Goal 2: Learn about Samoan research and records.
Choices
AGet started with Samoan research.
- FamilySearch: Learn about Samoa genealogy in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: Samoa - Watch this video for an overview of Samoan family history research.
RT—Talafa'asolopito O 'Aiga: Samoan Family History & Genealogy—18:12 - 2021
- Learn about Samoa vital records in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: Samoa Vital Records - Emigration: Learn about Samoan emigration.
FS—Wiki: Samoa Emigration - Land & Property: Learn about finding land and property records in Samoa.
FS—Wiki: Samoa Land and Property Records - Probate: Learn about probate records in Samoa.
FS—Wiki: Samoa Probate Records
Record Search Practice, Baptisms |
May Fasi was born in Samoa. Use the "FS: American Samoa, Vital Records, 1850-1930" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- When was May Fasi born?
- What is her mother's name?
- What was her father's occupation?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "May" as the first name and "Fasi" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the document icon for May Fasi.
- Read the information in the center column.
- Click View Original Document to find her father's occupation.
- May was born 29 May 1900.
- Her mother's name is Matalega.
- Her father was a farmer.
(Contributed by Brent Bunker )
QUIKLinks
BExplore additional resources for research.
- Forebears.io: Explore the
Forebears.io site for research records. - Find A Grave: Search the Find A Grave site for cemetery records.
- BillionGraves: Search the BillionGraves site for cemetery records.
- Jewish: Explore the Jewish Genealogy Encyclopedia for Jewish resources in Samoa.
- Surnames: Search the Geneanet site for Samoan surnames.
- Help: Get personalized help from a research volunteer at the Family History Library.
- Request scans or indexes from catalog records available at the Family History Library.
CLearn about Samoa map resources.
- Explore the David Rumsey collection of Jamaica maps.
- Explore the Perry-Castaneda site for maps of Samoa.
- Explore the Old Maps Online site for Samoa maps.
- Explore the Atlas of Samoa on the Wikipedia site.
- Explore the Old Maps of Samoa on the Wikipedia site.
- Explore FamilySearch Places to learn about place names in Samoa.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for research resources. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
DLearn about Samoa newspapers.
- Find links to Samoa newspapers on the Wikipedia site.
- Search Samoa newspapers in the onlinenewspapers.com site.
- Search Samoa in the world-newspapers.com site.
- Search Samoa newspapers in the ABYZ News Links site.
EUse Facebook pages to get answers to your questions.
- See the Samoan Genealogy Facebook page.
- Visit the Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community on Facebook.
- Get help at a FamilySearch center in Samoa.