Saturday - Session 4C10:00 am - 10:45 am
Chinese Genealogy: An Introduction
Presented by Ken Johnson
Chinese genealogy for American born Chinese proved a path to identifying Chinese roots. The presentation will describe how to begin work by gathering family information from relatives and friends. The hold grail of Chinese research is finding the Jia Pu, or Family Register that contains their mail lineage. The Jia Pu usually records the family lineage back to the Song dynasty, around 1000 AD.
Session Handout: Click here.
About Ken Johnson:
Born in Washington, Kenneth served an LDS mission to Taiwan and Singapore from 1967-1969. He received a BA from BYU in Chinese in 1972 and a History Major in 1975. He has served as a Scoutmaster for 9 years, and District Commissioner in the Boy Scouts for 4.5 years. He currently serves as a Family History Consultant and Instructor for the Elk Grove Stake.
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