Resources
Explore the Guam Museum Foundation’s collection of educational materials, reports, articles, publications, and downloadable PDF resources. This page serves as a central hub for information that supports the Foundation’s mission to preserve, promote, and share Guam’s history, culture, and CHamoru heritage.
Visitors can access documents related to museum programs, cultural initiatives, community events, historical research, educational outreach, sponsorship opportunities, and Foundation updates. These resources are provided to support students, educators, researchers, partners, donors, and community members seeking to learn more about Guam’s rich cultural legacy.
Please check back regularly as new articles, documents, and downloadable materials are added.
Who Wears the Beads? is a 28-slide educational presentation that explores fascinating historical and archaeological facts about artifacts from the Mariana Islands. Through images, maps, and accessible explanations, the presentation highlights how objects such as shell beads, bracelets, and other cultural materials help tell the story of early island life, trade, identity, and community. Designed for students, educators, and curious learners, this presentation invites viewers to look closely at artifacts and consider what they reveal about the people who made, used, and valued them.
Traditional Fishing on Guam is a booklet that explores the many ways CHamorus have harvested fish and other marine resources like octopus from the time of i Manaotåomo’na (the People of Before) to the present day. Readers can learn about traditional fishing methods, the tools that were used, and the knowledge that helped families thrive from the sea.
See ancestral fishhooks, learn how fish and other marine life were sometimes caught by hand, find out how traditional night-fishing torches were made, how catches were divided, and explore many other practices passed down through generations.