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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

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