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.

Secondary Sources

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

·      Basedon genealogical charts in vol. 2 of Kraemer's 5 volume study of Palau publishedas part of Results of the South SeasExpedition 1908-1910, ed. G. Thilenius, Director of the Hamberg Museum forEthnology. 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  http://www.etpisonmuseum.org/kramer.html)

·      OnFHC computers throughout Micronesia in a RootsMagic database

PalauTrees

·      Genealogiescollected in Palau between 1995 and 2005

·      OnFHC computers throughout Micronesia in a RootsMagic database

MicronesiaGenealogical Database

·      Genealogiescollected throughout Micronesia between 1995 and 2005

·      OnFHC computers throughout Micronesia in a RootsMagic database