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Paul Souder, Familian Chamorro. A Genealogy of resident Families of Guam During the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. 1981.

• 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:

Guam Micronesia Family History Center
620 W Route 8
BARRIGADA 96913-1733
Phone: 1 671-734-3565

Tony Ramirez, La Sangri Yama

• 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

Richard F. Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center
University of Guam
Unibetsedȧt Guåhan
UOG Station
Mangilao, Guam 96913

Jane Underwood Guam Population Cards

• Jane H. Underwood Guam Genealogy Alphabetical Card File.pdf MARC Library list of holdings.
• 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 Micronesia Area Research Center
• FamilySearch catalog: Guam, Pooulation Cards, 1897-2000