There are many members of our CHamoru community both on island and throughout the diaspora who have a keen interest in documenting their family histories and‭ ‬connecting with kinship networks through genealogical resources‭. ‬Bernard Punzalan‭,‬ creator of the CHamoru Roots database‭, ‬is perhaps the most widely consulted‭ because of his decades-long work in tirelessly documenting the names and other‭ ‬information pertinent to tracing relationships and making this information available through the database and products he has created‭. ‬Our partnership with Mr‭. ‬Punzalan puts the Kumisión in an ideal position to jumpstart our Genealogy Lab with his guid‭ance and expertise‭.

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