Federated States of Micronesia Genealogy

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.

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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