About Guampedia

Guampedia first debuted in 2008, with 350 entries and we now have over 1,500 entries on CHamoru/Chamorro culture, Guam’s history and heritage, along with thousands of photographs, numerous audio and video clips, and dozens of e-publications. 

The Guampedia project was first launched by Humanities Guåhan in 2002. The project was initially supported primarily through grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Guam Preservation Trust, the Bank of Guam, the US Department of the Interior, Gannett Foundation and the Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency. 

Over the years, content for the Guampedia site was developed by a range of professional writers, researchers, cultural specialists and other scholars who provided expertise for putting together information that could be easily accessed by a general audience. More than 150 people have been part of the Guampedia project to date, contributing culturally relevant and historical research and writing, and conducting peer reviews and fact checks to ensure that Guampedia remains a trustworthy and accessible source. 

Guampedia works in partnership with many other community institutions and organizations, including the Guam Museum Foundation Inc., the Micronesian Area Research Center, the Guam Public Library System, the Guam Department of Parks and Recreation’s Division of Historic Resources, the Department of CHamoru Affairs, the Micronesia Chapter of the Pacific Asia Travel Association, the Archdiocese of Agaña and Micronesian Seminar.

Guampedia is an ongoing and dynamic community-based project that continues to grow! New entries are continually being added and updated as history unfolds and technology develops.