Federated States of Micronesia Genealogy

Pacific Island Guide Federated States of Micronesia

Guide to Federated States of Micronesia ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Getting started with Micronesia research
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) includes four main island groups:


 * Pohnpei (Ponape)
 * Chuuk (Truk) Islands
 * Yap Islands
 * Kosrae (Kosaie)

The Federated States of Micronesia are situated about three-fourths of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia.

The term Micronesia also can refer to a wider area of the Pacific which includes seven other separate island nations beyond the Federated States of Micronesia. For this wider area see Category:Micronesia, or for a map comparing the areas of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia click here.

Archives

 * National Archives Pacific Region (San Francisco) holding records of California (north &amp; central), Nevada (except Clark County), Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Marshall, Caroline, and Northern Mariana Islands, overseas Pacific naval bases, Asian-Pacific immigration, American Indians.

Research Tools

 * MicronesiaGenWeb
 * http://marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/index.html
 * http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/10/oci/ht10oci.htm
 * http://www.kindredtrails.com/micronesia.html
 * http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPacific/Pac-Jrnl-Bibliography.html
 * http://www.zeusprofiles.com/search.php?state=FM

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:


 * Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Micronesia, Pohnpei, Court Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Micornesia, Pohnpei, Land Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Featured Content

 * Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research

Did you know?
The only empire created in this island nation was started at Yap.

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