Palau Compiled Genealogies

Primary Sources

CivilRegistration

· Birth,marriage and death records are kept at the Supreme Court.

· Birthand death records from the Trust Territory Archives (1800-1986) are onmicrofilm at the United States National Archives, the University of Hawaii,Manoa, Pacific Collection and the National Archives of the FSM at Palikir,Pohnpei.

· Currentlybeing digitized by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Census

· Firstcensus of Palalu taken in 1962-63

· Copyavailable at the Supreme Court

· IncludesMarital Status, name, Father/Clan, Mother/Clan, Relationship to Head ofHousehold, Birth Date, Race, Birth Place, Residence, Home Municipality and Occupation.

· Censushas been taken every ten years since 1975

CatholicChurch Records

· Baptism,Death and marriage records

· Melegeok,1923

· Koror,1931-1932

· MARC. Palau records. Box 1

· BaptismRecords

· Koror,Melegeok, Tobi, 1931-1943

· Anguar,Pelelieu, 1935-1937

· MARC. Palau records. Box 2

Confirmation Records

· Meleogeok1922-1928

· Koror1921-1939

· MARC. Palau records. Box 4

· DeathRecords

· Koror1921-1936

· Meleogeok1923-1927

· MARC. Palau records. Box 4

LandRecords

· TochiDaicho (Japanese Land Records) Available for Keyngel, Ngaraad, Ngatpang,Ngchesar, Ngerchelong, Ngeremlengui, Ngiwal, Melekeok, and Peleliu

· Microfilmedin Trust Territory Archives (Reel 490) available at United States NationalArchives, Hamilton TT Archives, University of Hawaii, Manoa and Micronesia AreaResearch Center, University of Guam

· Translatedinto English and indexed, available at Department of Lands and Surveys, Koror,Palau

· Digitalcopy shared by Jerry Knight, former Director, Department of Lands and Surveys

Homestead Records

· Digitizedand indexed, available at Department of Lands and Surveys, Koror

· Digitalcopy shared by Jerry Knight, former Director, Department of Lands and Surveys.

Compiled Genealogies

Palauan genealogy by Prof. Augustine Kramer; put on CDs by Elder and Sister Orval and Vonda Skousen; modern spelling by P. Kempis Mad; proof reading by Masaharu. Call no. CD Micro-P31. Palau Community College Library, Koror. Copy on FHC computers in Koror and Guam.

Based on genealogical charts in vol. 2 of Kraemer's 5 volume study of Palau published as part of Results of the South Seas Expedition 1908-1910, ed. G. Thilenius, Director of the Hamberg Museum for Ethnology. Hamberg, L. Friederichsen & Co., 1917. Part II. Ethnography: B. Micronesia, Augustin Kraemer, Palau, Volumes 1-5 (1917-1929) (Augustin Kraemer volumes on Palau online at Results of the South Seas Expedition 1908-1910 On FHC computers throughout Micronesia in a RootsMagic database

Palau Trees Genealogies collected in Palau between 1995 and 2005. On FHC computers throughout Micronesia in a RootsMagic database.

Micronesia Genealogical Database Genealogies collected throughout Micronesia between 1995 and 2005. On FHC computers throughout Micronesia in a RootsMagic database.