This project is no longer actively maintained. You may be interested in adopting the project if you have:
  • an interest in research in this area, and a willingness to offer general assistance to researchers through your maintenance of the project;
  • some experience in maintaining a website, including familiarity with basic tools such as an HTML editor and FTP software;
  • some spare time to maintain the project reasonably regularly, and respond to enquiries in a timely manner.
    Expressions of interest may be directed here, with examples of any websites you currently maintain.
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    Genealogy from the Pacific and Oceania

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    WorldGenWeb

    Welcome to PacificGenWeb

    The Pacific peoples voyaged to the Pacific via vaka, or canoe, 7000 years ago. Isolated for many centuries, the countries of the Pacific were rediscovered by European navigators from 1400 - 1800 AD. Genealogy was passed to the next generation by word of mouth - a powerful feat of memory, as many date back to 1000 AD.


    At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the Europeans recorded some Pacific genealogies, but most were scoffed at by missionaries and as a result are now jealously guarded. European ancestries may be found through researching the various official government records.

    PacificGenWeb, part of the WorldGenWeb project, seeks to link the genealogical and historical resources of all Pacific countries, territories and states together. The aim of the project is to provide transcriptions and other items of research significance to the public via the Internet, free of charge. We need your support and assistance to do this.

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