Research Tips on Tracing Chinese Roots 華人尋根方法

Basic Steps 基本步驟 n n Set clear goals and objectives 定立明確目標 Start with your family and relatives 由家庭成員及近親開始 Living Memories (Oral History) 仍活着親人的憶述 Get organized and construct your family tree 將資料整理及構成家庭樹 (世系表)及編寫家庭歷史

Genealogy is about dates, lineage, and family activities and history 家譜不僅是日期及世系，它也包括家庭歷史及家庭活動

What do you need to know? 你需要知道甚麼? n n n Names of parents, grandparents, and great grandparents (as far back as you can tell) 你的父毋，祖父毋及曾祖父母的名字 (越多代祖先的名字越好) Any information pertaining to your ancestry (birth date, death date, marriage date) 任何有關祖先的資料 (出生日期，死亡日期，結婚日期) Home village, town, county, city, and province 祖籍屬於那條村，鎮，縣，市及省

n Use sources in your home (certificates, family books, obituaries, letters, diaries, photos and home ownership certificate) 家中的資源 (証書，家庭手冊，訃聞，信件，日記，相片及屋契等)

Personal Items 個人物件 n n n Certificates 証書 Old photographs 舊照片 Letter and postcards/email 信件，明信片或電郵 Diaries/personal papers 日記/個人記錄 newspaper cuttings 剪報

n n Scrapbook 剪貼簿 ID/passport 身份証/護照 Badges/Medals/Objects connected to significant events 徽章/勛章/任何重要事情之相關物件 Others 其他

Ancestral Background 祖先背景 n Ancestral activities (when arriving in Hong Kong, occupation, membership information, Christian background, etc. ) 祖先的活動 (何時到達香港，職業，會員資料，宗教背景等 )

Surname 姓氏 n Is your surname common or rare? 你的姓氏屬於普通或是稀有呢?

Generation character 輩份 n How much do you know about Generation character? 輩份知多少？

Notes 筆記 n Record your search 記錄你所搜尋到的資料

Living memories (oral history) 仍活着親人的憶述(口述) n n Talk to grandparents and older relatives who know something about the ancestry 與知道祖先資料的祖父毋或長輩訪談 Ask specific questions and record the answers on paper, tape recorder or video tape 發問相關問題，並以紙，錄音機或攝錄機做記錄 Record the date and person that give you the information 寫下提供資料之人的名字及訪談日期 Do double check 加以查核

Visit Ancestral Home 探訪祖家 n Visit village (look for relatives, family temples, etc. ) 探訪家鄉 (尋訪親戚，祠堂，祖墳等)

Other Search Methods 其他尋根方法

Online Catalogs 族譜目錄 n n National Library of China: 中國國家圖書館: www. nlc. gov. cn/ Taiwan Memory: 台灣記憶 - 國家圖書館: http: //memory. ncl. edu. tw/tm_cgi/hypage. cgi? HYPAGE=docu ment_home. hpg/ Fujian Provincial Library: 福建省圖書館: http: //trs. fjlib. net/was 40/index_fjdfz. htm/ Sun Yat Sin Library: 廣東省立中山圖書館 http: //www. zslib. com. cn/zslibwd/wx/index. asp

n n n Shanghai Library: 上海圖書館 : http: //search. library. sh. cn/jiapu/ Hong Kong University: 香港大學圖書館 : http: //lib. hku. hk/ Tian. Jin Library of China: 天津圖書館 : http: //www. tjl. tj. cn/ Wu. Han University Library: 武漢大學古籍館 : http: //www. lib. whu. edu. cn/gjg/index. asp/ Su. Zhou Archive : 蘇州市檔案局(館) : http: //211. 147. 225. 32/gate/big 5/www. daj. suzhou. gov. cn/text/dacx. asp/

n n n Quanzhou Library: 泉州市圖書館: http: //www. qzlib. com. cn/gcdp. htm/ Zhejiang Library: 浙江圖書館: http: //www. zjlib. net. cn/default. asp/ Nan. Kai University Library : 南開大學圖書館: http: //www. lib. nankai. edu. cn/ CUHK Library of Hong Kong: 香港原居民姓氏族譜: http: //www. lib. cuhk. edu. hk/electronic/genealogy. ht m/ National Library of Singapore: 新加坡國家圖書館: http: //www. nlb. gov. sg/

Oversea Chinese Sources at Public Library 公共圖書館華人網站 n Auckland City Libraries : 紐西蘭奧克蘭圖書館: http: //www. aucklandcitylibraries. com/general. aspx? c t=1266

How to search online Catalogs 怎樣於網上目錄尋找資料 Remark: use key words search (e. g. , China genealogy, jia pu, zu pu) 備註: 用關鍵詞來搜尋如China genealogy, 家譜, 族譜

Genealogy-related Websites 家譜網站 n n n Chen Library: 永春仙鄉林炳陳氏宗親聯誼網: http: //chenlb. fushantang. com/ Cheung Library: 中華張姓網: http: //www. zhangxingshizu. com/ Chinese Canadian: 中加譜學網站: http: //www. vpl. ca/ccg/

Printed Catalogs 書本目錄 n n n Catalog of Genealogical Society of Utah 猶他家譜學會家譜圖書館目錄上海圖書館館藏家譜提要北京圖書館藏家譜目錄中國家譜綜合目錄台灣區族譜目錄廣東嶺南族譜擷錄

n n n n 廣東省中山圖書館目錄東北地區圖書館館藏家譜提要潮汕藏書鈙錄山東省圖書館藏海源閣書目蘭溪家譜探祕浙江家譜總目提要其他

Search Engine Genealogy-related Websites (for networking, and genealogical resources, etc. ) 家譜網站(用作互聯網，家譜資源等) n n n www. xun-yuan. com 尋源 www. page. search. sohu. com 搜狐 www. yahoo. com. tw www. yahoo. com. cn www. google. com

Genealogy-related discussion Websites 尋根網站討論區 n n www. Rootsweb. com www. cousinconnect. com www. cyndislist. com www. genforum. genealogy. com/Singapore

Local History 地方志 n http: //tz. zjol. com. cn/ 浙江通志 n http: //gis 2. si nica. edu. tw/place/ 中國大陸各省地方志書目查詢系統

Scholars and Private Collections 學者及私人收藏 n n n Various scholars use genealogies as research materials and do research on genealogy itself 某些學者用家譜作研究資料以研究家譜學 Private collections exist in China 在中國存有私人收藏 You can hire somebody to do research for you 你可在中國雇用某人為你尋搜家譜資料

Research Institutes 研究學會 n n n 台灣省各姓淵源研究學會福建省姓氏源流研究學會潮汕歷史文化研究中心 Research institutes usually have publications, catalogs, or newsletters; use them as reference sources 研究學會通常會出版書刊，目錄，或通訊；利用這些刊物來作參考資源

n Pay visit to nearby libraries, research institutes and Government offices such as Local History and Overseas Chinese. 走訪附近的圖書館，家譜學者，研究學會，及地方歷史及與海外華僑有關之政府部門

Genealogical Society of Utah 猶他家譜學會 n n Family History Centers all over the world 分佈全世界的家譜中心 Over 2, 400, 000 Microfilms and microfiches 超過二百四十萬微縮膠卷 Family Search website 網站可搜查學會家譜資料及微縮膠卷號碼 Software 軟件

Genealogy Software 家譜軟件 n n Personal Ancestral File (PAF) 個人祖先擋案軟件 (PAF) New Family. Search www. new. familysearch. org n www. sft. com. sg/ : 此乃新加坡政府提供之家庭樹網站，首年免費，第二年開始收費。