My mother’s maiden name is Burgess, which is also from an Englishman who married into the Samoan lines. German names are also found in Samoa because of the rubber business.<br>Some Samoans took English names because it would help them get better jobs. There may or may not be an English person in our ancestry. | ||
'''4. Talk to the older people about your ancestors.''' <br> | '''4. Talk to the older people about your 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. | 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. | ||
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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. Pray for guidance and help to get the items we can’t get any other way.'''<br> | '''5. 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. | 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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I think a lot of Polynesians lose some of their spirituality when they are suddenly thrust into the fast-paced world that we live in. We need our spirituality, and it is good to have the spirit of the work. It is not just to say “Look. This is my Great Grandfather.” | I think a lot of Polynesians lose some of their spirituality when they are suddenly thrust into the fast-paced world that we live in. We need our spirituality, and it is good to have the spirit of the work. It is not just to say “Look. This is my Great Grandfather.” | ||
'''6. Try to find out who the missionaries were who converted your ancestors and contact them, if possible.'''<br> | '''6. Try to find out who the missionaries were who converted your ancestors and contact them, if possible.'''<br> | ||
My great-great grand father was a true Englishman. We didn’t know anything about him until a lady in Springville, Utah, told us her great grandfather was a missionary with my great grandfather and he wrote in his journal about him. It was not my great grandfather who joined the LDS Church. It was my grandfather. My great grandfather’s relationship with the missionaries made it so it was easy for my grandfather to join the Church. He would have the missionaries over for dinner, and would have them sleep in his house. He was “dumb” enough to go against the decree of the Chief, who said there could be only one church in the village, and it wasn’t the Mormon Church. My grandfather told him he would do as he pleased. So he defended the Church with the village chief. | My great-great grand father was a true Englishman. We didn’t know anything about him until a lady in Springville, Utah, told us her great grandfather was a missionary with my great grandfather and he wrote in his journal about him. It was not my great grandfather who joined the LDS Church. It was my grandfather. My great grandfather’s relationship with the missionaries made it so it was easy for my grandfather to join the Church. He would have the missionaries over for dinner, and would have them sleep in his house. He was “dumb” enough to go against the decree of the Chief, who said there could be only one church in the village, and it wasn’t the Mormon Church. My grandfather told him he would do as he pleased. So he defended the Church with the village chief. | ||
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Next, type in the name of the village where your ancestors came from to see if any records were made on that level. Click on the record types that interest you, and print out the lists you get. | Next, type in the name of the village where your ancestors came from to see if any records were made on that level. Click on the record types that interest you, and print out the lists you get. | ||
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. Microfilm numbers for these are '''795863, 795864, and 795865. <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. Microfilm numbers for these are '''795863, 795864, and 795865. <br>''' | ||
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.''' | 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> | Some civil registrations are available from 1876, 1900, and full registrations are available from 1905, along with many oral genealogies. <br> | ||
Example below. This chart will be updated as the oral genealogies are made available on the Internet. | Example below. This chart will be updated as the oral genealogies are made available on the Internet. | ||
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| align="center" | '''First Names''' | | align="center" | '''First Names''' | ||
| align="center" | '''Residence''' | | align="center" | '''Residence''' | ||
| align="center" | '''About place'''<br> | | align="center" | '''About place'''<br> | ||
| align="center" | '''Tape''' | | align="center" | '''Tape''' | ||
| align="center" | '''mp3'''<br> | | align="center" | '''mp3'''<br> | ||
| align="center" | '''Transcript'''<br> | | align="center" | '''Transcript'''<br> | ||
| align="center" | '''PAF'''<br> | | align="center" | '''PAF'''<br> | ||
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*http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/american_samoa-death-records.html | *http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/american_samoa-death-records.html | ||
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'''Wiki articles desctibing online collections are found at:''' | |||
*[[Samoa_Baptisms_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|Samoa Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
*[[Samoa_Burials_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|Samoa Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
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[[Category:Pacific_Island_Research]] [[Category:American_Samoa]] [[Category:Samoa]] | [[Category:Pacific_Island_Research]] [[Category:American_Samoa]] [[Category:Samoa]] | ||