Cook Islands Genealogy

(Add introductory text and/or an image here) Getting started with Cook Islands research The Cook Islands are named after Captain Cook, who sighted them in 1770. The islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand. In 1965, residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. For a more full coverage, go the the wiki site "Cook Islands (Includes Rarotonga)" Genealogy For more information about genealogies from the Cook Islands please see this article: Samoan, Tongan and other Polynesian Genealogies Jurisdictions (Your text or images here) Research Tools Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research (Wiki article click here) http://www.janeresture.com/cookislands/index.htm http://www.cook-islands.gov.ck/ http://www.ipl.org/div/news/browse/CK/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/cook_islands/ cookislandsgenealogy-history.blogspot.com (helpful tools and resources, gazetteers) (language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.) Help Wanted In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by: Expand an articleor short page Create a new article Categorize articles Add external links to articles Add internal links to articles Other... Featured Content (Your text or images here) Did you know? (Your text or images here, or use the table below:) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (All text below this is included in a column on the left side of the screen.) News and Events Hot off the Press! Current Events more... Topics Pacific Island Guide Useful Websites Websites