完整家谱研究指南

谱牒客宁

Step 1: Gather Information

What You Need to Know

Start with what you know:

Full names of parents

Grandparents' names

Known ancestors

Family stories

Questions to Ask

Interview family members:

Where did ancestors live?

What tanghao do you know?

Any old documents?

Family legends?

Step 2: Document Collection

Family Documents

Look for:

Old photographs

Marriage certificates

Death records

Land deeds

Letters

Religious records

Physical Items

Check for:

Ancestral tablets

Tomb inscriptions

Door plaques

Furniture with family names

Step 3: Identify Tanghao

Methods

1. Ask elders

2. Check ancestral items

3. Look at family documents

4. Research geographic origins

Common Tanghao

Jiangxia Tang (江夏堂)

Lingnan Tang (岭南堂)

Shaowu Tang (邵武堂)

Purple Cloud Tang (紫云堂)

Step 4: Determine Geographic Origins

In China

Find ancestral home (籍贯):

Province

County

Township

Village

Research Methods

Family documents

Interview relatives

Check emigration records

Step 5: Search Records

Chinese Records

Provincial archives

County archives

Clan genealogies

Temple records

Overseas Records

Immigration documents

Ship manifests

Naturalization papers

Community records

Step 6: DNA Testing

Benefits

Find relatives

Verify connections

Discover origins

Process

1. Choose company

2. Submit sample

3. Compare results

4. Research matches

Step 7: Join Organizations

Benefits

Access to records

Expert help

Community support

Organizations

Local clan associations

Surname societies

Genealogy groups

Online communities

Step 8: Document and Share

Documentation

Create family records:

Family tree charts

Narrative histories

Source citations

Photo collections

Sharing

Share with family:

Family newsletters

Online trees

Reunion presentations

Published books

Resources

Online

FamilySearch

Chinese genealogy websites

DNA testing sites

Offline

Archives

Libraries

Clan associations

Researchers

Professional

Chinese genealogists

Archive specialists

Translators