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''[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Step 8. Find ancestors on the IGI'''<br> | ''[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Step 8. Find ancestors on the IGI'''<br> | ||
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Polynesian genealogies are very accurate about names of people and their relationships through the generations, but since the old Polynesian genealogies were preserved by memory, only the names of persons, the histories and stories, wars and travels, and lines of descent were kept. No specific dates were kept prior to European contact, and even since the arrival of Europeans, few specific dates are available. | Polynesian genealogies are very accurate about names of people and their relationships through the generations, but since the old Polynesian genealogies were preserved by memory, only the names of persons, the histories and stories, wars and travels, and lines of descent were kept. No specific dates were kept prior to European contact, and even since the arrival of Europeans, few specific dates are available. | ||
Different genealogists or tribal groups may estimate certain lines of a pedigree in a different manner than others. <br>• '''To remedy this, search the ''IGI ''manually without using dates'''. If we find someone that looks like they might be a match, we can try to figure out whether or not it is the same person by comparing event locations and checking to see if they have the same spouse, parents, or children. | Different genealogists or tribal groups may estimate certain lines of a pedigree in a different manner than others. <br>• '''To remedy this, search the ''IGI ''manually without using dates'''. If we find someone that looks like they might be a match, we can try to figure out whether or not it is the same person by comparing event locations and checking to see if they have the same spouse, parents, or children. | ||
===== Different ways of entering the names of places and IGI regions ===== | ===== Different ways of entering the names of places and IGI regions ===== | ||
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There are many ways of recording a location. For instance, one person may only include the village, such as ''‘Uiha,'' while someone else may include the name of the island and region, such as ''‘Uiha, Ha’apai, Tonga, Pacific Islands''. | There are many ways of recording a location. For instance, one person may only include the village, such as ''‘Uiha,'' while someone else may include the name of the island and region, such as ''‘Uiha, Ha’apai, Tonga, Pacific Islands''. | ||
To remedy this, we should make sure to select the ''World Miscellaneous'' region as our region and ''All Miscellaneous Countries'' as the country. Also search the ''Pacific Island'' region for each name when manually searching the ''IGI''. For Hawaiian ancestors, we should try using the ''United States'' as the region. ''If our ancestor had a surname, we can use the Internet site of ''[https://familysearch.org/ familysearch.org] and choose a ''generic'' search. All regions of the ''IGI'' as well as ''Ancestral File'' and some other Internet sites will be searched. If our ancestor had only one name, this generic search is not available. The computer will ask us for a surname, and if we cannot supply one, the search will not be made. | To remedy this, we should make sure to select the ''World Miscellaneous'' region as our region and ''All Miscellaneous Countries'' as the country. Also search the ''Pacific Island'' region for each name when manually searching the ''IGI''. For Hawaiian ancestors, we should try using the ''United States'' as the region. ''If our ancestor had a surname, we can use the Internet site of ''[https://familysearch.org/ familysearch.org] and choose a ''generic'' search. All regions of the ''IGI'' as well as ''Ancestral File'' and some other Internet sites will be searched. If our ancestor had only one name, this generic search is not available. The computer will ask us for a surname, and if we cannot supply one, the search will not be made. | ||
===== The ancestor is part of an ancient royal line ===== | ===== The ancestor is part of an ancient royal line ===== | ||